Tu'Tu's Beach House with Huge Pool and Back Yard

This was by far the best vacation we have ever had! We lived in Kona for 10 years when I was a kid. My father has terminal cancer and this trip was to bring him back for our first return to the island. We stayed for 9 nights and had 7 adults in our party. The house was more than we imagined. It was so open and airy. We spent most of our time out on the lanai. We had plenty of room to have meals out there together and just take in the view and the sounds of the birds chirping. The lanai is right off the main family room upstairs and all the doors slide open so if anyone was inside it was still like we were all together. We were lucky enough to snag the master bedroom. It was perfect! It had a huge walk in closet area with more than enough room to hang all your clothes and make yourself comfortable. We had our own bathroom and lanai. There is no air conditioning, but plenty of fans around. I think I prefer not to have air conditioning. It is so humid that I think it helped us to acclimate easier because we weren't in and out of air conditioning each day. Between traveling and the humidity we weren't feeling the best the first 2 days so we took advantage of the pool in the back yard. The lush foliage and hammock were so nice. It was great to just relax and enjoy family. Some days we all would pitch in to make breakfast or dinner. The kitchen really is fully stocked. It even had some things we had never used before but loved-like the rice cooker! (We bought one when we got home) We did have an occasional visitor to clean the pool or take care of the property, but they were very courteous and were never a bother. The laundry area is outside. Something I didn't remember until we got there: be sure to leave the lid open when you aren't using it or it can rust out. It was great to have though! We all used it at least once. There are boogie boards, gear for snorkeling, and beach towels already at the house to use too. The owners put together a notebook with everything you need to know about the house and it includes lists of restaurants and activities. We recommend Splasher's Grill for breakfast, lunch or dinner-we enjoyed all 3! This vacation rental really made the trip that much more special. Staying in a hotel would have separated us, when what we all were looking for was to spend that time together that is so important. I know we will all cherish the memories we made on this trip!

Our family stayed at "TuTu's House" in July of 2011. We 8 adults and two children fit perfectly in the house. There was plenty of space for us all to spread out, watch TV, play games, or just sit and read. Birds in trees outside were fascinating to watch and little gecko's amusing. My grandsons, ages 7 and 10 loved spending hours in the pool and adults liked that they could walk to the beach in 5 minutes or less. The kitchen is spacious and well equipped and several adults can cook at the same time in there without running over each other.
The house helped make our vacation together a joyous experience.

I highly recommend Tu Tu's beach house for a vacation getaway. My family and I recently spent a great week at the house and it was as advertised: clean, comfortable, close to the beach and with a great pool! The owner was very helpful and easy to work with throughout the process.