5
A delightful place we'll return to
A delightful place we'll return to
We have been coming to the Big Island for 11 years, and we like to stay near windward-side snorkeling pools 35 minutes south of Hilo. We have rented at least half a dozen houses in this area, but this is one of our two all-time favorite Hawaiian rentals for several reasons:
1. This house is just a short walk to the water with its excellent snorkeling.
2. The house itself is very clean and beautifully decorated with super cool Hawaiiana, not the kitsch stuff you see in many other places. There are also at least six-to-ten permanent gecko residents inside and out, which is considered good luck.
3. It has all the kitchen, living room, bathroom, and bedroom accoutrements you would want, including a large and very comfortable firm bed.
4. The large, nicely landscaped yard has numerous palms of many kinds as well as its own pool with small fish if you don’t feel like walking the two-hundred yards to the ocean. Consequently, it is great to just sit on the lanai or by the pool and be surrounded by beauty.
5. The outside, private shower is very useful for post-swimming/snorkeling.
6. The property manager lives next door (the owners live on the mainland) and is charming and helpful.
The only minor reservation (and it does not diminish our 5-star rating one bit) is that you need to sit in the patio at the house next door (owned by the same family) to get WiFi. This house is on a waiting list to get it installed.
So, we highly recommend this house to any couple looking for a delightful respite from crowded, noisy (well, there are coqui frogs at night), urban "civilization" or from other Hawaiian locations too dense with malihini (tourists) and ABC stores.
Helpful votes: 3/3
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