At the time of this review, the house seems to be newly remodeled and updated. The home was sparkling clean and you can tell the owner has experience with vacation rentals as all the boxes are checked in terms of nice amenities. The WIFI is strong, there is cable TV, and the kitchen has all the things needed to cook a nice meal.
The location is very nice for getting around to see all the sights in the area. It's a little over 30 minutes to Volcanoes National Park and 25 minutes north or so of Kalapana and sights to the south. Finally, it is about 25 minutes south of Hilo.
My one complaint that I think should be understood is that while the location is nice and centrally located to everything, it does sit directly on the highway. This means loud traffic at all hours, and since there is no air conditioning, you will need to open the windows to keep the home cool and listen to it 24/7. If it wasn't for this issue, I would definitely give it 5 stars as everything else about the home was pretty much perfect.