The host was very nice, talkative, and quickly responsive via text. The place is very centrally located to everything you want to do, see, or eat around Hilo including the safeway. She offered us 6 lilikoi (passion fruit) upon departure.
Besides that, we were very disappointed. The pictures of the rooms seem at least a decade old, the no ac was unbearable during our summer visit despite all screened doors open and fans on high as advised by the host to "let the house breathe". The house temp didn't drop below 80 until 1am and it didn't get above 85 outside any of the 2 days we stayed. It's just a very old house in need of many repairs.
The grounds is an active garden with many potted flowers and other things we didn't get to explore.
It would have been just ok if we paid bottom dollar, but we paid the same rate as a full service well adorned luxury bnb including unlimited fresh cooked high quality breakfast in Captain Cook. You should pass unless really cheap.