It is isolated. If you want to go out to dinner in Hilo, plan an early evening since the roads off the main roadway are one way and dark. In hindsight, I wish I had stayed at a hotel in Hilo. I am in my early seventies, and I felt uncomfortable driving back to this cottage at night. For the young and young at heart, it is idyllic with its gardens and orchards. And who could not love their dog, Lily?