Aolani Hale

This place is a great option for staying near the National Park. We used Google Maps and easily navigated to the house. The house is furnished and has plenty of dishes, pots and pans, etc. There was a little food, condiments, etc in the fridge. We didn't need them but for the remote location, I thought it was more of a positive than a negative. The wifi worked well. The TV worked. We brought a Chromecast and streamed a movie. The family room has a futon couch. Each of the bedrooms has a bed and a window seat. My daughter slept on the window seat. Each bedroom also has their own bathroom. There are two stools for eating on the kitchen counter. The table is against the wall with 3 chairs. We pulled it out and added a folding chair they had to seat four. All in a we were very happy with the selection and would stay there again. (Note: someone is building a house along the shared drive way. Construction was not going on during our stay. The construction was far along so it the potential for construction noise should be winding down).

The house was very nice and comfortable. We were a little chilly and did use the furnace/stove in the living room to help warm up the house but the bedrooms stayed pretty chilly. We had no complaints and we were only there 1 night so everything was great!

The house has two bedrooms and two bathroom so it was perfect for two couples. There is a well appointed kitchen and a comfortable living room. The place is clean and the beds are comfortable. The surrounding area is residential with lots of greenery. We enjoyed a walk in the neighborhood. The house is just a few miles from the Volcano National Park. It is a perfect place from which to go to the park to see the volcano crater and hike in the area. There is a small grocery store in Volcano, but you are better off picking up groceries in Hilo (about 45 minute drive) if that is where your plane arrived. Dining places are very limited. We ended up eating one dinner in a restaurant in the park (pretty pricey, but great views of the crater if it is not raining or foggy). Our other meals were made at the house. If might be a bit difficult to find the house in the dark, so try to get there during the day, if you can.

Aoloni Hale is an incredible vacation rental. This 2 bedroom, 1 3/4 bath home seems pretty new and has a well equipped kitchen and comfortable living room. The home is set back from the road on a spacious property near the Kahaualea Natural Area Reserve such that you don't even see the road. Covered parking behind the home provides a place to park your car to keep it out of the dew on cool mornings. The local area is superb for natural parks. Very close to Volcano National Park and the homeowner has preserved the natural vegetation just like the nearby Area Reserve. At just over 3400 feet altitude, this area can be pretty cool in the mornings. The one downside to this home is that the only heat source we found in it (short of the gas range) was the small gas fireplace. It takes quite some time to warm up the home--especially the bedrooms--and you pretty much need to leave the fireplace on with it's noisy fan to keep warm. Be sure to pick up groceries in Kona or Hilo: Selection at the local mart is slim and very high-priced. Overall, this place is wonderful for relaxation and room size. Beds were much more comfortable once I re-placed the middle supports which had fallen out. I was surprised at the amount of long, dark hair we found all over the house, but it wasn't so much as to be disgusting. We would happily stay here again!

Great Deal!!! beautiful house!!!