Family Friendly Home, with a Man Cave!

This property was just as beautiful as the pictures, and more! All the rooms were spacious and comfy, the views gorgeous, and the sounds of the birds and frogs at night make it all the more special. Uncle Howard is such a special host, so kind, and goes out of his way to make your stay special. He also helped calm my concern about the volcano situation. The house is safe with clean air- no issues. Our kids loved playing pool and basketball and having a room and bathroom to themselves. We especially loved the lava cliffs overlooking the ocean just a few blocks away. Thanks again for a fantastic stay, I hope to return!

This is a really nice property. We went during the volcano eruption so there wasn’t anything to do in Hilo since everything was blocked off. The place is huge, again, there is no AC at the place but so is anywhere else in Hawaii. There are lots of bugs because of the rainforest. All of these are mentioned on the property details so definitely read through it thoroughly and don’t be surprised. You have been warned! Overall, it was nice to stay there and the owner is really nice and friendly. He doesn’t mind taking you sightseeing if he is available and the guy loves fishing just like us!! 100% recommended and will book again if the opportunity arises.

Howard is an amazing person, and his home matches that completely. Howard helped us organize our wedding reception at his neighbor/friend’s beautiful property. He was so helpful and kind. We stayed at his home before the wedding, and all of our friends and family couldn’t believe how beautiful the home was. It’s so open! Wonderful place for friends and family to stay. We loved everything about his home, and will definitely stay again!

Clean, beautiful, spacious and comfy!

We traveled to Hilo from Maui specifically for the Merrie Monarch Festivals. We normally stay at a hotel in town but we decided to try a house since we were traveling with our 12-month old great grandchild and wanted to give her more room to move around. We are so glad we chose this house as it was exactly what we were looking for and exactly as described and shown in the pictures. The house is huge! We loved the built in window seats and deck/patio in every room. Of course having your own bathroom in each bedroom is a huge bonus. We loved the huge deck/lanai outside of the main living area as well as the smaller one outside the front door. Our baby loves being outdoors so the big deck provided a feeling of being outside but kept her in a secured area. Having the pool table, surf boards and bicycles were a nice added touch even though we didn’t use the boards. Our baby loved that Papa could take her for a morning ride on the bicycle every morning. Howard was very nice. He gave us our privacy but was there if we needed anything. Hilo happened to be very hot at the time and there was hardly any breeze so we did miss the A/C of the hotel but the ceiling fans helped a little. Another of many big pluses was that the house was very clean. We loved knowing that our baby was safe as she crawled/walked to explore her new surroundings. I love wooden floors but the tile/ceramic flooring in the bathrooms and the master bedrooms were exceptional. I’m sad that we weren’t able to use the jacuzzi but was glad to know we had that option. We live in Hawaii too so seeing a bug here or there is no big deal. Thank you for the heads up on what to do and what not to do about the bugs. You might want to add a few more comments regarding the outside lights. We left the garage door light on when we went out at night and that was a BIG mistake. All-n-all we had a very enjoyable stay and would definitely use this property again.