Very clean, Very pretty, safe place close to a beach with its own quirky charm. There is a partial view of the ocean between the neighbors' palms from the second floor deck on the back of the house. There is a funky, unconventional, 1970's throwback black beach walkable from the house only accessible by climbing down a fairly steep rock trail. Since clothing is optional, you will want to let that factor into your decision to go there. There are other beaches to drive to if the that type of beach scene is not for you. The house has its own character. Entry to the main house is up the second floor steps, so if walking steps is difficult, factor that in. The house is completely open to the outside with screens, but not windows, on the large second floor loft windows so there is no heat or air. It is rather like camping, but with nice beds. The environment is quite humid, so it got cold in the early morning hours during our February visit. The shower was as fully open as the house, so while the water was hot, the shower experience was not. (I assume this was to encourage people to take short showers!). The bathroom window over the sink faced the front deck so there was a full view of the shower and the bath from the deck where people come and go from the house. We were a party of two. For us that was not an issue, but if you are big on bathroom privacy, this might not be the house for you. The house is wired for internet, which is a bit in and out (although more reliable than what we have at our home in the States)and for TV you are limited to Netflicks: no network TV. The washer and dryer were used and a big help. The kitchen was supremely well stocked. We went to the grocery and bought some kitchen/cooking basics (usually not found in VRBO) only to find they were already there. While we did not meet the owners, they had a nearby friend who was very helpful when we ran into problems with TV, internet, etc. Because the house is open, the coqui frogs (which we never actually saw, but did have visits while reading on the deck from a number of small, cute lizards who do not stand on their hind legs like their geiko counterpart) can be quite loud with fairly large jam sessions at both dusk and dawn. It is about a 45 minute drive to Volcano National Park, so it is convenient Hilo location.