Honomu Inn — Hotel in Hawaii

I was mapping a bicycle ride around the Big Island and planned to stop in Hilo for the night. Fortunately, Hilo was all booked up (holiday season) and we had to look at areas close by. I say fortunately because if Hilo wasn't all booked up, we never would have found this excellent place to stay!||||The Honomu Inn is in a tiny town called Honomu around 11 miles outside of Hilo, it's really just a main street on the way to Akaka Falls. There is a short boardwalk with a few shops sharing the building with the Inn, it looks like something out of an old western movie. The Inn itself is brightly painted and welcoming, 2 stories and I think 10 rooms max. The downstairs area is a combination lobby/reception/snack bar and all of the rooms are on the second floor. ||||The room was surprisingly modern, must have been recently updated. Tankless water heater, nice tile bathroom, a/c. We had room #3 which has a small balcony with ocean views but we didn't use it at all since it was just a place to rest/sleep at mile 126 of my 260 mile bicycle ride!||||Downstairs was a large (shared) refrigerator, a microwave, and some coffee/tea/snacks. We put our leftovers from dinner (Hilo Cafe Pesto - see other review) there for the night and took them with us the next morning.||||Peggy was the Innkeeper and was very pleasant to deal with, you can tell she really takes good care of the Inn and wants to make sure the guests are treated well!||||One last note, I would have given 5 stars but... (there's always a but...) there were two minor nits: the tankless water heater was having a hard time catching up with my shower, I could hear it kick on and the water would get hot then it would kick off and the water would get cold - I had to keep jumping out of the way of the next blast of hot or cold water :P one other thing was in the middle of the night, one of the smoke detectors went crazy and kept beeping for what seemed like hours.||||Overall, excellent place to...

I was mapping a bicycle ride around the Big Island and planned to stop in Hilo for the night. Fortunately, Hilo was all booked up (holiday season) and we had to look at areas close by. I say fortunately because if Hilo wasn't all booked up, we never would have found this excellent place to stay!||||The Honomu Inn is in a tiny town called Honomu around 11 miles outside of Hilo, it's really just a main street on the way to Akaka Falls. There is a short boardwalk with a few shops sharing the building with the Inn, it looks like something out of an old western movie. The Inn itself is brightly painted and welcoming, 2 stories and I think 10 rooms max. The downstairs area is a combination lobby/reception/snack bar and all of the rooms are on the second floor. ||||The room was surprisingly modern, must have been recently updated. Tankless water heater, nice tile bathroom, a/c. We had room #3 which has a small balcony with ocean views but we didn't use it at all since it was just a place to rest/sleep at mile 126 of my 260 mile bicycle ride!||||Downstairs was a large (shared) refrigerator, a microwave, and some coffee/tea/snacks. We put our leftovers from dinner (Hilo Cafe Pesto - see other review) there for the night and took them with us the next morning.||||Peggy was the Innkeeper and was very pleasant to deal with, you can tell she really takes good care of the Inn and wants to make sure the guests are treated well!||||One last note, I would have given 5 stars but... (there's always a but...) there were two minor nits: the tankless water heater was having a hard time catching up with my shower, I could hear it kick on and the water would get hot then it would kick off and the water would get cold - I had to keep jumping out of the way of the next blast of hot or cold water :P one other thing was in the middle of the night, one of the smoke detectors went crazy and kept beeping for what seemed like hours.||||Overall, excellent place to...

I was looking for a last minute room in Hilo or anywhere nearby. I saw availability for this inn. Since it looked like it could be dated and it didn't specify that each room has a private bathroom, I kept looking. During these times with COVID, I'm just not comfortable sharing a bathroom with strangers. I booked at another place but ended up changing my plans and needed another night in the area and the place where I was staying was already full so I decided I'd spend one night at Honomu Inn. I wish I would've stayed here from the beginning. The rooms are extremely clean with their own bathrooms, and the inside looks like it was recently remodeled. The innkeeper was ALWAYS available and accommodating. It's very close to Akaka Falls and I visited Mr. Ed's Bakery a couple of doors down (many write ups on him and his business - very genuine gentleman). Overall, it was a great stay. I'm planning on coming back to the area and will definitely...