The Hilo House was absolutely beautiful. We had a large group of 9 people and everyone was able to get their own beds. The amount of rooms was a huge plus.
While the house is historic and beautiful, everything worked great. Sometimes with the older homes, we worry about issues with water and electricity popping up, but there were no such problems for our stay here. So it basically added to the feel of the vacation without any draw backs. I will note that there is no air conditioning for the house (it is noted in the information for the house). It seemed like this was pretty standard for a lot of the older homes in Hilo. We didn't have any issues with it since we were running around the Big Island during our days. Then at night, Hilo stayed around the mid-60's (we were there at the end of January and beginning of February), so we just left the windows open and let it cool the house while also providing great nature sounds.
The view from the back of the house was also amazing. There is a stream with small waterfalls that runs behind the house. So in the mornings many of us just had coffee out back with that incredible scenery.
Charlotte was very responsive and provided us with a lot of great recommendations. The check in process was very easy and checking out was easy too.
All in all, we would highly recommend this house for large groups (or even smaller ones who can afford it and want a unique stay experience) traveling to Hilo. We stayed for 4 nights here on the Big Island, only got through maybe half of Big Island during this time, and would definitely stay here again when we come back to try and see the rest of Big Island.