“Who would go to this place a second time?”
This tired, run-down room was a big disappointment in several ways. While the counter clerk was terrifically friendly when she handed me my key, it was all downhill from there. I came in the room to the sight of one bed being made, and the other unmade and scattered all over -- pillows on the floor, sheets still sitting in a stack on the dresser, comforter strewn across the made bed.
Then I went to open the window and saw signs of mold all around the casement. Went to the bathroom and found that the seat wasn't even bolted in, and it slid onto the floor, and me almost with it!, when I tried to sit down. When I tried to use the fan (no A/C) later in the evening, it was quickly a help, but very loud. But once I had that, the TV, and my laptop going at once, the circuit popped on the TV and I had to unplug it and plug back in to even have all these things going at once.
While I definitely felt safe and that the bed was clean, this was pretty subpar. I've stayed at the Hilo Hawaiian many times over the years and always felt it was terrifically reliable, even if a little outdated. But as for this place, I am truly surprised that this little inn could be managed by Castle Properties. I am assuming that they don't realize the problems or they would have intervened. Even though my business was in Waimea, I would rather drive all the way from Kona than to ever stay here again.