If you are even thinking of staying here just do it. It is around 40 minutes from Hilo so far enough out of the way that nobody drives on the road but close enough for a emergency Walmart run. As far as cell phone coverage fear not. I have Verizon and while I didn't have data (so i couldn't surf the internet) I could make all the phone calls I wanted. The water pump noise others complained about I only heard a few times over night so it didn't really bother me. The other complaint about the noise the neighbors make I only heard a cough but thats about it. The water tank after our stay remained nearly full so I am not sure we could have used enough water to empty it even if we had tried. We also never ran out of electric even though we watched movies on the TV every night and charged all of our phones and my laptop. All in all this place is amazing and really made our trip that much better. I realized after we left that a few tour companies actually drive some of the roads near by to show people what lava flows look like and we had the opportunity to stay and enjoy the view every morning and the stunning stars at night. Thanks Melissa for everything.