Classes, workshops, and a variety of events are held at Volcano Art Center's Niaulani Campus on Old Volcano Highway (at the corner of Kalanikoa) in the quaint, friendly Volcano Village. Located just a mile from the National Park entrance, Volcano Village hosts a visitors center, accommodations, restaurants and businesses (including general stores, gas stations, post office, a laundromat, ATMs, etc.), plus the popular Sunday morning Farmers Market.
By its wood-and-stone construction, it looks like it belongs in Wyoming. It's in a beautiful mountain setting right across from the park visitor center and on the edge of the main Kilauea crater. I'm sure it's a great hotel, but we've never stayed there. It has a good restaurant, or used to anyway, and a gift shop that gets frequented by tourists who forgot to bring warm clothing; they have a great selection of souvenir sweatshirts and all the usual trinkets. The Volcano House lobby has a huge old fireplace with a representation of Pele carved into the mantle, and legend has it that the fire there has been kept burning continuously for more than a hundred years!
Volcano House Inn is the first hotel ever built in the islands. It overlooks Halemaumau Crater and has been welcoming guests since 1866. It’s definitely worth a stop to walk through the lodge, even if you’re not spending the night. The Volcano Art Center is the original Volcano House Inn, which was converted into an art center in 1974. It’s an educational center that functions as a minimuseum. Displays feature artwork created by local artists.