We were especially impressed with the promptness in communication and concern for our comfort by Danielle. We can see why she is a “superhost”. We had originally intended to stay at the Amau Lani cottage, but Danielle offered instead the Hale Mauna Loa Lower Level property because of the recent painting of the inside of the Amau Lani cottage. The Hale Mauna Loa Lower Level met our needs perfectly. When searching for a rental we intended to stay in the town of Volcano so we could easily go to the Kīlauea crater after dark to see the glow of the magma without a long night trip down the mountain back to Hilo. The closeness of the park made it easy to visit the park different times of the day. We wanted to get a taste of what life so near to the park would be like (it is a dream to live in the Big Island). As others have said, the town of volcano is small so pick up your groceries on the way up. However, we were looking to experience small town life on the big island. The neighborhood is lushly forested and we enjoyed walking within the neighborhood.