New - Hawaiian Tin Shack

Beautiful house in a quiet location. The pictures depict the interior accurately. Seniors may consider the downstairs bedroom with ensuite. The large bedroom with bunks served well for our traveling baby to sleep in the provided pack and play with a sheet. Thank you for the thoughtful toys and books too. Curtains drawn provided good darkness for naps. Do not overlook the outdoor equipment box stocked with beach gear, ie; snorkels/fins, umbrella, beach chairs, noodles, cooler, etc. The kitchen is yet to be stocked with the necessities for longer stays and use, ie; spices, foil, food storage containers. We just improvised. And yes, use the fan on the stove as the smoke alarm is sensitive. Even the toaster set it off but easily remedied by fanning a towel at the alarm. The outdoor porches were enjoyed on the quiet mornings and to experience the gentle sound of the rain falling or pouring. Kaleo's Bar and Grill mentioned in the Hawaiian Tin Shack binder was a nearby family restaurant in Keaau with an inviting island breeze. All in all, our traveling needs were met and we loved our stay!

Amazing property! Perfect for my family of 6. Rooms were clean, beds were comfortable. Location was perfect for us to visit family. Only issue we had was with the smoke alarms going off when frying food. No vent above stove. We still loved our stay!

Pros: beautiful house, great views, hot tub, lots of appliances and kitchenware for cooking, big bedrooms, huge upstairs bathroom, amazing plants, trees and creatures (snail, geckos, birds, and coqui frogs) on the property, a/c worked well throughout the house, on-site laundry, good parking, close to Paradise Cliffs which you can park at and walk on the trail. Nice to have our family of 5 (included 2 teenagers and a 9 year old) to have their own bed and the room upstairs get like two bedrooms as it was so big with bunk bed on one end and a full size on the other. Cons: stayed at other places and would like to have a more stocked kitchen with spices and such but did have some basics, the bed in the main bedroom wasn’t a king size bed (it was small for my wife and I but was comfortable), not convenient location to the grocery store (it was 18 minutes away) and about 25 minutes or so from Hilo. We made a day of it so wasn’t bad and we knew to meet our needs with our family we had to choose a place away from Hilo. The coqui frogs were loud but they had ear plugs on the nice stands and we use sound machines and couldn’t hear anything. Overall it was a great place to stay and would stay there again.

We stayed 4 nights at Tin Shack. Good location, rooms were spacious and comfortable with great pillows and linens. All bathroom necessities provided and AC worked well. Bonus was relaxing in a super clean hot tub and also the cute front porch patio with nature and wildlife to enjoy over coffee.We did experience some pesky sugar ants in the kitchen (yes, it is a tropical island) so didn't do much cooking.