What a wonderful hostess Sandy is! The accommodations were everything we were hoping for and more. You really need to sit on the lanai and see all of the sea life go by. We had a whale breach right in front of us....maybe 100 ft at best, which brought squeals of delight from all of us. We saw dolphin swim by and sea turtles. The location was ideal for us as we wanted to see the volcano, black sand beaches, volcano hot springs, water falls, etc. Sandy was even so wonderful as to let my son and his wife...coming from Honolulu ...stay with us a couple of nights and even set up a bed for them.
The noise levels at night, with the frogs and ocean waves were perfect for us, yet I can see some people being bothered with it. Then bring ear plugs, but you will be missing part of the experience. Also...it is incredible dark there, so if you are arriving at night as we were...with rain....it is difficult at best.
And there is no cable TV. She runs off of the Internet and the only TV was in the bedroom, which drove my other half nuts. There is also no cell phone service, so you are stepping a little bit back in time. I rather enjoyed it. She does have phone service which allows you to call anywhere in the US and Canada at no charge, so to me, that makes it worth it. I'm on vacation....not on my cell phone.
There was a wonderful little mom and pop restaurant in Pahoa called Pele's, kitchen, which we loved for breakfast and lunch. Lava rocks over by the volcano is another good choice.
Would I return to Sandy's again? Absolutely without a question.
I hope you really consider this gem at the sea.