Communication and check-in was easy and reliable. Some things we wish we'd known. The house was clean and laid out well for relaxing especially with the screened in lanai. The remote nature of the property was enjoyable but also challenging. The geckos were lovely, and provided for some good pictures and laughs but the rooster who's body clock went wonky between 2-5am provided an unwelcome wake-up. Travel times to/from town were considerably longer than expected and should be accounted for if your destinations are in/around HIlo. With no traffic it's ~35mins to downtown. We did try and walk the 2 blocks down to the beach, equipment was available & provided at the house, but water access wasn't available. The view point farther down the coast did not look hospitable either. Generic island information materials were provided to look through but would have liked to see house book like other properties have provided. Lastly, the water in the house is non-potable. The host did have bottled water for drinking available, as did we, but the water didn't do our skin any favors and brushing our teeth and washing food from bottles made us feel like we were camping.