At Arnotts
Lodge we have taken the best ideas we have seen in our travels and put them here for you......
Doug
Arnott, Owner.
Over time we have evolved
the Lodge into a facility that offers almost everything the Budget traveler could desire. You
can bring your own tent and pitch it in our beautiful camping lawn area or you can luxuriate
in our new Deluxe rooms with private ceramic tile bathrooms. Between these extremes are bunks
in our dormitories or our private bedrooms with shared bathroom and kitchen for the more economy minded.
We have three stations of high speed 24 hour Internet
access, you can visit the town, supermarkets, or the mall by
taking our free 8:00am shuttle or using our inexpensive bicycles or you can walk to our nearby
coastline with daily Turtle watching and Whales in season. We are 300 yards from the only white sand
beach on this side of the Island.
Our
expeditions are world famous and provide everything from the heat of close up Lava viewing to the
chill and rarified air of 14,000ft (4200m) Mauna Kea Volcano for daytime or stargazing expeditions. We
show you waterfalls and valleys of tropical splendor and we can arrange anything from flights over the Volcano
to scuba diving to a great healing massage. Backpackers, hikers , bikers, astronomers, climbers and travelers
of every age group and nationality visit us and take advantage of our friendly service, our great tours and
our vast collection of latest videos to catch up on the movies you have missed while away..... Click
on our navigation bar to the left, to find out details of the services we offer and email us your questions.
Be sure to look at our Picture galleries if you cant come soon or choose a gift from stores
in our shopping section of the Links page. If you are planning on renting a car to see more of
the Island be sure to check the Links page for recommended Accommodation
Associates along the way. For those of you who are involved in education or would like to see web
cams and scientific data scroll to the bottom of our Volcano or Mauna Kea
adventure pages for links.
Getting
here from Hilo Airport or Bus station
From
Oahu take Hawaiian, Go or one of the many smaller airlines,
to Hilo (Airline information).
From Kona take the 6:30am free bus to Hilo bus terminal or inexpensive flights.
Take a Taxi to Arnott's Lodge, all Taxi's know our location.
Get your rental car or see our front desk for local Car rentals.
If you are a biker or hiker saving money it is about 4.2 miles
from Hilo Airport.
Rental Cars:
Due
to Hawaii being an island state, there is a limited supply of rental
vehicles on each island.
Special events frequently take up all available cars.
To avoid disappointment be sure to book your vehicle
well in advance.
IF you have your own transportation just follow the map
directions.
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At Arnotts
Lodge we have taken the best ideas we have seen in our travels and put them here for you...... 
Our
expeditions are world famous and provide everything from the heat of close up Lava viewing to the
chill and rarified air of 14,000ft (4200m) 