This is the ultimate retro hotel! Loved the style! I stayed in a dorm. Room was nice. Positive points: - Retro style - Competitive prices - easy to find. Right next to the road - Convenient for Waipi o Valley visits Negative points: - A bit run down - reception hours are limited - slow internet (only wifi, no PCs!!)... More

I needed to be in Honoka'a, and Hilo is 1.25 hrs. away, so we stayed there. I believed the website. Whew. I've never been to such a dump. Never. And I grew up in Hawaii. It's like camping out. If that's what you expect, it's not a problem. However, I feel there is nothing "hotel" or "club"-like about this place.... More

We stayed here 1 night. We had a corner room on 2nd floor. We arrived here early (3:30pm) and we were checking in by 4pm. Once we got to our room we thought it was really nice for the price. We are low-maintenance couple and we thourghly enjoyed our stay here. The couple that run the place are very hospitable,... More

Summary: I also use Tripadvisor and sometimes it's hard what to make out of the different reviews. Some say a place is terrible, and it turns out okay. Sometimes it's the other way around. This place? You can go here, and take a 65$ gamble, hoping you'll enjoy your stay. I think you will regret that choice the moment you... More

This place was cheap, granted. I had a note to maybe stay 2 nights because the lady was so friendly when I initially called. If you are looking for a resort experience, you have absolutely no reason to stay here. We were not. For the price I expected a hostel like atmosphere... Our second floor room had a great (and... More

In contrast to the canned resort experience, this is old Hawaii in accommodations and experience. Contrary to the above reviews we found the new manager Eden more than hospitable. In the mornings at breakfast she introduced each guest to the others as if she was friends with us all! We were woken early by the tsunami sirens (the first in... More

We found this hotel on line and then called and spoke directly with the main desk to reserve the 2 bedroom suite. Ha! What a joke! When we got there the owner in the office was extremely rude. She did not reserve the suite and basically called us liars. It was a bait and switch. Unfortunately it was late into... More

I definately agree with the reviews about this hotel. It was built in 1908 and nothing has been done since to upgrade it. The rooms are very small with a big price for it. The management turns off the hot water in the day time so you have to wait until evening to take a shower. There is no a/c.... More

Booked one night as was spending some time in the area and didn't want to carry on all the way to Hilo. The room was pretty grotty and old, the windows were shaking all night with the wind which kept us up. Booked an end 'view' room as I read these were the better rooms but there wasn't much of... More