This was a roomy, well-equipped condo that reminded me of the one my mom lived in in South Florida, lol.
The building is showing its age and is in need of a major renovation on the exterior spaces. The building doors and locks all worked, except for the gate leading to the park- it didn’t latch at all.
The unit we stayed in was in very nice condition. The kitchen was very well equipped (no spices or condiments or anything like that, but tons of pots and pans and utensils and gadgets galore.
The master bedroom was roomy and had lots of closet space and a good sized dresser. The second bedroom was set up as a reading room with a daybed in it. The bathroom had been nicely remodeled but still had an older tub/shower combo.
The screened in patio was a nice space to relax with morning coffee, but we didn’t really care for the high-top table with two stools, a regular small table with four chairs would have fit and been better in our opinion.
There were a couple of beach chairs available for use and plenty of nice beach towels and swim goggles as well.
The living/dining area had sturdy furnishings and was a comfortable space.
Be aware that the unit does NOT have air conditioning. With the large windows on both ends of the unit and the door latching open, the breezes kept it cool enough, but if you are there in the summer when the nights don’t get as cool, it might get a little uncomfortable at times. Also, there is some big construction going on on the road that leads out to this area so you have to take a detour through a very industrial area to get out to the place, not terrible, but traffic can be a little inconvenient with only one lane open each way.
In all, there was nothing missing from this place, and it was directly adjacent to the Carlsmith Beach Park, which was why we stayed here.
Unfortunately for us, we didn’t realize that October is one of the rainiest times in the Hilo area (according to a local who was swimming there) and with the park’s pools being spring fed, the water was freezing compared to the rest of the spots we went snorkeling on the island. That was a huge disappointment; the main reason we stayed here was to snorkel in the park with the turtles and we could only stand to be in the water for about 20 minutes. And saw 0 turtles 🙁.