The photos and description of the cottage make it seem great. They are 100% accurate and, if anything, don’t do Jason’s place justice.
My girlfriend and I stayed for a week and used this as a base to explore the Puna and the east side of the island. The room is great, with an updated private bathroom and ridiculously comfortable bed, but the outdoor kitchen on the lanai seals the experience. Just don’t expect to cook too elaborately on the electric hot plate. Being able to watch sunrise from the bed each morning was pretty decent too.
Despite there being two cottage units plus Jason’s residence, there is plenty of privacy. Coqui frogs, crickets and palms leaves in the wind are all you will hear at night.
Know that it is a drive to ‘major’ cities.
Locally, Kehena Beach, the black sand, unofficially nude beach, is beautiful and captures the character of Puna, Kalapana and Pāhoa perfectly. Highly recommend watching sunrise down there. Hiking the lava flows in Kalapana is worthwhile too.
Be aware that the 2018 eruptions and subsequent flows have changed the landscape on this part of the island significantly, burying attractions like the tidepools and some beaches. The new landscape is powerful and seeing the edge of flows at Isaac Hale was definitely impactful. Most travel books/websites have not updated to reflect the new land.
Overall - awesome. Mahalo, Jason!