Pros:
* This home is located on a beautiful piece of land south of Hilo. From here, we were able to easily access Volcano National Park and the town of Hilo. The Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut company is also nearby.
* The location has a stacked washer/dryer and a full kitchen including microwave
* Beach towels were provided for our use as were various other amenities (laundry soap, dishes, cooking basics).
Cons:
* Several areas of the home were not clean to our expectations or per the AirBNB standards on arrival. We were able to file a claim and reach resolution on this issue with AirBNB, but would weigh into considerations of whether to stay here again.
* In addition, we struggled with the fitted sheet staying on mattress.
* We booked this home for 7 nights (Wed-Tue) but ended up relocating on Friday morning to a different lodging we found available mid-stay.
Neutral but important considerations:
* The A/C is a stand up unit and serves the bedroom only. This is communicated in the listing, but I honestly missed it. After some reconfiguration, It did serve to cool the bedroom sufficiently. If you choose to book this home, note that the unit naturally blows cold air out the front and hot air out the back. The tape that is/was being used to redirect the heat proved insufficient to hold the hose to the back of the A/C or to the window. My husband repositioned it, but the tape does not hold this repositioning in place long term, so this fix is not permanent. When the heat is not redirected, it blows cold air out the front, but also blows hot air out the back which does not go out the window. Instead, it circulates about the room causing the only cool spot to be that directly in front of the A/C itself. Be sure and verify the hot air release is sealed and directed out the window for maximum efficiency.
* Due to seismic activity this area of Hawaii does not have piped in water. During our stay, the water supply ran low and was shut-off for about 15.5 hours (7pm-10:40am the next day). While this is likely just 'part of life' in the area, it was inconvenient and could be even more so depending on the timing of showers, laundry, etc. Our host did offer and provide several gallons of 'drinking water' during this time and made mention of a 'small reserve' which we could request access to. I'm not sure what uses would have been appropriate for this however.
* The home is accessed via a manual gate. This requires either driver or passenger to exit your vehicle to open/close upon each pass, at times in the rain (south of Hilo), mud, on sharp sticks etc.