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Uncle Billy's Hilo Bay Hotel	Average Price: $91 Check Rates

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87 Banyan Drive

Hilo, 96720 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 3 of 3
Average review rating: 2.8

OpinionWell Value Index: 7

Traveler reviews analyzed: YahooTravel (13) , MyTravelGuide (50) , Expedia (40) , TripAdvisor (133)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. It's the smell of diesel trucks and the clatter of machines that are a problem.

"Not What You'd Expect for the price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/28/2012 Vote

2. The birds and the coqui frogs are not a problem, I find natural sounds soothing and sleep inducing.

"Not What You'd Expect for the price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/28/2012 Vote

3. Bought ear plugs to sort the problem after that.

"Fine for the price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/4/2012 Vote

4. The carpets are the worst problem; God only knows how long they've been here.

"It Changed My Life " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/25/2011 Vote

5. Uncle Billy's was obviously a beautiful hotel when it opened 50 years ago, problem is not a penny has been put back into this horror.

"night of living hell " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/21/2009 Vote

6. We didn't have a problem with noise because the air conditioner provided some good white noise to drown out the frogs and birds.

"I survived, but wouldn't come here again " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/29/2007 Vote

7. This problem continued for the time we were there.

"No Parking " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/1/2006 Vote

8. I had memory card problems that had more to do with MY memory.

"Much better than expected " Read full review on TripAdvisor 10/7/2006 Vote

9. The warnings posted in your room should be enough to give you pause - items like 'no loud parties', 'no aggressive or threatening behavior', 'no BBQing in rooms' etc give you the distinct impression that these are problems they have frequently.

"We wanted to like it more than we did... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/3/2006 Vote

10. Our extended family booked 10 rooms there recently for a reunion, and nearly everyone had a problem with their rooms.

"We wanted to like it more than we did... " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/3/2006 Vote