The house is dated and guest rooms could certainly do with a few improvements. Pros: 1) Lovely breakfast - we were provided fresh fruits, muffins, cereals and bread 2) John and Charlotte are amiable hosts - it was fun chatting with them Cons: 1) We found cobwebs on the wall near our bed and a medicine bottle cap (with liquid)... more

We spent 2 nights in the Hawaiian Tropical Suite of Holmes' Sweet Home Bed and Breakfast in Hilo in July 2008. The ensuite Tropical Suite was smallish but adequate and spotlessly clean. The B&B offered WiFi (WLAN) for free, off-street parking as well as an adorable shared lanai. Also the location of the B&B was great because it is located... more

Great value, clean, quiet, spacious room en suite full bathroom, delicious expanded continental breakfast. Charlotte and John Holmes are fine hosts, lots of local info available, would definitely return more

Accompanying our student to UH-Hilo, we didn't want or need the extras of a tourist hotel. After a search we discovered Holmes Sweet Home and were very pleased. Located in a residental neighborhood on the hill above town center, the property was very convenient to the UH-Hilo campus. Our room opened out to the Lanai with a tropical view of... more

This is a lovely little B and B. The owners have stupplied everything you could possibly want. We stayed in the Hawaiian Room and it was very clean, quiet and cosy. The room was also pretty big and had lots of storage space to get your bags out of the way. It felt like staying over at a friends place... more

This was our children's first experience with a B&B and it couldn't have been a more positive experience. We arrived very late at night so didn't see the entire property until the next morning. Our room was clean, comfortable, had a large bathroom as well as in-room internet access. Breakfast was tasty -- my kids devoured their homemade muffins! --... more

Nice property in built up residential area. Very close to rainbow falls. Pleasant stay although the property is quite dated. Two guest bedrooms, both ensuite and a large guest lounge area with breakfast table, microwave and fridge. Owners very accomodating with lovely home made muffins for breakfast. We found this property very difficult to find with some of the worst... more

We went out a week early to island hop before our son was married on the island of Kauai over Memorial weekend. On the big island, we stayed at Holmes Sweet Home B&B and it was absolutely wonderful! I have never slept better in my life - sounds of a stream running nearby, cool breezes, birds singing... beautiful foliage, wonderful... more

This last spring we were in Hilo to attend the Merrie Monarch Festival (a fabulous, and very popular, annual event). Because of the Festival's popularity, we could not get a hotel reservation. So, we stayed at Holmes Sweet Home B&B. What a happy alternative. Small, with only 2 visitors' bedrooms (each with private bath), this B&B sits amid a beautiful... more