07-04-2008, 08:21 AM
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g60583...otels.html
Here are reviews of Hilo hotels and if you look at the top of the list you'll see there are two other tabs, one for B&B and one for Specialty Lodging.
Get out of there; a holiday is the worst time to be around iceheads, although it's never a good idea.
I feel strongly that if people are going to move here, especially when they haven't set it up properly by making repeat visits in advance, that you have to be ready to reach into your pocket and spend a little money to put yourself out of such dangers.
Yes, Puna offers people a chance to live a frugal, non-consumer lifestyle, but I have watched enough people come here who think they can adopt the lifestyle on Day One, and it doesn't work a lot of the time. Renting a car and staying at a clean safe place, as if you were a tourist even, gives you a transition. You need mobility here. I'm very surprised that you didn't rent a car when you flew in.
That old adage, pennywise and pound foolish, applies well in times of great transition. Deprive yourself of resources to save some money, and you limit what you can discover.
Personally, I would be on the internet, on Priceline, checking for car rentals in Hilo, right now. Then I would do what is necessary to get to the rental agency. I would NOT wait until Monday just because Enterprise will come pick you up and the rest won't.
It's the weekend, which means the best rates are available for car rentals.
Here are reviews of Hilo hotels and if you look at the top of the list you'll see there are two other tabs, one for B&B and one for Specialty Lodging.
Get out of there; a holiday is the worst time to be around iceheads, although it's never a good idea.
I feel strongly that if people are going to move here, especially when they haven't set it up properly by making repeat visits in advance, that you have to be ready to reach into your pocket and spend a little money to put yourself out of such dangers.
Yes, Puna offers people a chance to live a frugal, non-consumer lifestyle, but I have watched enough people come here who think they can adopt the lifestyle on Day One, and it doesn't work a lot of the time. Renting a car and staying at a clean safe place, as if you were a tourist even, gives you a transition. You need mobility here. I'm very surprised that you didn't rent a car when you flew in.
That old adage, pennywise and pound foolish, applies well in times of great transition. Deprive yourself of resources to save some money, and you limit what you can discover.
Personally, I would be on the internet, on Priceline, checking for car rentals in Hilo, right now. Then I would do what is necessary to get to the rental agency. I would NOT wait until Monday just because Enterprise will come pick you up and the rest won't.
It's the weekend, which means the best rates are available for car rentals.