Pros: open floor plan, full kitchen, easy to get in via lockbox, near downtown Hilo and highways.
Cons: neighborhood doesn’t feel safe, next to a Salvation Army, park and fire station so it’s loud continuously. The unit itself is not warm or homey—looks like more of an office space flipped into a studio with tile floors and ceiling panels. The curtains are a very thin material so light fills the space very early in the morning.
What was really disappointing for me was the construction workers with flood lights pointed at the unit until 4:30am one night working very loudly leading to no sleep that night and a tiring day following, essentially taking away an entire day of my vacation. I wasn’t made aware of the work being done until a couple hours before check in—I would’ve liked to know in advance so I could’ve found other accommodations. Also, you don’t receive check in instructions until a few hours before check in, so if you’re in one of the remote parts of the island without signal or if your cell phone runs out of battery, you may be out of luck until you find somewhere to recharge.
This is a good place if you need a place to store your things and get a few hours of sleep during your stay and won’t be at the unit itself much.