To begin with, the Volcano Town is very humid and cold in Nov and there is no heater in the house. I am not sure if all Airbnb and hotels in this area do have heater in room. Please check with the host before booking if you mind the cold.
The good:
1. Location is very close to the Volcano National Park. We came back from the park in 15min from a late night volcano view.
2. We enjoyed the breakfast. My wife liked the home made yogurt and I loved the papayas. But I wish the host would serve more hot food because it was very cold in the morning.
3. The fire place was super fun. It was very hart to start fire due to the humid weather. See my tips for to succeed a warm fire.
Things that can be better:
1. It was very humid in room because of the weather. This made the room even colder. Unfortunately there was no heater room nor the public area. The holster provided a dehumidifier which worked very well. We left it run for the day and the room became much drier and warmer. I suggest the host run the dehumidifier before guest check in to make the room more comfortable.
2. We stayed in the bamboo room. We thought we would have a queen bed but the had two single beds instead(it was not the host’s fault because we didn’t confirm with her). The beds were not very supportive and we felt we would fall off when sleeping. I do suggest to choose a big bed if possible before booking.
3. The host has a farm at the back yard. The roosters were crowing day and night. If you are a light sleeper maybe you need to bring some ear plugs. The windows were very old and would click upon wind gust.
4. The kitchen is not open to guests.
Tips:
1. Run the dehumidifier during the day time when you are out. This will make the room much drier and you will feel much warmer.
2. To start the fire, you need to open the door of the room of the fire place, or the smoke will come into the room. Start from newspapers and cardboard. Use small and dry wood (in the basket) first. The big wood are very humid and they need to be BBQ for a long time to be dry enough to burn. Just be patient. We even bought a bundle of fire wood from a general store nearby but the woods were also wet. Put the fire wood at the very inside of the fire place to let most of smoke escape through the chimney.
3. Restaurants are expensive in the town. By some wraps from stores if you want to same money.