My boyfriend and I stayed at the Volcano Inn during our first trip to the Hawaii Islands and it was really great. The location is absolutely beautiful! Beautiful lush garden right outside your door. All of Volcano has breathtaking views.
There was delicious Papaya Boats with banana, yogurt, and pineapple bits and homemade banana bread ready every morning for breakfast from 7am-9am in the common room upstairs. Orange juice, oatmeal, and coffee was also available. The common room has a couch with a fireplace, shared refrigerator, and lots of tables with views of the garden. It was an amazing way to start our day!
Our room was.. decent. We stayed at the more cheaper priced rooms that was right next to the staircase that lead up to the common room. The room started with an "L", I forgot the name. The two windows we had faced the parking lot and people were constantly walking passed it so we never really had it open haha. We wanted to have the view of the garden but felt like we didn't have privacy with the windows opened. Other than that, the bed was comfy and the room was cozy.
When entering our room, we noticed right away that the room was deep cleaned and sanitized which we appreciated. So anyone who is worried about covid like we are, you're safe staying here! There is also a huge mirror on the ceiling over our bed which was.. interesting haha! We found it pretty comical but I'm sure people have found that weird lol!
This place also has a hot tub but we never used it because it was raining/or was too cold during our stay.
The host was very kind, responsive, and accommodating! Our concerns and issues were resolved very quickly.
Volcano is a very seculded rainforest and the scenery and weather is very different than Kona. Kona has more of the beach vibe with lots of gift shops, activities, restaurants, night life, etc. Volcano has very limited places to shop/eat at and everything closes pretty early. Very quiet and chill compared to Kona.
My boyfriend and I had many things planned in Kona during our stay and didn't realize how intense the drive would be. it's a 2 hour commute (one way) and can be very scary at night. it was pouring rain, very foggy, and pitch black. The drive during the day however was GORGEOUS. It was just VERY tiring for us to travel back and forth from Kona to Volcano but the great part about that is that we got to explore all of the Island during our stay. So if you're planning on staying in Volcano, factor in the commute! Volcano National Park is also a few minutes away from the Volcano Inn which was great!
Overall, we had a beautiful stay at the the Volcano Inn! We would definitely come again but maybe to only explore more of the south side of the island and Volcano and not drive around so much.
Mahalo Volcano Inn!