Honu Penthouse 2brm Spectacular Views. Swim with Sea Turtles

The view really is the great! You look out at a rain forest and the ocean. I admit I was a little worried when I turned down onto the street and was driving through an industrial area but don't worry. The property is in a wonderful scenic area with a beautiful beach right down stairs. Hilo is a relaxing place to stay with more locals than tourists. It is a good location to explore north and south and with the highway between the volcanoes it only takes a little over an hour to get to the other side of the island. The condo is very nice with everything you could ask for. The residents are friendly and the place is quite in the evening. The window spans across the entire wall in the main bedroom so you wake up to a ocean view. I certainly miss that since I am back home. I will be back!

Perfect location. Loved the views from the patio and the master bedroom. It was amazing to just open your eyes in the morning and see the beach without lifting your head from the pillow. I looked forward to waking up and drinking my coffee on the patio. I would definitely stay again when I come back.

We had a great stay at the Honu penthouse for four days in mid-July 2018. The view from the master bedroom is a truly spectacular ocean view. Waking up in the morning to that view and a cup of coffee on the deck was so relaxing. The apartment is simply and beautifully decorated, and we really enjoyed being so close to the ocean. The location is a great base for visiting Hilo, driving the coast up to Wapio Valley, seeing Akaka falls, and visiting Mauna Kea. The kitchen was well stocked with a coffee maker, toaster, good knives and pans, everything we needed to make breakfast and dinner, although we didn't end up cooking much except breakfast because there were so many nice restaurants in Hilo! Having some beach chairs, umbrellas, snorkel gear and boogie boards was super convenient because it meant we didn't need to spend time looking to rent those things and we could enjoy the beautiful beach immediately. Carlsmith Beach is right there, it's very popular and fun to swim and snorkel. We also liked driving east a few minutes to nearby Richardson Ocean park which had some beautiful rocky coastline with beautiful crashing waves, and also a protected cove with also nice snorkeling and swimming.

One of the coolest things was that in addition to the lovely north view of the beach, we also had an amazing view to the south, and at night, we could see the lava flow glowing! From a very safe distance of course. We didn't have any issues with the eruptions, and appreciated being able to hear the rangers about the volcano at the Mokupāpapa visitors' center in downtown Hilo.

Also wanted to point out that while the apartment is very conveniently close to the airport, we never once heard any plane noise. In case folks were wondering about that as we were, no issues at all.

And just a note about the hospitality. My kiddo left an important item behind and we were thrilled that Terry took the time to mail it back to us. Thankful family here, very much appreciated!

We stayed here with our 2 kids and had a great time. The beach park is right next door, so we walked over and swam there every day. The place had snorkel gear, beach towels, and boogie boards which we put to good use. The building is not quite as nice as I expected, but overall a great stay and the interior of the condo is very good.

Loved all the windows for the viewing. Was able to see the eruption and volcano from the front entryway (More than 20 miles away). Locals were so kind and loved the different quisine. Being able to walk out and go snorkeling with turtles was a bonus. We stayed the previous week at the Hilton Kings Land in Waikoloa and it was very nice with all the amenities but we prefer this unit. This side of the island is less touristy and just feels more Hawaiian. I highly recommend this unit.