All-in-all this was a nice place to stay. The Lodge consists of about 5 or 6 separate buildings linked together by tropical rainforest pathways. Basically you have your own cabin/hut.

It was a great location within 5 minutes (drive) to the Volcano National Park.

This is a bed and breakfast, with an interesting twist. To allow privacy and people to be on their own schedules, breakfast is brought in to your room the night or afternoon before you eat it, and you have a toaster oven, microwave, and mini-fridge in your room to basically fix it for yourself when you want to eat. There was an assortment of snacks too . . . microwave popcorn, granola bars, etc . . .

The closest restaurant is about 5 minutes drive. . . it is a very small town, so there were three, maybe four restaurants in the vacinity.

There is a TV and DVD player in each room. No TV/Cable/Satellite, but an assortment of DVD's to choose from at the main house. There is also an outdoor hot tub at the main house that is shared by all the cabins.

A nice touch is that each room comes equipped with binoculars, flashlights, and umbrellas for use during your stay. Since this is the rainy side of the island, you WILL use the umbrellas, and we did take the binoculars and flashlights with us when we toured the lava tubes and Volcano National Park. The flashlights also came in handy at night getting around the Lodge, as the pathways are very lush and dark at night.

Our only mistake was only booking one night here. We were greeted and settled in by a charming Vietnamese woman who made our stay perfect. We enjoyed the peace and solitude after having been in a huge beach front hotel for the previous 3 days. Breakfast was prepared in advance, the table was set, and all we did was heat a nice quiche in the microwave. A wagon was provided to get out stuff to Mauna Kea. All in all, a real treat; we can't think of one negative aspect of this place that is so convenient to the Park. Sondra and Geoff

Stayed here largely on Trip Advisor reviews and was not disappointed. The Mauna Kea room was great - large, very nicely furnished, fireplace, many windows surrounded by the rain forest. Really a beautiful, secluded spot and only minutes away from Volcanoes Natl Park. Only minor problem was that the bathroom adjoined the bathroom of another unit and there was minimal soundproofing. You could hear the opening of a zipper next door. But all in all a terrific place to stay.

We just returned after hiking the volcano and staying 3 nights in the Mauna Loa room. The place is better in person than in the pictures - furniture arranged differently. It is a large luxury log cabin, great bathroom. Wood everywhere, nice books and artwork. Spotless. Room heated up nicely (almost too much) on the cold nights. Lots of goodies to munch on and a good fridge. Lots of quiche and wonderful fruit. Chelsea was terrific.

Only thing to consider - this room has lots of floor-to-ceiling windows with solar shades. It lets you look out, but anyone walking by could also see in. This place is small and private, so no one walks by, even on the way to reception, but I found it a little inhibiting and wore a robe the whole time. Don't be dettered from staying here, but it may be a but surprising. I guess it is the only way to bring the beautiful outside in. I think other cabins have more of a sense of privacy.

Loved Gino the cat.