PERFECT LOCATION W/ PRIVATE POOL - 100 FT FROM KEALAKEKUA BAY

We enjoyed our stay at this beautiful home. It's the nicest home in the neighborhood, looks very much like the pictures on line, and has beautiful amenities and wonderful ocean views. The garden surrounding the house is gorgeous and nicely maintained. The place smells wonderful, and attracts a diverse selection of exotic looking birds who flock delightfully to a bird feeder adjacent to the house. The walls of screens make it a special way to experience the Island with indoor/outdoor living. The owners were responsive to all of our needs/issues during our stay (which were few). There is an adorable beach/park within a short walk. Other parts of the Island were easily accessible via rental car. We though there were a few cleanliness issues. In particular, the house seemed to us to be long overdue for a deep cleaning to address dust, etc. The linens were not up to the quality of the rest of the house. Personal items of the owners were jumbled in some of the closets. There is an apparently unused, rusting stove in a common area immediately under the house. The owners should deep clean in between each stay, should immediately invest the small amount necessary to keep guests with quality and fresh looking linens (including fresh mattress pads).

Our stay at the Pagoda House was all we had hoped for. The location was ideal in that it was convenient to grocery stores and beaches. The pool was a huge hit with our grandchildren. The layout of the house was perfect to accommodate three generations. The kitchen is large enough for many cooks. The outside shower was a novel experience for our grandchildren coming from Alaska, they loved it. The home was well equipped and functional.

This is the perfect island home...spacious and up-to-date home with all the comforts and conveniences. We appreciated the lovely goodies arranged by Bill and Jennifer for us upon arrival. The beds are comfy, they spared no expense when thoughtfully updating this house. We really loved the unbelievable shower in the master bedroom! It's the shower of our dreams. My husband and I had an unforgettable week with our 3 kids and three of their friends (age 11-16). They had a blast swimming in the pool, watching the birds and mongooses, taking pictures of all the flowers and trees, lounging on the hammock (serenading one another with their newly purchased ukelele), feeding the birds with the pulley-system bird house, taking walks down to the launch pad and around the neighborhood to watch the waves, turtles and other sea life as well. We were all thoroughly entertained with the natural paradise that surrounded us without even leaving the property. We took kayaks out on the perfect day and got to see (and swim near) spinner dolphins that only showed up this particular day. Captain Cook's coral reef sanctuary is a must see! It is one of the top 3 most spectacular reefs in the world and does not disappoint! It was amazing. Bring a GoPro! Our underwater video looks professional. Incredible and easy to use!

The house is about a half hour from the airport and, a couple hours from the volcano, but we didn't feel too isolated...and really appreciated the quiet and privacy this area and the house provides. And the drive to anywhere is one gorgeous scene after another. Time flies!

We recommend ChoiceMart over Safeway. 10 minutes to ChoiceMart and their selection and prices were actually better than Safeway. We buy quite a few health food items and fish and ChoiceMart was well-stocked with those.

Kona Boys hooked us up with snorkel gear 10 minutes up the road. (Snorkel Bobs is a little more expensive and a 20+ minute drive, but they probably have a larger selection. Even so, Kona Boys was fine for our needs and super friendly and full of information).

The Pagoda House property manager (Les) was very helpful and responsive whenever we had questions.

We would be happy to spend all our vacations here for the rest of forever.