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Welcome To Arnott's Lodge and Hiking Adventures Web Site "First real winter snow falls on 11/28/07, snow is shown in this webcam capture, blanketing the site of the Canada France Hawaii telescope facility at almost 13,700ft (4200m) on Mauna Kea Mountain." "Current aerial picture of Arnott's property adjacent to coastline and nearby beach. (click to enlarge)." "This Lava river is over 100ft wide and in a remote unstable area. Doug uses Island Hoppers flights to check the flows for you. got lava?....see gallery " Arnott's News....The latest on the Big Island.          Local Airfare shootout kills Aloha...          ATA loses key contract goes bankrupt...          New vending area includes great fresh ground coffee & snacks...          Guest appreciation free Saturday evening meal at Arnott's.          Lava moves down slope becomes viewable........          Mauna Kea mountain, Feb 8, 08 good winter snowfalls promise some snow into spring.          Downtown Hilo blossoms, new stores, booming Farmers Market drive revival.          Our outreach program for schools and community groups.          Free WIFI for your laptop ups Arnott's amenities.          Super ferry up and running in calmer environment...                           Doug Arnott addresses "comment sites" that rate us poorly.          Volcano National Park Night Lecture Series.          Big Mattress upgrade at Arnott's.          Enhanced security with new card style door locks. Our front desk staff Evalani, Kanani (Nani) and Ashley. At Arnotts Lodge we have taken the best ideas we have seen in our travels and put them here for you...... Click to enlarge. 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 $3 a day 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. Affordable Accommodations for World Travelers World Famous Hiking Adventures $3 bikes for getting around Nearby Beach & Lava Rock Pools Kitchen & Laundry Facilities Large Relaxing Lanai area. FREE safety deposit box use. Click to go to picture gallery Latest Release Movies on DVD and HDTV. 3 stations of high speed 24 hour Internet access @ $2/20min, $6/hour FREE WIFI. Free 8:00am shuttle to Airport and Downtown. Arnotts Lodge is in a delightful rural area with nearby coastline, beach, snorkelling and bicycling opportunities. See our picture gallery for more pictures. 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 availability of Enterprise Car rentals. If you are a biker or hiker saving money it is about 4.2 miles from Hilo Airport. See Directions and map for our location and how to get here. 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.   For additional information go here.   IF you have your own transportation just follow the map directions. [ Affiliated with Tenting Plus of the Northwest. 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