We thoroughly enjoyed our time at Aloha Falls. We were there with our son and his fiancée and we are all avid card players and cooks. The kitchen is excellent and nicely equipped and we made Korean barbeque and played euchre on the expansive and beautiful wood table in the kitchen. Mostly we lived in the comfortable screened lanai, reading books and watching the multitude of birds. We often took a dip in the waterfall pool in the late afternoon after hikes or sightseeing (the handrail made the path down to the pool quite manageable). The unit is on the second floor and even though there was someone staying in the downstairs apartment, we hardly noticed them; the house feels very private.
The whole place is nicely decorated and there is a lot of light. It makes you feel good and happy just staying there. Plenty of breezes and we ramped up the fans for a couple hours before bedtime which cooled the bedrooms. We slept really well. I worried that we might be kept awake by the coqui frogs, but in fact they just became easily ignored background noise. Perfect location for Hilo sights, as well as Volcano and Puna. The Botanical Gardens just north of Hilo are open again and really wonderful – worth the price.