Dennis is very helpful and responsive. The place is tucked into a tropical fern forest, volcano village is a charming community, with art galleries, restaurants, cafes. It's not much, but whatever the village has, is of excellent quality. Within 5 min drive to the Volcano Natl Park, this is exactly what I was looking for, unless you want to live inside the park. If you want to drive to Hilo, it may take 40 min, so get a list of things you want to do in Hilo, and make a day trip there. We are the kind of people who prefer to live with nature, so this place is ideal for us.
Definitely want to stay with Dennis again when we come.