Gift of Memories

What a perfect place stay! My husband and I stayed here for almost 2 weeks. We had originally planned to stay for nine days, but there place was great we extended our vacation because we just didn't want to leave. I felt so comfortable in the house. There is everything there that one needs to feel like home. Every kitchen appliance needed to prepare wonderful meals is there for you. I mean not only were there good pots and pans, there were spices, quality dishes, but all the little extras were included. This rental offered plenty of entertainment from video games, great music selection, premium cable services, ping pong, and board games. Additional the owners give wonderful advice about where to go and what to do. They were so friendly to us, I truly believe my husband and I stayed in paradise. Thank you Ralph and family for superb hospitality.

The landscape, the exquisitely decorated interior, the serenity of the neighbourhood, the cleanliness, the welcoming friendliness of the owner, I really am at a loss for words. The decor is impeccable, no detail was left out, and if it wasn't my first trip to Hawai'i, I could have just stayed at the house all day! Thank you for being so hospitable and accomodating, I don't think i could have asked for a better stay or for a better owner!

This house is so beautiful. It's unbelievably beautiful.

The landscaping, the architecture - everything is impeccably maintained. It feels like its a celebrity vacation home maintained a large group of workers, but it's actually maintained by Ralph and his three sons. It's obvious that they have a lot of pride in their house, and they put in a tremendous amount of effort making it look perfect. We felt like we were in paradise.

We had a group of 13 people, and we stayed quite comfortably in the bottom floor of the house. Ralph asked us about the make-up of our group - how many are couples, singles, etc. - and set up the rooms and beds to accomodate the group. The house had plenty of space for all of us to enjoy ourselves and never feel crowded. There are two kitchen areas for people to prepare meals, a large TV area, and plenty of backyard space with a nice patio area, beautiful palm trees and all sorts of exotic plants, flowers, fruits, and the most beautiful lawn I have ever seen. The backyard was the most popular spot amongst our friends. We could have easily spent our entire vacation out on this backyard.

The house had everything we could ask for. All the basic cookware was there, but there were all sorts of extras - for example, they had a crockpot and a fondue maker! And whenever we needed anything extra, all we needed to do was ask Ralph, and he would bring them to us - extra blankets, coolers, extra beach towels...

And then to top it all off, Ralph and his family are some of the nicest people you'll ever meet. He respected our privacy by leaving us to enjoy the house to ourselves, but we would have been equally pleased if he spent more time with us because he was a really interesting person to talk to.

I highly recommend this house.

We are an airline family that makes frequent visits to the islands, therefore stay in many different houses, on all the different islands. This Kailua house we will most certainly return too. Hoohrey, I don't have to search anymore for the perfect house! Very finely decorated. Floorplan was spacious, granite counters, tile floors. Beautiful woodwork and trim, brand new carpet in the two bedrooms with the third bedroom in tile. Furniture and linens new, not worn and dated. Reading lights over the beds, big closets with lots of hangers. Washer/Dryer. Can accomadate a large group or a more intimate group. Hawaiian music playing on our arrival, the owner was most hospitable. Our stay was for 6 days. We traveled with another family with two small children, 3 and 6. We have three kids 15,13 and 9 years old. The room arrangements were perfect. The two couples took the two master bedrooms. The 15 year old took the third bedroom that also had a trundle if it would of been needed. The 4 kids all took the 'bonus' room which had four twin beds, their own desk, closet and privacy curtain in each mini room that was divided by a wall per two twin beds. So the 3 and 6 year old were separated by a solid partition from my 13 and 9 year old. And each kid was separated again by a black privacy curtain. It was a very cool set-up and having a 13 year old daughter she had all the privacy needed from the little ones! The kids loved the game room which had a huge flat screen T.V. and all the games and movies, XBox etc. The adults were able to sit outside and enjoy the fabulous surroundings, listen to the creek that was running due to the rains up in the hills. The owner lives totally separated from the downstairs house. We have our own entrance, long driveway and ample parking for our two rental cars. Boogie boards, umbrella, buckets, towels are available. Fresh papayas, tomatoes, herbs from the garden. The kitchen had plenty of serving bowls, sharp knives, pots/pans, spices for entertaining, which we also did as we had local friends come over to the house and they were delighted at the spaciousness, privacy, the gardens, that they were going to let their friends who visit, in on our find! I am including as many details as I can, as I know how important it is to find the right house for your dream vacation. I hope this review will help others in fine-tuning their selections! Thank-you! Lisa and Corey

I stayed here for 10 days and love it. It was clean and extremely nice. The backyard has an awesome view of the mountain and the front has an amazing view of the city and ocean. It is very close to the beach and city but also in a very quite area. The owners are great people, very nice and friendly. In my mind the greatest place to stay in Kailua Kona. Thanks!!