Still cannot believe the difference between what was promised by the web site, and what we found there.
This place was filthy, smelled like chicken dung, and was way, way far from any place we wanted to be ( was represented by the owner to to be " near Pahoa, ha!) and was actually located in a housing tract or subdivision far from anything. No fruit of any kind was to be found on the fruit trees that were amply advertised on the web site for picking by guests.
The service, including the much less than adequate cleaning before our arrival, was awful. The proprietor seemed charming on the phone when we rented, but was completely disinterested after we arrived, and even refused to assist us with problems. It was hot in the cabin, and there were loads of mosquitos that got in through bad screens. We left early, sadly disappointed with the whole deal. Sure it is cheap, but I would have happily paid the same money never to have gone there in the first place!

This place is a total rip off and a dump. We rented the one bedroom unit. Nearly ruined our vacation last summer. The cottages are dirty, hot, and have no working fans ( The caretaker explained to us that the owner sets them to turn so slowly, to save power) The sheets are ragged and did not smell clean. Our next door neighbor, anothe guest, was staying in the studio right beside us and said she had found pubic hair in her sheets when she arrived, and so came over to wash them at our place where we had a washer /dryer, but only after there was no response from the care taker about her problem.
The places are all in a subdivision, next to a chicken yard and it smells, and is noisy.
We spent one entire day waiting on a repairman for the repair of a plugged lav drain. We left later, soon after the sluggish toilet plugged up too, and the owner blamed us! We left a week of paid lodging behind us. The owner originally agreed to return part of the money, but then sent us a check that bounced!
This was the worst-ever accomodations in thirty eight years of travel, bar none. The owner seems to be a crack pot and a phoney, too. The websire is totally misleading, and full of aloha BS. The actual location is miles and miles from Pahoa and that is identified as the nearby location by a fake map. Beware!

We stayed in the studio unit. This property has several individual units. The studio is the smallest and it has a washing machine, no dryer. The unit has no a/c so you must leave the windows open at night. The roosters in the neighborhood will wake anybody up. The website states there are fruits on the property to pick but not so when we were there in July. We brought our own mosquito net because this is the rainy side of the island and thank goodness we did. The floor was dusty when we arrived. The bathroom and kitchen were clean. There is no stove but a burner was available on the counter. The bed was perhaps the most troublesome. It was old and has stains on it (yuck!). It is not near any convenience store or market since the property is in the middle nowhere. You have to drive 15 minutes out to Kea`au for food and supplies.

However, this place is centrally located near Volcano National Park, Hilo, and new Kaimu black sand beach (this beach is a secret to most visitors). For $50 a night so not all was lost. Next time, I think i'll just stay in Hilo.