Large 4 bedroom, 3 bathroom house with great views and only a short distance from downtown Hilo, Hilo airport, restaurants, and farmers' market. Easy access to many island attractions. Wake up to views of Hilo Bay. Multiple furnished outdoor spaces allow you to enjoy Hilo's lush, tropical climate rain or shine. A separate office allows you to work remotely. Beach & picnic gear available. Your home base for your Big Island adventures!<br /><br /><b>The space</b><br />Kitchen: Cook your own meals in a beautiful and bright, open kitchen. The kitchen has a full-size fridgefreezer, oven, stovetop, dishwasher, microwave, toaster, coffee maker, electric kettle, blender and rice cooker. Enjoy your meals at the indoor dining table or in the garden. The tap water at the house is provided by the county and is safe to drink.<br /><br />Entertainment: A 43” screen smart TV in the main room allows you to access your own Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+ or other streaming accounts. An Atari flashback game system with 2 controllers and 130 preinstalled games is hooked up to this TV. The queen bedroom also has a 43" smart TV. Several board games, including Hawaiian Monopoly, are available for your use. <br /><br />Recreation/Office: The house has an office room too. For working remotely, high speed internet, a sit/stand desk, ergonomic chair, dual monitor, USB keyboard, and USB mouse are provided. 2 boogie boards, 2 camp chairs, 2 snorkels with masks, a cooler with ice pack, and beach towels are available for your use at nearby beach parks.<br /><br />Bedrooms: Each bedroom has a clothes space, a ceiling fan, bedside lamps & outlets, a closet, a mirror, tower fans, and a luggage rack. All windows have blinds or curtains for privacy. All beds have medium firm foam mattresses, 100% cotton sheets, and hypoallergenic bedding and pillows. <br /><br />Climate: Hilo is a lush, tropical location. We have designed the home to allow enjoyment of the outdoors rain or shine with a covered porch, a dining area with umbrella, and outdoor seating in the carport/lanai. There are also 2 sun-loungers with side table. Like most homes in the area, we do not have A/C, but all windows have screens to allow airflow through the house. Our location allows for cooler breezes to help keep the home cool. The living room, dining area, and all 4 bedrooms also have ceiling fans and tower fans. <br /><br />Amenities for Kids and Babies: We welcome families with children and babies (keikis). A travel crib, inflatable bed rails, a high chair, step stools, kids' dishes/utensils, games, puzzles, books, and toys are all available. The garden is fully-fenced. Please note: there is a set of stairs that are not blocked by a child gate, so please keep this in mind if your little ones are not comfortable with stairs. The sliding glass windows upstairs are equipped with safety locks.<br /><br /><b>Guest access</b><br />You will have access to the entire 4 bedroom & 3 bathroom home, including the following:<br /> - a 1-car garage with side access to the house (convenient on rainy days) also with comfy seating area.<br /> - a covered porch at the front of the house with bistro seating set. <br /> - a fully-fenced garden with dining and sun-lounging areas. <br /><br />The house has 2 levels:<br /><br />On the upper level, you can enjoy:<br /> - open living room, kitchen, pantry, and dining area <br /> - king bedroom and en-suite full bathroom<br /> - bedroom with 2 single beds<br /> - full guest bathroom with bathtub.<br /><br />On the lower level you can enjoy:<br /> - queen bedroom<br /> - bedroom with 2 single beds<br /> - laundry room with washer, dryer, utility sink, clothes hanging pole, and wire storage unit. <br /> - office with dual monitor, keyboard and mouse. <br />- full bathroom with double vanity and shower.<br /><br />The front door is controlled by a keypad code lock. <br />Garage clickers will be available for your use during your stay.<br /><br /><b>Other things to note</b><br />Rates include all fees, and state & county taxes - Hawaii State GET Tax of 4.712%, Hawaii State Transient Tax of 10.25%, Hawaii County Transient tax of 3%. If you stay over 30 days then the transient taxes are removed. <br />A 15% Management fee is in place to cover the 15% Airbnb platform fee. <br /><br />TROPICAL WILDLIFE AND NOISES:<br />- Hilo's lush rainforest climate provides many great things, however it also means there might be more insects here than you are used to. Screens are provided on all windows and sliding doors, but sometimes insects will make their way inside the home. To make the indoors less inviting to insects, keep all food stored in air-tight containers and keep counters and tables clear of crumbs and dirty dishes. A bug zapper is available for your use if desired.<br />- The occasional gecko or anole lizard might find its way into the house. These are harmless. Please treat them gently if you choose to move them outside. <br />- You will likely hear the gentle chirping sounds of coqui frogs at night and birds during the daytime. Hopefully you will find these noises soothing, but we’ll have some ear plugs available in case you need them (or pack your own). <br /><br />Co-host David Hubbard is an active Real Estate Salesperson in the State of Hawaii (RS-83646) with Positive Real Estate.