Liz was a highly communicative and hospitable host. The apartment was clean and it was great to have a kitchen, laundry, and tons of towels. Liz would get more stars as a host, but we gave two stars because the rainy side was way rainier than we expected which made our stay in the Jungle Hut pretty disappointing.

Unfortunately, it rained most of the time we were in Hilo (which is not at all uncommon, especially in December), so make sure you understand how different the sunny and rainy sides are on the Big Island. Also, because of the constant rain the apartment felt, and smelled, damp and musty. The bed is also under an uninsulated section of awning so the rain was really loud on the roof, which made it hard to sleep.

We chose Hilo to be near the Volcanoes and to stay for less money, but we weren't in Hawaii for cool wet weather, so we ended up leaving the Jungle Hut for the Kona Coast for three days where we had perfect, sunny weather. We regretted not spending our whole trip in Kona (or elsewhere on the sunny side) and making a day excursion to Volcanoes N.P.

Hilo might be your thing, just make sure it is before you book a place on the rainy side.