We stayed in James and Jocelyne's wonderful Hilo home for 6 nights and enjoyed every minute.
We really enjoyed the location and really appreciated how easy it was to communicate with James and Jocelyne before and during our stay. It was great to meet Jamie and have a chat while he popped over to change a couple of light globes . We loved that they were Hilo locals, who loved their local area so much.
The house is large and very clean. The kitchen is very well equipped, the beds were very comfortable and there were many thoughtful touches when we arrived. The house is across the road from Richardson's Beach Park and so is an easy walk to a selection of places to swim (bring your water shoes as the rocks and beautiful black sand are not kind to bare feet).
Hilo is a great place to stay on The Big Island and really grew on us during our stay. We loved the food and atmosphere of the local restaurants like the Hilo Bay Cafe, Pestos, Pineapples and Jackie Reys. Don't miss buying poke at the local KTA supermarket!
Even though the National Park was closed, we still found lots to do in and around Hilo ... the 4:00am sunrise lava boat tour was a once in a life time experience
We will certainly recommend that our friends (i) travel and stay in Hilo and (ii) stay in this lovely home.