Although not really close to either Hilo or Kona (75 minutes), it was nice to have a place halfway between them since we split our time going to either side of the island. It also helped us find some things that we probably wouldn't have seen otherwise (Punalu'u Bake Shop [mmm..good] and the southern-most point in the US). It was also relatively close to Volcanos National Park. The house was nice and clean as well as spacious enough for the two of us. The bed was comfortable, the shower was hot, and all the appliances worked. WiFi worked well and allowed us to use our FireTV stick. Very quiet at night except for the coqui frogs, but after a while, they were just pleasant background noise. Definitely worth saving some money staying here at least a few days if you're planning on seeing the entire island like we did.
Not sure why other folks were complaining about the neighborhood or the security--we never had any issues or felt uneasy being there.
The only two minor gripes we had were:
1. The TV. It's mounted in kind of a strange place for watching it and one of the remotes didn't do anything (bad batteries?). Not sure if there was any way to get local stations or not. Since we used our FireTV stick, it really didn't matter that much.
2. The porch lights. They're nice to have on when driving in after a long day sightseeing, but there's no way to turn them off. They are on a timer that shuts them off at 9:45, but while they're on, they shine right in though the patio door into your eyes in bed. Either a way to turn them off on that side of the house or a heavier/thicker drape on the patio door would have been helpful.
Mahalo!
All in all, we enjoyed our stay and would recommend this to others.