This is a remote community if you intend to get to Hilo or Kona regularly, but it's great for getting away. It's less than a 10-min walk to pizza, a grocery, coffee/sandwich shop and a restaurant. Gecko is a cozy little one-bedroom apartment with a soft, comfy king bed, 2 private patios, wifi and a kitchen. It's downstairs from and connected to other Airbnb units, but all the guests were quiet. The grounds are pretty, and yes, you can see 2 types of gecko and a chameleon, if you're lucky. Arrival was seamless, and while we never met the host or on-site manager, we didn't have any issues either. Water is from a filtered catchment system and heated on-demand, so guests must be gentle to the whole system, but it works fine. The host has a nice property that is treated with love.