QUAINT HAWAIIAN COTTAGE ON 5 ACRES

Had a great time staying at the cottage on the Maka Nui Estate! I put "Glamping" in the title because that's what it was like…Camping with luxury. The cottage had everything we needed and felt absolutely safe and comfortable. No need to lock the doors or even shut them, just close the screen and let the sea breezes and the sound of the ocean drift through. The way the cottage is situated you can't see the main estate or the caretakers home just the magnificent view! … Except for that avocado tree Candi! Ha!

Our favorite spot was to sit in the Adirondack Chairs in the morning enjoying the wonderful coffee grown right on the property. We bought several bags of it for souvenirs to take home to family and friends.

The caretakers Candi and Michael are fantastic and are always available to give you great advice about where to go on the whole island for the best adventures! They were a blast to chat with!

The location was great if you want to get away from all the tourist chaos in Kona, but it its close enough to get right in the middle of it all within 15 – 20 minutes.

We had a great time on Hawaii! Some things not to miss are the Volcano National Park at Sunset (you can see the glow of Kilaeua from the Jaggar Museum), Green Sands on South Point (Ka Lea), Waipio’ Valley with it’s black sand beach, Waimea (beautiful alpine town on the way to Wapio’), Kealakehe Bay (best snorkeling anywhere!), Mauna Kea (Sunset at 13850’! Awesome!), a snorkeling cruise on the Hula Kai, and of course, I can’t forget “Quinn’s almost by the Sea” (the Kona Packer Bar flying the big green G!).

We were 4000 miles away and felt right at home. We’ll be back, but with reinforcements to fill up the big house! Great time!

Mahalo!

As first time visitors to the Hawaiian Islands, Big Island was the second stop on our journey. After reviewing all the suitable VRBO listings for a couple, we kept coming back to this site in the Captain Cook area and were extremely happy that we did. Maka Nui Cottage and the 5 acre property offered us a great deal, open space on the mountain slope with a beautiful view of the Kealakekua Bay (snorkelled here), a panoramic view of the west coast shoreline and ideal location to tour the entire island. There were many fruit, coffee and Mac trees which not only were supplied in our Welcome Gift Basket but the coffee and Mac nuts are available for purchase. We waited until our return home to enjoy the Mac nuts we bought from Candi and are very sorry we did. They were fantastic, we should have bought more....!

Candi and Michael were excellent hosts providing us many hours of seclusion but available when asked to provide info on a snorkel tour (FairWind AM tour was excellent), dining for lunch & dinner (Sam Choy's was a great suggestion..thank you), visiting the Punalu'u Bake Shop in Na'alehu on our way to Volcano Park and travelling from Hilo to Kona across the island. The new highway thru the mountains and above the clouds saved us lots of time.

Our week on the island wasn't long enough but Thanks to Candi and Michael, we will certainly return for a longer stay. Keep up the good work, you both are excellent ambassadors for this VRBO listing and the island. Future visitors of this heavenly property will not be disappointed.

Aloha & Mahalo from Vange & Bill - Springfield, Manitoba, Canada

My wife and I spent 3 weeks at cottage for our 25th, it was great. The property was very clean and well maintained, fresh fruit for the picking, as soon as we got there we felt at home. Every thing that they said was there, was, and in good working order. Candi and Michael were very helpful, anytime we had questions they were able to help us out, and the restaurants they recommend were all 5 star. The coffee that they grow and have roasted is the best, there was samples to try when we got there. This property is very private and quiet, centrally located on the Kona Coast and easy driving to all attractions. Candi and Michael really made this trip the best for us. Will be going back next year. We would highly recommend this cottage