I am conflicted on how we felt about this place. On the one hand the host, Maria, was really an amazing person. She repeatedly enquired when we were arriving so that she could meet us in person. Most of my other hosts (during my other stays with Airbnb) were not that pressing but it did not bother me at all. When we arrived the place I realized why Maria was pressing to know when we would arrive. The gate and the parking space are hard to describe in words in a message and so I really appreciated the host receiving us and showing us the place. She gave us an avocado from their tree which was very generous of her. She also helped us plan our itinerary for the next two days to go and see around Hilo. The location is in the midst of a lot of trees and you are bound to hear frogs, see bugs, and some green lizards! We were prepared for it (reading other reviews) and we enjoyed the nature part of the place.
On the other hand we are not satisfied with the actual place itself. Many of the things in the home are either really old or needs some good cleaning and organizing. The carpet in the bedroom did not feel clean. The end table near the bed looked like it would break if we put anything heavy on it. The linens on the bed felt really old. The cutlery in the kitchen area was functional but completely unorganized. The ceilings were short and the place was a lot moist (probably, this is how it is in entire Hilo, not sure!). Probably, part of our disappointment is because the pictures (e.g., the bed) looked so romantic and beautiful but in reality they were not.