We stayed at this property just for one night while on a 6-night vacation on the big island. We highly recommend splurging for a night at the volcano if you can - it allows you to see the volcano with plenty of time to spare verses trying to race up to the volcano in one day.
Kilauea Lodge is a wonderful place to stay - very comfortable setting with a bed-n-breakfast kind of feel. Staff was very helpful and welcoming and the accomodations were well worth the price. Nothing terribly fancy, more like the coziness of your own living room.

This was our favorite place to stay while in Hawaii for 2 weeks.We loved the personal service. The breakfast is wonderful. The restaurant had the one of the BEST dinners we had in Hawaii also. I will always tell people to stay here. The location is less than a mile outside the park!!! We stayed at other great ocean front Resorts such as Hyatt's, Sheraton, etc on Kaui, Maui, Oahu also.

Stayed in room #6 in Sept 09. Room was spacious and private. Romantic. Appropriate for a honeymoon. Breakfast was equisite. Served fireside. I have read previous reviews that included complaints about breakfast but I disagree. It was sufficient, and not worthy of complaint. Price was fair. This place is definitely your best option from which to hike and explore volcano. Staff were pleasant and helpful and we were able to take advantage of a special activity (a private tea tasting) that we would not have known about if we didn't stay here. The tea tasting was a great experience, by the way.

we go to the kilauea lodge every year for our anniversary. the room we stayed in was very comfortable with high ceilings and a great decor...lots of room and character. we also ate at the restaurant which is always a tasty experience...the service was great and the food even better. plus the free breakfast the next morning is a little exclamation point on the end of a really fun trip. as with any restaurant it is location, location, location. you are at the doorstep to one of the great parks in the entire usa. the whole package is the real deal. if you can't have a great experience there you are braindead.