Glamping at best. This space has a lot of potential, but unfortunately doesn’t seem to be well maintained which caused for a poor experience.
The kitchen and bathroom were both dirty. The kitchen included no dish towels and not enough cooking utensils, which made it hard to cook. The provided sponges were mildewy and smelled awful. In my experience from staying in Airbnb’s if you provide a kitchen you should also provide basics like dishtowels, a cutting board, etc. so that guests can use the kitchen. Since the home is solar powered, the fridge regularly went off. Which was annoying because the freezer part would thaw and cause there to be water all over items in the fridge. This space could be a great oasis if more effort was put in to creating a clean space.
Another item to note was the humidity. The place is in the middle of the rainforest so humidity is understandable. Guests beware everything is moist from humidity... at night the sheets felt wet from it.
The peaceful jungle noises were very nice. The house is situated in a quiet neighborhood and there is hardly any traffic. It is about 20 minutes from Hilo.