Location: Wailua Homesteads, Wailua, East Kauai, Kauai, Hawaii, USA (Nestled in the Sleeping Giant foothills above Kapaa Town)
Accommodations: House and Acreage, 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths (Sleeps 6)
Only minutes from the beach and the amenities of bustling Kapaa town, a farm stay at Steelgrass allows you to learn the botany and horticulture of vanilla, timber bamboo, and theobroma cacao, the chocolate tree, while enjoying everything Kauai has to offer. The 3,000-square-foot Hawaiian plantation-style farmhouse, with its huge lanai, overlooks our eight-acre stream valley, planted in hundreds of varieties of tropical plants in addition to the crops we grow for sale. Bamboo varieties include over a score of species, traditionally used for timber, furniture and musical instrument making.
Amid our groves of chocolate trees, bamboo and vanilla orchid vines, tranquil, orchid-studded garden paths wind through our valley, providing a perfect meditative setting. Visit our website for more photos of the farm.
With an extensive horticultural and general-interest library, the farmhouse comfortably sleeps six in three large bedrooms. Two baths are augmented by an outdoor bathing garden overlooking the farm and stream valley, where you can shower off beach sand before you go indoors, or luxuriate in our large soaking tub. The open plan living/dining/kitchen area opens onto the lanai, with its spectacular view of the farm and Sleeping Giant Mountain, and the big, fully-equipped kitchen is a gourmet cook’s paradise.
We provide extensive information on sustainable diversified agriculture, and your education about tropical farming includes a concentration on cacao. You'll learn how to harvest and ferment the ripe chocolate fruit, how to ferment the beans, and then turn them into fresh chocolate. There are three different varieties of cacao, called forastero, trinitario, and criollo; to sharpen your awareness of their flavor profiles, you will enjoy a blind tasting of eleven of the world's most delicious dark chocolates.
If you’re musically inclined, Steelgrass Farm also includes a state-of-the-art music recording studio, housed in a separate building. Complete studio specs and a gear list can be found on our website. Please call or email for information on studio use.
Vacation Rental Features
- Amenities
- Air Conditioning: We're located on a hilltop where the trade wind breezes nearly always blow. Kauai has the most expensive electricity in the United States, so rather than installing mechanical air conditioning, we designed the interior home environment for maximum natural cooling.
- Washer: For the exclusive use of guests
- Dryer: For the exclusive use of guests
- Linens Provided
- Covered Parking
- Off Street Parking
- Beds
- Queen Bed (3)
- Twin/Single Bed (4)
- Crib
- Entertainment
- TV (No Cable/Satellite)
- DVD
- VCR
- Video Library
- CD Player
- Stereo System
- Music Library
- Kitchen
- Full Kitchen: Gourmet kitchen with over 25' of granite counter space 30" deep.
- Cooking Utensils Provided
- Refrigerator
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Ice Maker
- Outdoor Features
- Charcoal BBQ Grill
- Lanai: The 400 sq.ft. lanai overlooking our bamboo valley, ideal for sunbathing and outdoor dining, is also home to our vegetable and herb container garden. (See photo)
- View/Location
- Mountain View: Magnificent 360-degree views of three surrounding mountains: Sleeping Giant, Makaleha, and Wai'ale'ale.
- Communications
- WiFi (Wireless Internet)
- Other Amenities
- Completely private outdoor bathing garden with shower and large soaking tub, overlooking the bamboo valley.
- Suitability
- No Pets Allowed
- Kid Friendly
- Smoking Not Allowed
- Activities (on site and nearby)
- Golf
- Tennis
- Shopping
- Sightseeing
- Restaurants
- Kayaking
- Sailing
- Boating
- Waterskiing
- Parasailing
- Jet Skiing
- Shelling
- Swimming
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surfing
- Windsurfing
- Biking
- Mountain Biking
- Hiking
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Rock Climbing
- Fitness Center/Gym
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Cinemas/Movie Theaters
- Museums
- Horseback Riding
Rate Details (In US Dollars)
Farm stay $145/nt for two people, plus one-time $95 cleaning fee.
Additional adults $25/nt each;
No charge for children under 18.
Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.
Property Photos
- The Main House is perched above the stream valley - Kauai Vacation Rental
- The Entrance to Steelgrass Farm - Kauai Vacation Rental
- The upstairs lanai with vegetable and herb garden - Kauai Vacation Rental
- Our large gourmet kitchen with granite countertops
- Open plan living-dining framed by the library and contemporary art collection
- East Bedroom with one Queen and one Twin bed
- East Bedroom showing 15' open-beam cathedral ceiling
- Drive down to the farm valley viewed from the Main House lanai
- West Bedroom with one Queen and one Twin bed
- Downstairs bedroom with one Queen and two Twin beds, looking east
- Downstairs bedroom with one Queen and two Twin beds, looking west
Vacation Rentals by Owner Listing #116658
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