Staying in the guest house was perfect for my boyfriend and I during our trip to Hilo where we spent most of our trip at the Volcano National Park. It is a 30-40 min drive to the park. It was a lot more rural (less touristy), which is nice because it was very quiet and quaint. There was no AC which made me wary because the weather during the day was hot and humid (mid-May). But it cooled down significantly at night (similar to the Bay area where we are from) and with the windows open and fans going, we slept very comfortably. Another thing I was worried about was mosquitos because they tend to love me, but I didn't get one single mosquito bite while we stayed there and I didn't even put on bug spray! We spent some of our afternoons sitting outside on the front porch and it was the perfect place to unwind after a long day in the park. We didn't have neighbors until the last day (in the main house). They had a small child who we could hear from our place, granted we all had our windows open. We weren't bothered by it since we had to wake up early to get to the airport anyways. There were not a lot of restaurant options in the area, the closest town is Pahoa (~15 min drive) which had a few decent options. Not too far from Hilo either (maybe 20-25 min drive?). The kitchen came in handy where we could heat up leftovers and prepare sandwiches for lunches in the park (they had a cooler and ice packs, which was very thoughtful!). All in all, a great place to stay if you are looking for a place near the park.