This darling rental is in Kea'au, about 20 minutes south of Hilo, and down a dirt road. It's convenient but not exactly central. We liked the location even though it took a few extra minutes to get home from excursions. The house has no water view, neighborhood is residential and felt safe, the yard is full of Hawaiian foliage, birds, geckos and frogs, so you feel you're in the jungle. The frogs are incredibly loud but we loved them. Some people complain that they can't sleep because of them, but there is an air conditioner in the master bedroom that drowned them out, so we had no trouble. Our adult children were in the other bedroom with no AC, but they said the frogs sung them to sleep! The beds were all very comfortable and there was extra linens and towels. There is AC only in the master bedroom, but it wasn't that hot when we were there, so it wasn't an issue. A couple other nature notes--the geckos are everywhere and get into the house very easily. They were basically in every room. They are cute and we didn't mind at all, but just FYI. The house seems freshly painted and renovated and the decor was contemporary, tropical and very cute. The kitchen had all the dishes and pans you'd need to cook simple meals but no other supplies like salt, pepper, oil, etc., so bring some if you're going to cook. Communication with the rental team was very prompt. A shout out to our island host Jolanta! When we arrived, there were no beach towels or cooler as promised so she drove 40 minutes to meet us at a snorkel shop so we would have the equipment we needed for the day. Maholo, Jolanta! We loved it and would come back in a flash. So sad to leave!