Olivia was friendly and easy to talk with, she made me feel welcome in her Hawaiian home :) She was often busy working from her home office or around Hilo, but she was happy to chat about some of her favorite hiking/camping spots on the Big Island.
The apartment is on the upper floor of an older, but renovated two-level house, so please be mindful not to disturb the downstairs residents. The apartment is very clean, with stylish decorations, and mostly stays cool during the day with the help of ceiling fans, no need for a/c in January. The bedroom is cozy with a very comfortable double bed, nightstands, chair, a small closet, and it's typically quiet at night. The shared bathroom across the hallway is clean, and the water was hot in the shower. The kitchen is well equipped if you want to cook, and you'll have a shelf in the pantry and room in the fridge for your food.
Olivia's cat, Fynn, is a friendly, curious and playful furbaby, when not sleeping or wandering outside. Of course, he'll let you know when he's hungry :)
The surrounding property has a number of fruit trees, so you can pick your own sweet papaya, creamy avocados, tart passionfruits, tangerines & lemons, yum-yum!
The location is close enough to downtown Hilo that you can walk there in about 20 minutes, and it takes about 10 minutes to walk to the Cost-u-less supermarket.
You should check with Olivia where to park, because the house is accessed via a narrow one-lane road, and the concrete pad by the mailbox is usually taken at night by one of the downstairs residents.