We loved our stay here! Our family had 3 weeks in Hawaiian Paradise Park. It was great to have a big yard for our boys to run around and play in. Cute little area, walking distance to the cliffs down the road - nice if you’re a runner! We were happy with the location.. we wanted to be out of the city but close enough. It’s a great in-between spot from Hilo and Volcanoes. Pāhoa is close by.. you need to check out the Sunday market there. Joan and Stacey were SO good to us. BEST hosts ever! We had a few incidents during our stay and we felt so embarrassed and bad about it but they were so gracious and understanding. They also helped out with ideas for things to do with our kids. The house itself is great, big kitchen with basic things you need. Towels, beach chairs, coolers.. all things we needed. No ac but we got used to the fan life. The living room vaulted ceilings and open windows made it feel spacious and the views were great (stars at night were so prettty!) lots of gecko friends around and we even saw a barn owl fly over as we drove home one night! Fruit trees were fun to have.. we had to tell our kids to stop picking the avocados! Lots of fun things to do in Hilo with kids. Thank you Joan and Stacey for being so good to us. We recommend staying here for your east side stay!