Best Vacation Ever

The Coral Pool House was wonderful! We enjoyed the cool breezes from the east which were constant. The Rising sun or moon were always beautiful. The best snorkeling in Hawaii is right outside your door. The conditions are varied depending upon where you go. There is more varied wildlife in the outer pools, with tremendous snorkeling in the inner pools. I enjoyed to warm currents that were found to the right of the house. I had my closest encounter with a turtle in the outer pools on our last day. I also saw a ray in a short morning trip. I loved the quiet seclusion of the home at night! The home was perfectly equipped. The decks were both relaxing and scenic. I would love to return to your beautiful home. I would recommend it highly. The Kapoho pools are dramatically better than the champagne pond or Ahulani pool. Thank you for such a wonderful experience. The trip to the lava flows at sunrise was the thrill of a lifetime.

We and our 2 twenty-something children spent 4 nights here. It is a great house--right on the oceanic tide pools. My husband and I enjoyed our first snorkeling experience, as did the kids though they had snorkeled before. The pools are really an incredible and diverse place to experience--so much aquatic life and beautiful living coral reefs just below the surface and protected from strong currents and surf. The house itself has an unusual "tropical" design and floorplan, with individual rooms accessed from outside lanai (might not work well for families with young children). It was well set up for a beach vacation, including a fully equipped kitchen, outdoor grill and hot tub on the upper (sleeping) level. Beach towels and slightly worn but serviceable snorkel gear were provided. Great views of the sunrise and cool tropical breezes also enhanced the experience. This is a good location from which to visit Volcano National Park, enjoy scenic drives through the rain forest and along the coast, and explore Hilo and Pahoa. The rain, a daily event, never lasted very long and was usually refreshing. The house is next to the public access to the tidepools--open during daylight hours, but we didn't find this to present any problems or disturb our privacy, and there were never more than 10 or so people at any one time spread out along the network of pools. All in all this house was a fantastic setting for our visit to the Big Island.

This is our “new” favorite place on the big island. On the road in we drove through a tree tunnel that I thought was prettier than Maluhia road in Kauai. The house is just as nice as it looks in the photos. Every thing is new and it was very comfortable. The snorkeling in the tide pools was wonderful. The coral was beautiful, a great verity of fish and on the last day we saw several sea turtles. Being able to go from the tide polls to the hot tub was a real treat. We stayed three nights at the coral house and it was the most relaxing 3 days of our trip. We had a small issue when we got in the first night and with one phone call the care taker was there in the morning to address our concern. He lived about a block away and had some great advice on things to see in the area, even pointed out the best of the tide pools to snorkel in. We plan on staying here again on our next trip to the big island.

Wow...love the place, clean, quiet....and the best snorkeling around. It was really amazing all the coral, fish, and turtles. The view has to be the best in the area. What i miss the most is leaving the windows open at night and having the warm air blow in and listening to the sound of the ocean....can't beat that. The house is very clean and has everything you need. I hope i get the opportunity to go back.

The East side of the Big Island has dozens of wonderful attractions, such as Volcano National Park, the botanical gardens, waterfalls, the Orchid Farm, etc. The location of this home makes it a fine base for exploration. However, you may find yourself preferring to sit on the balcony all day. The view is spectacular and always changing with the tides, time of day, and weather. The house itself is comfortable, tastefully decorated, and well-equipped. Besides, there are interesting tidepools right in your backyard and good snorkeling down the fenceline. Not to mention a hot tub.
If there are any negatives, it would be the sight of two flights of stairs between our luggage and the bedroom level. Once you have it up there you are home free.
In addition, the neighborhood is safe and quiet, the caretakers are very responsive, and the owners could not have been nicer or more helpful.
I would wish anyone as perfect a vacation as we had.

We had the pleasure of staying in this great house over the Holidays 2008. The small touches all over the house made it perfect, towels, books, everything you could imagine in the kitchen. We had an amazing time and enjoyed every minute of our stay. The views are incredible, you just cant get this kind of comfort at a Hotel. over Christmas we stayed home and did not leave the house for 3 days, as there was enough to keep us busy right there. It was BEAUTIFUL, GREAT JOB GUYS, I am sure many many people will enjoy! Thank you again.. Erika and Jesse