This gorgeous place, immaculately maintained, emanates authenticity and appeals to the senses in myriad ways. Each room is spacious, comfortable and well appointed, and the location offers tranquility and privacy as well as easy access to Hilo and Volcanoes National Park. It is surrounded by nature, however, in the form of nearly 100 beautiful chickens that roam the premises, and unseen masses of (nocturnally) vocally assertive coqui frogs. Bring earplugs if you are sensitive to nature sounds at night and around dawn. We had the misfortune to time our visit during one of the rainiest, coolest weeks in recent history, and thus were not able to fully appreciate our time here. That said, we would return here in a heartbeat; it’s that lovely! The only drawback with the furnishings was the weak and intermittent wifi connection, which frequently failed, but the signal may have been adversely affected by the horrendous weather.