We had mixed feelings about our 1 week stay in May 2015.

The positives from our stay:
1. Randall was a good host and friendly. He left us some lychees from his tree on the first day.
2. The suite had all the basic amenities (portable stove, coffee maker, toaster, etc). The grill in the back is a plus if you are willing to brave the mosquitoes.
2. Good location: close enough for all our activities on the Hilo side of Big Island (45 minutes from Volcano, 1 hr from Mauna Kea, 15 minutes to downtown Hilo).

The negatives from our stay:
1. Mosquitos and other bugs inside the unit that we were constantly trying to kill with an electric swatter.
- Hilo is tropical so the mosquitoes outside the suite were expected. However, the insect population and mosquitoes inside the suite were more than we could take. We were constantly bitten by mosquitoes inside the house. Randall texted us to let us know to turn off the lights during a termite hatching but we didn't get the text in time and we had termites crawling under the door and shedding their wings inside the house.
- Both easily preventable, if the suite had proper window and door screens to prevent insects from getting in. Instead there were large gaps between the floor and the door and the window screens had holes.

2. Overall cleanliness of the property was a concern. Randall has chickens and there were chicken droppings all over the walkways and in the lanai. The poop was left there for days without anyone cleaning it up and we had to be careful to step around it which was more difficult in the night.

3. The laundry facilities are not easily accessible and are within Randall's house, I wish it were made clear in the description.

Overall, we would probably not stay here again.