There's not much better than listening to the coqui frogs as you drift to sleep, and being dimply aware of the rain on the roof at 3 AM. It's really relaxing. The gardens surrounding the rooms are reminiscent of our time in Thailand, and walking out of our room into that was a great way to start the day.

Let's get this part out of the way: in case you didn't notice: there is no A/C. Most of the time, this won't matter because the night-time rains cool things off. We happened to be there during a hot spell, so it was pretty warm in there even with all the fans going. To be fair, some of the windows don't have screens, so we closed them to keep the mosquitoes off. You can always take a cool open-air shower to cool off and relax before bedtime. Highly recommend that! It feels fantastic.

The best advice I can give is Hilo is not the same as your town. For example, I'm used to fighting for parking downtown, and hoping that I don't get a ticket. This is not something you need to worry about. Just relax, enjoy your stay, and take it all in.

We weren't fortunate enough to meet Megan (she was traveling), but Jasper is the best. The world would be a much better place is there were more people with his enthusiasm and kindness. He was very helpful, and was a wealth of information. We'd stay there again if only to hang out with him.

The point is, you should stay here. It's a great starting point for seeing the rest of the east coast of the big island, and the hosts are wonderful.