My husband and I needed a place to stay in Hilo for 5 days, and we were lucky to find Diana's 2 bedroom cottage available during the busy Merry Monarch Festival week. We had a big list of things to see and do, so we weren't at the cottage very much, except on a couple of days when it rained. Diana's cottage is in a nice location convenient to many attractions, including Volcanoes National Park, Kalapana (where we viewed the active lava flow), Akaka Falls, Rainbow Falls, Onomea Bay, the Hilo Zoo, Coconut Island, Richardson Beach (where we saw many sea turtles), Liliuokalani Gardens, and Lava Tree State Park. It is also close to the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, which was the pick-up location for our wonderful sunset viewing and stargazing excursion to Mauna Kea. The cottage is just a couple of miles from many good restaurants, as well as the Merry Monarch Festival performance halls, exhibits, and arts/crafts fair. We were in Hawaii to celebrate our 30th wedding anniversary, and Diana made our occasion more special with a thoughtful card, bottle of champagne, and other gifts. She also left us fresh flowers, bananas and papayas for our enjoyment. Her home is beautifully landscaped and surrounded by colorful flowers and tropical plants, which may also attract the small but vocal coqui frogs. My husband and I did get used to them (I thought they were birds at first), and Diana thoughtfully provided ear plugs. We very much enjoyed our stay at Diana's cottage, and would love to return some day!