A lot of previous reviews have mentioned several issues that I will touch on but they have definitely understated them.
I will say, it is as pretty as pictured and probably in the right season, some of these will be a non-issue. By the way, the hot shower temperature is great. We had no issues with it. Remember it is key to let water run for a few seconds before you step under. Also, the bed and temperature in it is great. Highly recommend this stay if the bed is all you care about.
I have to say it was really rough for us. My husband and I didn’t want a camping experience but we did want to soak in the nature around us while we explored Volcano. We came prepared for the darkness around, the cold and the shower situation. But this was a whole other level.
The address in the listing is different than what will be sent to you in a message. We plugged in the address in the listing and went to a wrong address that is quite shady. So be sure to plug in only the address the host will text later.
Temperature was a huge downer for us. We came to the island from Wisconsin where it was -25 F the day we left. So we know what cold is. But temperatures inside this place is brutal no matter what. One can’t have socks on in the bathroom and can’t shower or wipe off in 40ish temperature as that’s how low temperatures get inside early am. It is just uncomfortable. We had to skip showers in the am cuz of this. We tried to shower before bedtime but because of the temperature difference the whole place then gets steamy and by morning the moisture got into our toiletries and luggage, which was a nuisance. I also want to warn that the floor in the bathroom is contiguous with the floor of the shower with a very small lip at the edge of the shower which didn’t do a good job of restricting the water to the shower. We had to sacrifice one of the 2 towels provided to sop up the water.
The Wi-Fi not working made it really hard on us. My husband and I have US Cellular as our carrier but there was no reception at all so we were looking forward to the advertised Wi-Fi to research and plan places to visit, download/share photos from our camera, etc. All of this had to wait until we could have any cellular reception. It seems from other reviews that the Wi-Fi issue had been going on for the better part of January. Wish this was addressed sooner.
I will admit, I am easily spooked. But which woman wouldn’t be on edge in a new town, especially when you can’t see anything beyond the foliage and believe you me, this place is very lonely. We came prepared with flash lights and such, but still. I wondered a lot of times if we were being watched from behind the shrubbery. We had all available blinds down but there are several glass panes without blinds and it just so happened that these were across from and next to me when I lay in bed. 😆 On one of the nights, there was a large dump truck kind of vehicle sitting outside the treehouse. For sometime we thought it was left there to resume work on the property later but in a couple hours, it was started and driven away which kept us wondering how safe/private it had been for us. I heavily depended on my husband when in doubt but if you are just women traveling by yourself, It’s almost stupid to not worry about your safety.
Lastly, we don’t think the $$$ was worth anything for us. All in all, this was our experience and shouldn’t discourage you from considering this place, especially if your expectation is nature and not comfort. It’s hard to say what it will be like in the summer and maybe all of the above will be a non-issue. Not a place I will come back to.