This little cottage is in a beautiful location, high up on the slope of Mauna Loa outside of Hilo. On clear days, the view from the large main room window reveals open land with pastures, flowers, fruit trees and the Pacific Ocean in the distant horizon. The location is very quiet, peaceful and we enjoyed hearing the birds singing with no interference of noisy traffic. The Coqui frog is present, however, in very small numbers so your sleep is peaceful at night. We actually woke up to a rainbow outside the kitchen window on our first morning.
Kathy makes sure your needs are taken care of and she will give you excellent directions to the house. She accommodated us with a variety of fruit and an avocado! I was thrilled to see apple bananas on the table when we arrived. They are the B E S t bananas. And sweet papayas to snack on, too.
Since many arrivals from the mainland are in the evening, it might be nighttime when you drive to their house. Heed her instructions and you won't have any problems. We needed the directions for two evenings because of "Y's" in some locations.
If I return to Hawaii, and the Big Island, I would use Kathy's ohana again.
Thank you, Kathy!