We had an excellent vacation at this house. We were looking for a house to use as our base for four days of touring around Hilo, Puna, and Volcano, and this house is a great location for it. You are about half an hour away from everything. (As we learned, on the Big Island you are always at least half an hour away from where you want to go. It just works that way). It's a lush jungle environment, and you fall asleep to the sound of coqui frogs and rain on the metal roof every night. We really loved the spaciousness of the house, and the way that the breeze cooled it naturally.