Do you want to stay right in the middle of the active, charming old downtown of Hilo? You'll be there in the Lohi Apartment! It is right across the street from the farmer's market, a grocery store, and several popular restaurants and within one or two blocks of many shops, restaurants, AND the waterfront. It's an awesome location! This is your place if you like zen and funky over luxurious, upscale accommodations. The whole Lotus Garden complex is fun, interesting, and friendly!

The Lohi Apartment is roomy and unique. Our favorite part, and the reason we booked in the first place, was the wonderful outdoor shower with the smooth pebble floor. After showering, you could hear the gurgle of the fountain right outside the wall. Nice. The "sitting room" portion of the apartment opened right out onto the busy street (as it used to be a store front), and it was kind of fun entering and exiting our "secret" hideaway.

Privacy seemed to be a little less than we had hoped for due to one door that needed some frosted glass and a gate that might be a little higher to shield from the eyes of the people in the unit across the path. When we made those comments to Megan, she seemed really receptive to the comments, and there probably won't be a problem much longer. We overcame the issues with some strategically hung towels.

The other downside was the lack of refrigerator space. Megan said she was searching for a mini-fridge for the unit. In the meantime, she allowed us to use the fridge in the unit across the path. Although it was awkward at first, once we realized that the occupants were renting individual rooms, it became less so.

Directions to the unit were a little hard to follow, but if you can make it to the intersection Megan indicates and go through the red bamboo gates, you'll find her without a problem. Remember, red bamboo gates!

Megan and Jasper were so friendly and helpful. They recommended Lucy's Taqueria as a good restaurant, but being from San Antonio, we didn't feel that was the place for us. We ended up there on our last night somehow and were AMAZED! The food was awesome and gets two thumbs up from these Texans.