This was one of two places that I stayed at during my vacation. We called this the "jungle house" as it is surrounded by heavy rainforest type vegetation. The house is very charming and looks actually better than the pictures in real life which was nice because it's usually the other way around. The house is located in a very secluded location so it feels very peaceful and relaxing.
The pros: - very close proximity to the volcano (less than 10 minute drive) and the volcano hikes were fun - beautiful house (fire place was great) - relatively short drive to Hilo
The cons: - access to the property requires a short drive on unpaved road. It wasn't that big of a deal, just a bit annoying with a standard sedan, would be much easier with an suv but still doable with a regular car. - the house comes with all the pots, pans, utensils, everything that you need but it did lack a few things, ie. cooking oil, laundry detergent, shampoo
Overall, the experience was great. The house was very clean and you truly feel like you're in the middle of a rainforest. One day I woke up in the middle of the night and stared out the window that was right above the bed and the sky was so clear that I saw a shooting star along with a bazillion other stars - it was great.