Spent 11 days at the Holmes B&B. We found our room very comfortable. The lanai and common room added quite a bit to the experience. The neighborhood is quiet and pleasant with a beautiful view. We were able to keep food in the fridge in the common room and prepared several meals there. Hilo makes a great base of operations... More

The owners know the area and can give great advice to travelers. The rooms are clean and comfortable. We will defiantly stay there again.

We enjoyed our four nights at Holmes Sweet Home B&B. We liked our morning visits with John and Charlotte and especially appreciated the suggestions they made for things to see and do. Visiting with other couples that stayed in the other room was a treat. We met people from Canada and Japan and enjoyed hearing of their experiences. Being located... More

The Holmes were a lovely couple and made us feel quite at home as if we were long time friends. Our room was clean and comfortable with a large bathroom which had shower/tub and double sink which was fantastic since I love to spread out all my stuff and my husband had separate sink. No TV in room but that... More

We spent five nights there and it was perfect. Charlotte and John were so nice and interested in what we had done and were planning to do, it cheered us up (we were pretty gloomy after ten days of hard rain in Kaua'i and Kona). They know the place and have a lot of good advices to give. Breakfast is... More

We stayed a night here, it was a perfect location from which to explore the local waterfalls and not far from Hilo but in a nice quiet area. Both John & Charlotte were very welcoming and the breakfast was excellent our two boys loved the muffins! The room was plenty big enough for a family of four the only little... More

A lovely, b&b in a quiet neighborhood an easy drive to any place in Hilo. Charlotte and John were very welcoming and provided a lovely breakfast of muffins, fresh fruit, and cereal. And of course, Kona coffee. We would stay here again.

We love Hilo and whenever we go we always stay (if they are not booked up) at this, our favorite B&B. We have traveled for the last 32 years all over the world and this is by far our favorite place to stay. This neighborhood above quaint and charming Hilo is quiet with lovely old custom homes, views of the... More

We rented both rooms so we had the whole common area to ourselves... lots of reading materials and maps of attractions around the area... several board games provided for guest use. The neighborhood is quiet and private.The place is clean and spacious. The owners are friendly and accommodating (We felt like family during our morning/afternoon conversations with them.). The location... More