Overall, we did not enjoy our time at the Ocean View Cabin. We ended up leaving 2 days early and do not regret our decision. We should stress, however, that everyone we met that worked (volunteered?) there was more than friendly and welcoming. We found it very difficult to sleep in this cabin due to the combination of musty smell of the curtains, constant noises of pigs rutting underneath the cabin and cows having detailed conversations nearby, and large cockroaches that were scurrying around in our cabin. Also, the photos are misleading; when we arrived one of the sidetables was gone along with the table and chairs out on the patio. All of the photos on this listing are labeled as "Ocean Vista Private Cabin w/Deck" but many of the photos are not of the cabin you'll be staying in or amenities you'll be using. While some are obvious (the cabin clearly doesn't have a yoga room) others were misleading about what exactly we were getting into. At the time of writing, photos #3, 10, 11, 23, and 39 are NOT of the cabin, but you might think they were (like we did) before your arrival. Also, the onsite chef for the breakfast and dinner meals is the on-site volunteers, not a professional chef. The dinners were quite tasty, but I would not recommend paying $10 for breakfast unless you like dry cereal and some fruit. Also, we did not feel particularly safe or comfortable in the surrounding towns or beach access points. A week before we arrived there had been a string of car break-ins at a nearby beach access and there was still glass on the ground from those burglaries. Additionally, the nearby town of Pahoa will come as a shock to your senses if you're used to the nice atmosphere and fancy boutiques of Kona or Kohala (NOTE: This is clearly not the Meditation Center's fault, just something we wish we had known). Also, be aware that they are serious about their strict cancellation policy as they did not offer a partial refund when we had our issues and had to leave (We were not expecting a refund, just something to keep in mind). Again, we should stress that the people we met were more than nice and everyone seemed happy to be there. We are both vegans and typically live minimally, so we expected to love our time here. We hate to leave less than positive reviews, but we do feel that these are things we wished we knew before we arrived. Perhaps these things don't bother you (and they don't bother most people as the other stellar reviews attest!), but we sadly cannot recommend a stay at the Kirpal Meditation Center.