If you want something totally different yet fully comfortable lava lookout is the place. We are in our early 60’s, adventurous, and love to travel. We fully enjoyed our 3 nights on the lava flow. The open air kitchen facilities worked great for us and we used it daily. The rooms are what you’d find in a mid range hotel. The bed is very comfortable. The bathroom has everything you’d want. The view is otherworldly. We’d open the giant sliding doors to the lava view, get some music going on Google Home (an amenity in our room) and plan our days exploring. We really enjoyed our time in Kalapana. Btw, the drive to Volcsnos NP was about an hour. That was not a problem for us. Red road and the new black sand beach at Issac Hale park was incredible and humbling. Thank you Matthew!