We enjoyed the sights and sounds around the cottage. It was so relaxing to look at the stars through the bedroom window, listen to the Coqui frogs (they do like to "sing/talk"), and to enjoy the beautiful flowers, plants and trees around the property. From this location, we visited Hilo, several locations northwest of Hilo, the National Volcanoes Park, Lava Tree Park and the Kehena black sand beach. For us, we really liked the location. The cottage was clean, comfortable, and well equipped. Leith was an excellent host. He checked with us to see if there was anything we needed, took time to answer any questions we had about the area, and even harvested some ice cream bananas one morning from the backyard.