Wow! What a fantastic experience we had! I loved it! I am also an Airbnb host.
- Clean! Kudos to the cleaning staff!!! I am very picky and also am a property photographer so see many many Airbnbs and I was impressed with the cleanliness of it.
- Very private! Never once did I feel I had to close the blinds. The house is surrounded by thick foliage and the property is very large. We took some drone images too and could see there was NO ONE anywhere near! Much more privacy than a hotel room as even when we were on the lanai we did not have to worry about anyone seeing us. We felt safe the entire time we were here.
- We loved the coqui frogs!! It was more like a quiet hum than just a single one. There are heavy duty screen doors that lock and we slept with the glass open and screen closed and enjoyed the cool night breezes and sounds of the rainforest!
- Was so close to Volcano National Park!!! We made 4 trips there.. which was unexpected. 2 to different viewing points at night and 2 for day hikes.
If you love staying at the Hilton and Marriott than this is probably NOT the place for you. If you love something differen and being surrounded by nature than book now! We will be going back!
Suggestions:
- Check in before 6pm so you can see the surroundings and not be worried. If we had come after dark we probably would not have had the WOW experience as our first impression and would have wondered what was beyond ..
- Bring a flash light and head lamp. The stairs to the house are a bit dark at night and you will need them for going to see the lava at night.
- We brought a pan and made eggs for breakfast on the BBQ's burner. There is no pan. And there are not a lot of immediate places to eat. We managed to skip the overpriced restaurants in the area.
- Sun and Monday nights look for the Rico's taco tent.. signs on main highway. Deliscious! We ate there twice. Closes by 7pm. (south on Old Volcano Road).
- Take a trip to Pahoa! Our favorite Thai food restaurant on the island is Nings
We are so happy that we had the chance to stay here and opportunity!!!