We picked Lehua Lodge because it seemed like a good home base for bouncing between activities we wanted to do in Ka Lae, Hawaii Volcanoes NP, Pahoa, and Hilo. It was fairly easy driving between all those places. The house itself was a perfect size for our family of four, and our sons had a good time exploring around the yard and hanging out on the lanai. Our 7-year-old really liked being on the sofabed. I really liked hearing the rain at night. We'd all look forward to going "home" at the end of the day.
Linda was a really responsive host, and the house had everything we needed. I loved I could fit all our clothes in one load in the big washer. The keybox was nice for easy check-in/check-out. The water is supplied by rainwater collection, which is really cool, but a surprise to the kids they had to drink water from the dispensers and not from the faucet.
Overall, we had a great stay at Lehua Lodge and would return when headed that direction again.