This place was super nice! The backyard was incredible with a covered patio that overlooked the backyard jungle. We sat out there a lot and even in downpours made us feel comfortable. The front deck had some chairs we sat on and at night looked up at the stairs. Really good viewing despite being so close to Hilo. Speaking of that it was close enough to Hilo to be easy accessible but far enough away to feel like we weren’t dealing with any of the city traffic or noise. The property has beach access right across the street where we probably wouldn’t have gone swimming, but saw huge sea turtles resting. About a 2 minute drive down the street we could go to Carlsmith beach park and saw so many sea turtles. Lots of snorkeling can be done at Carlsmith and plenty of fish to see. If you end up staying here leave the poor turtles alone when you go snorkeling. The host here is very nice and easy to talk to. I would highly recommend this place to anyone wanting to visit this side of the island.