OCEAN VIEW 2BRM WITH BEACH PARK NEXT DOOR

This is my honest opinion. If you are bothered by excessive street noise, then do not stay on this street or this property. According to comments that I read the noise stops after 10 p.m. Well, that depends. On Wednesday and Sunday that is true. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday the noise continued until after 1 a.m. I talked to two residents in the elevator. One has lived there 5 years. He said the noise is a major problem. The other said the noise used to be worse until they installed speed bumps. I have never heard such load music from some cars and such load noise from mufflers. Also, if it is hot outside you will need to open the windows in the two bedrooms. My wife couldn't open or close them. I could with a lot of effort. We quickly learned to open them to reduce the temperature in the rooms. And close them when we tried to sleep because of the excessive street noise. There are some positives. The lagoon is VERY family friendly. The view is outstanding. We could see flocks of birds leaving the area in the morning and if it was rainy we could see where it was raining. Everything else in the unit was okay (normal for condos). But not up to the standards of an average time share where everything works and plates etc. are brand new. Would I stay again? No. Too many negatives. The pool area was poor. The unit was average. The street noise was terrible.

Great snorkel bay Lovely place with 2 minute access to a most beautiful snorkel /swim lagoon.

Mauna Loa Shores Excellent Home Base A great place to stay as a home base to explore the Hilo area. The condo is well-provisioned, comfortable, and clean, and it more than met our needs. The Carl Smith Beach Park next door is a huge bonus - the lagoon is a wonderful place to swim or snorkel - and you literally walk out the parking lot and you are there!