Ben's house was fantastic -- besides being a beautifully built home, it is a great location for Volcano NP and a perfect launch pad to explore the rest of Big Island. The house had everything we could think of for amenities, a great kitchen with a full range of basic spice/sauces and utensils, plenty of blankets to keep warm in the evenings, and a magnificent hot tub and grill area.
All of the check-in/checkout and tips for things around the place were well noted with signs. Ben put a lot of effort into making sure everything was as easy to use as possible.
And, all our communication with Ben was fantastic. He was such a helpful host an made sure our say was enjoyable. A recent storm had knocked out power and he was so helpful to leave extra lights, and keeping a updated on status of power company repairs.
All in all an amazing stay on Big Island at Ben's house -- we had such a wonderful time!