This house is in a rural area with just gravel roads. I didn't expect that. Going to and from this property violates rental car contracts. The gravel stretch is three quarters of a mile in fair condition, no washboarding or deep ruts. My low-clearance car had no problem at low speed, other than the contract rules. The owner could not take credit cards. Finding and using a distant ATM for unexpected cash payment took time away from my visit. Driveway and parking is on grass on mushy ground; each car created muddy ruts. Microwave hasn't been cleaned in years. Bathroom maintenance was disappointing, with un-closeable unscreened window, many rust spots on lid of waste basket, and swollen cabinet doors that can't close. Half of kitchen sink is unusable from leak.

Main rooms (bedroom and shared living room, dining room) are lovely, clean, and camera-ready. Property had vacancy at short notice. Just 20 minutes drive away from Kilauea Visitor Center.

Stayed in January 2025

not to clean

big house

Stayed in February 2024

without Google Map, it's hard to find. public area is not that clean, dead roach on the floor.

quiet, the owner is super nice. wifi's strong.

Stayed in September 2022

Mold-infested and filthy, I was made ill after just a few minutes inside. It was a nice house at one time. The windows are amazing, but now filthy. Everything is so old, including the photos. The owner told me he hasn't cleaned the hot tub for 5 years, so you can't use it.

the photos made it look really nice.

Stayed in July 2025

SUV needed

Hawaii pur!

Stayed in June 2025

The house was dirty and it smelled like cigarettes and cat urine. Even though the temperature at night is considerably cooler, there was no fan or any way to move air around. The picture on the booking website are not accurate at all. This facility needs to be updated, cleaned and sanitized. The house has great bones but that's about it. Run!! Do not stay here.

It was quiet

Stayed in April 2025

Comfortable, quiet and cozy!

Stayed in January 2024

Don't be concerned about the short drive on gravel road to the place. We googled the property address and we easily found it!

The location was great! Very close to both Volcano Village and to Volcano National Park. We enjoyed the quiet and spaciousness of the area surrounding the home. We rented two of the comfortable bedrooms; the third one was vacant so we had the whole house to ourselves. Leonard was very accommodating. We accidentally left a rain coat; he called us to let us know and offered to mail it back to us. We had questions about the TV--Leonard was only a phone call away and came right away to help us out.

Stayed in January 2024

It’s full of dirt and dogs stale smell..it’s like a horror story and we have to leave within a day although we have 2 days of booking.. not at all recommended. It’s ZERO STAR

Nothing..it’s a horror story set.

Stayed in August 2023

Apart from the linen, everything is dirty. The smell is oppressive. The dog barks in the middle of the night.

Leon is the most generous host. He'll gladly help you plan your way around. The house is spatious. It is close to Volcano Park.

Stayed in July 2023

Very few areas weren’t as clean

Beautiful house that’s surrounded by nature

Stayed in July 2023

Host was very nice. Spacious rooms, large kitchen with bottled drinking water. close to the volcano National park, grocery and restaurants.

Stayed in July 2023

Very dirty, toilets ,dead bugs, greese kitchen, smelly dog.

Location

Stayed in June 2023

Place was filthy. Blankets and sheets were not cleaned. Place was not even vacuumed. Smelled of mold and dog. Stains on pillows. Pictures on booking.com were misleading and fraudulent. We couldn't stay there, but owner refused to give a refund and booking.com also refused.

Nice location. That's about it.

Stayed in June 2023

Great location if you want to visit Volcano National Park. I was very jet lagged and looking for a not-too-expensive place to crash for one night in that area, and it was perfect for that. A bit of the beaten path (in middle of rain forest) but not too hard to find. Big room and comfortable bed. Didn't interact too much with staff but seemed nice.

Stayed in March 2023

The house has not been cleaned in quite a while. The place is very damp and there is no heat or A/C to dry it out. All of the fixtures are old and many don’t work. There is also a very sweet old dog, who is in bad need of a vet and is clearly very neglected.

It’s a sweet house, which could be, with a little TLC, made very comfortable. Leon is a nice host with good recommendations at hand.

Stayed in February 2023

All the furniture was very old, carpets very, very dirty. I was afraid to use anything in the kitchen, even to make sandwiches on the counter. We paid for 2 nights and decided not to stay the second night due to how uncomfortable the filth made us. Not a nice place to stay.

Not too far from Volcano National Park

Stayed in February 2023

We wish that German Shephard's living quarters were not on the house porch. He is friendly, but leaves a trace of odor that does not blend well with the business nature of the property.

California King bed was super comfy!

Stayed in January 2023

it was down a road in the middle of nowhere in the Fern Forrest. so our GPS did not work when it was time to be notified to turn on the paved road. so missed the easy road and ended up driving a long distance on a hard diet road. All was well as I was with my boyfriend, but it would have been really a bit too isolated & scary if a location for one or two females traveling alone, in my opinion.

large house/ we booked one room for two but as there were no other guests we had it all to ourselves for the one night that we stayed !

Stayed in December 2022

The interior is weird, a bit messy. It does not look like the pictures, and the place is not clean, floors need washing. The window in the bathroom was fixed with old plastic bags...

The owner is an old russian guy, who is nice.

Stayed in October 2022

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Stayed in January 2023

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Stayed in November 2022

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Stayed in September 2022

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Stayed in February 2024