Jade's' lava loft is the most interesting place I ever stayed at in my life. The location is spectacular, a huge loft with lots of light and open to the air, sitting on a lava field created from an eruption 30 yrs ago. It's breathtakingly beautiful. I really loved the silence and solitude too (especially since I live in noisy NYC). I spent 3 days there, 2 days of touring the volcano area which is about 80 minutes north, and 1 day driving along Red Road and taking some back roads. The prettiest side road off Red road was Pohoiki Rd.with gorgeous mystical canopy trees.
The loft and environs were very peaceful, mostly sunny and quiet with the exception of a few birds and bees and soft wind. I could of just stayed in the loft for days if I had the time, to soak up the energy of the place.
Beyond all that, Jade made me feel very welcome and I was treated as a honored guest. She is a very interesting person, caring, and full of joy. She's also an easy person to talk to, maybe because she's a practitioner of yoga, meditation, and Tibetian buddhism. To my delight, she also gave me a gong bath, which was really neat, on my birthday! Words can't describe how great her place is and how the black volcano landscape inspires feelings of strength, power and peace. Mahalo Jade, for making this space available to the public, and even now, I look forward to returning another day!