We spent a month at Cottage at the Ocean. Rachaelle is a fantastic host. She was helpful, considerate, generous and friendly. You can tell she cares very much about your stay there. She even gave us fresh fruit and pumpkin from her magical garden :)
The apartment was clean, nicely decorated and had everything we needed.

The three issues we should note are location, heat, and bugs:
Location - It is quite remote, it’s located in Kalapana which is 40 min drive from Hilo. The area is very special, relaxed and full of nature. Small and friendly community. If you’re looking for a getaway this is for you, but if you’re looking for tourist attractions (restaurants, white sand beaches, etc.) - it’s on the other side of the island.
Heat - there is no AC and sometimes it was very hot. There are 2 fans which were OK during the nights but were pretty poor against the heat during the day and afternoon.
Bugs - Considering you are in the middle of the jungle, there are bugs in the apt and it’s something you should be cool with. For us it was a little too much and Rachaelle was kind enough to have extermination. It didn’t help much but we really appreciated the effort.

All in all we had very good time in the apartment and enjoyed the breath-taking area. We recommend it if the three notes work for you.

Rachaelle, Mahalo for everything.