Last Minute Special $130.00/nt !!! "Volcano Hale Mauka" Volcano, Hawaii Vacation Rental by Owner Listing 133282

Volcano Hale Mauka welcomes you, taken October 26th 2009

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Location: Volcano, Puna District, Big Island, Hawaii, USA (1.5 miles from Volcanoes National Park.)

Accommodations:  Cottage, 2 Bedrooms + Other (See Description), 1.5 Baths (Sleeps 4-6)

"Volcano Hale Mauka" Is your own private(non-smoking) rainforest cottage nestled within the Ohia and ancient GIANT Hapu'u fern trees. Sit outside with a cup of Kona coffee on our beautiful lanai and listen to song birds welcome you here. This house is located 1.5 miles from the famous Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. You are a step away from the many wonders it has to offer. View Lava flowing into the sea! A chance in a life time! Hike through the caldera and explore lava tubes.
There is a nice golf course within 5 miles. No need for golf clubs, Hale Mauka has them. The bicycles that are here are yours to ride to the village nearby. Volcano Village is an artist community and there are art galleries to explore. On Sunday, the Farmers Market near the village is a fun place to check out. You can pick up fresh grown veggies for your stay.

You will love cooking in this fully equipt kitchen. The cottage is set up on a whole house water filter system, which provides the best drinking water ever! You even will shower and wash your cloths in filtered water. The cottage is also set up with a hot-water on demand system. You will never run out of hot water here at Hale Mauka! The garden outside offers you kale and chard (in season) to pick to make a beautiful salad or cooked greens. There are restaurants in the Village that offer fine dining. Hawaii Volcanoes National Park "Volcano House" offer tables that have views the caldera of Kilauea below.

Hale Mauka comes with kayaks to explore Hilo Bay or head towards Kona and kayak with dolphins. There are masks and snorkels and boggie boards to use to see the wonders of life under the sea. Richarson beach in Hilo has a great beach for laying around on the sand and swimming with turtles. There are fishing poles to use to fish nearby. No fishing licence required here. The famous Black Sands Beach is only 25 minutes away from Hale Mauka. You might want to drive to the top of Mauna Kea(4wheel drive required) to an elevation of almost 14,000 feet or check out Mauna Loa. They both have observatories, what a view!
Come home to soak and relax with a glass of wine in the 100 gallon Japanese style soaking tub while gazing out into your private Rainforest. This bathroom offers a seperate shower also.

Did I mention, A kingsize tempur-pedic mattress will lull you away for the best sleep ever.

There is so much to do on the Big Island. Your stay here at "Volcano Hale Mauka" has it all for a wonderful adventure on the Big Island.
It's like having your own private cottage in the rainforest! We give you the privacy you deserve but we are always available to help and answer your questions.

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• Amenities
  • Washer
  • Dryer
  • Linens Provided: There are beach towels also.
  • Covered Parking: For two vehicles
  • Wood Stove: Jotul wood burning stove, firwood provided
• Beds
  • King Bed: A Tempur-Pedic Mattress will give you the best sleep ever! quality bed sheets and pillows.
  • Queen Bed: A pillow top mattress for comfort, with quality bedsheets and pillows.
  • Double Bed: Hale Mauka has a queen blow up mattress and 2 new twin size futons. The dining area can be used as a third sleeping area.
  • Twin/Single Bed: 2 new twin size futons. These futons are the kind you lay on the floor.
  • Crib: new playpen and new highchair
• Entertainment
  • Cable/Satellite TV: We have two flat screen TV's #1 in frontroom is a 42" and #2 in dining area is a 18". Both have DVD players.
  • DVD (2)
  • VCR
  • Video Library: 100's of new and classic movies to choose from, for adult and children entertainment.
  • CD Player
  • Music Library: Some music available, you should bring your favorite music.
• Kitchen
  • Full Kitchen: Fully equipt kitchen with juicer, George Foreman grill, blender, coffee grinder, toaster, coffee maker, rice cooker, etc. Everything you need and more!
  • Cooking Utensils Provided: stainless steel pots and pans and crockpot, etc. Everything you need to cook with.
  • Refrigerator: side by side, with ice maker
  • Dishwasher
  • Microwave
  • Ice Maker
• Outdoor Features
  • Gas/Electric BBQ Grill: stainless steel cooking station barbeque.
  • Deck/Patio: Front lanai is rooming and has wonderful views of the rainforest in every direction!
  • Balcony: outdoor area where the barbeque is located is rooming and peaceful!
  • Lanai: Our Lanai offers you the privacy to enjoy the sounds of nature.
• View/Location
  • Monument View: surrounded by the enchanted rain forest and wildlife. The Volcanoes National Park is your neighbor!
• Communications
  • Telephone: no long distance available, local calls unlimited, verizon has good service here for cell phones.
  • Broadband Internet: We have Roadrunner service.
• Other Amenities
  • Our kitchen has what you need to cook any wonderful meal that you might desire! Plus there is toilet paper and paper towels and shampoos and rinse and bath soaps and so much more! There is just too much to mention. If you need something, you will probably find it at Hale Mauka. Boggie boards, Kayaks, snorkel gear, adult and childrens bikes, golf clubs, etc. etc etc.
• Suitability
  • No Pets Allowed: We like to keep our cottage animal hair free for the senitive guests.
  • Kid Friendly: childrens board games, and movies, bikes. Kids love Hale Mauka!
  • Minimum Age Limit for Renters: We rent to adults 25 years and older, UNLESS ARRANGED PRIOR TO RESERVATIONS.
  • Smoking Not Allowed
• Activities (on site and nearby)
  • Golf
  • Zoo/Wildlife Park
  • Shopping
  • Sightseeing
  • Restaurants
  • Kayaking
  • Boating
  • Parasailing
  • Shelling
  • Swimming
  • Snorkeling/Diving
  • Surfing
  • Biking
  • Mountain Biking
  • Hiking
  • Fishing
  • Hunting
  • Rock Climbing
  • Spelunking
  • Cinemas/Movie Theaters
  • Live Theatre
  • Horseback Riding
• Other Activities
  • Hawaii Volcanoes National Park offers free guided tours through the park and Lava tubes. There is a beautiful Natural soothing Volcanically heated pool 35 minutes from Hale Mauka. Five minutes from the heated pool is a vast area of interconnected tide-pools for endless snorkeling possibilities. There are many Waterfalls in the Hilo area. Walk to view the Lava flowing into the sea.

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LAST MINUTE SPECIAL $130.00/nt for stays within the next two weeks.
Special .. $160.00/nt up to 4 guests
Add $15.00/nt per person for more then 4 guest
Stay 3 nights- We pay the cleaning.
25% (non-refundable)is require upon booking. This will secure your travel dates.
Balance is due 30 days prior to arrival.
$50.00 cleaning fee with less then three nights.
$75.00 cleaning fee with one night stays.

Note: Until confirmed, rates are subject to change without notice.

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• 08/31/09
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  The Sandmans , Hopkinton, MA
  • We spent 5 nights at Hale Mauka on a recent 2 week trip to the islands. What a great house and great base of operations for adventure on the southeastern end of the island. With day trips from the house, we hiked in the Park (across craters and through lava tubes), 4 wheeled to great swimming and snorkeling on the eastern end of the island, visited black sand beaches with turtles, watched lava flow into the sea and took the house's kayaks to Kealakekua Bay for some paddling and awesome snorkeling. At the end of each day we headed back to the house where we grilled a great dinner and relaxed in our own space. For our family Hale Mauka was perfect.
• 08/05/09
  Positive Rating
  Dino and Pat Trudeau , Calgary, Alberta
  • We chose Hale Mauka based on the amazing pictures posted here, but the pictures don't fully capture what a truly wonderful place it is. We had a great 4 night stay here in July with our 2 children. Incredibly clean and comfortable, with much love and care put in by the owners (who were lovely to deal with.) Many sights very accessible from here-Volcano National Park and night- time viewing of the lava, Botanical Garden, Hilo. You may even just want to spend the day reading or having coffee on the lanai!
• 08/04/09
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  Steve and Gail Tabor , Wilsonville, Oregon
  • Look no further…..you have just located the ultimate vacation home to relax and stay in at Volcano, HI…..bar none…..period. This home is lavishly furnished throughout with only the very best amenities. Simply peruse the description page of what this beautiful home has to offer. What more could you ask for? And unlike many vacation homes offering “the best” in accommodations, this one truly delivers. Every item listed was available on our recent visit 06/28/09 – 07/01/09 and more. I personally challenge anyone to think of anything this home does not provide. Believe me, the Varney’s have thought of EVERYTHING. From salt to shampoo, this place has it all. Oh, and if you do happen to think of something, the owners are just a phone call away and will provide you with whatever it is you are seeking! Clean, affordable, luxury is prevalent through out this impeccably maintained property. Quiet, serene and comfortable, I assure you that you will not be disappointed. In closing, this home more than exceeded our expectations and was centrally located to everything the east side of the Island has to offer. Steve and Gail Tabor Wilsonville, Oregon
• 03/22/09
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  Audrey & Murray Krushel , Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • What a lovely place... we drove up and all said wow... we walked in and we all said wow! Thank you for sharing this home of comfort so thoughtfully put together to delight us. The cleanliness, the comfort of beds, the decor, drums and guitar, everything totally delighted our family of 6 adults. Evening definitely required the fireplace but daytime in the midst of the ferns/trees and all the extra touches you have along the path...well what more can I say but thank you and I am so pleased to have found you for our stay Feb.17-19/09. Volcano National Park is a must do on the Big Island and overnight stays really are the only way to do it justice. So... we came and explored and delighted in sharing this spot.
• 03/21/09
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  Jennifer Greenwald , Rochester, NY
  • We stayed at Volcano Hale Mauka for 5 days in February, 2009, and loved it! The cottage was lovely and very well furnished. The setting is quiet and private; great for a relaxing stay. The location is perfect if you plan to spend time at Volcano National Park or in and around Hilo. We would absolutely stay here again.
• 03/21/09
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  Gretchen , Mill Valley, CA
  • My husband and I and three boys stayed at Hale Mauka for three days in February 2009 and loved it! The location and setting of the house was wonderful - right in the middle of the rainforest, but close to the town of Volcano and the entrance to the National Park. The house was so well equipped too! I cannot think of anything (flashlights, kitchen appliances, laundry) that we needed that was not there. We really appreciated the detailed albums showing family pictures and descriptions of the must-see locations around Volcano (as well as Hilo and other short trips). We felt like we were in a friend's house! We spent one entire day exploring the Volcano National Park. We loved the hike through the rainforest into one of the craters (name escapes me now) which was suggested by the aforementioned albums. We easily could have spent more time at Hale Mauka as there is so much to do in the surrounding area - Black Sand Beach and other beaches and parks. After our stay in Volcano, we drove to the other side of the island, which was about 3 hours (one way) . We spoke to some people who wanted to take a day trip from Kona to Volcano which I would really not recommend especially with children. Too much driving and you wouldn't see very much of the volcanoes or other parts of the island. I would really suggest spending at least two nights at Hale Mauka. I felt like we got to experience the island from the perspective more as a local than a tourist. We hope to come back soon!
• 02/07/09
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  Isaac Hoch , Kibbutz Saad, Israel
  • We are just now packing up after spending five days (Feb, 2009) at Hale Mauka. My wife and I have stayed at rental properties in Israel, Australia, Japan, Costa Rica, South Africa and all over the U.S. and Canada, many in a higher price range than Hale Mauka. NONE of them was as charming, as well-equipped, or as appealing and comfortable as this gem in the rainforest. Diana really thought of everything we could possibly want, and much more. The description on the internet doesn't do this place justice. The house is well-designed, built with quality components, and furnished and appointed with elegance and style. When our childen are ready for their first trip to Hawaii, I'll certainly recommend that they spend a week here. There's so much to do - the location is perfect for volcano and nature lovers, and the drive down to Hilo and surroundings is a breeze. Although much feared, the rain showers hardly affected our plans at all. All you need is a little flexibility regarding indoor and outdoor pursuits. What can I say, we had a wonderful five days here and wished it could be more. - Isaac and Jane Hoch
• 01/03/09
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  Barbara Edstrom , Portland, Oregon
  • My husband and I stayed at Hale Mauka in November which was our first time to the Big Island. The vacation home exceeded our expectations. It was fully equipped with everything needed for relaxing in comfort. We stayed three nights and spent most of our time hiking in the park. The location of the house is ideal. We highly recommend Hale Mauka and hope to return for another lovely vacation.
• 12/27/08
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  • Hale Mauka is an oasis away from home. Nestled in the rain forest, this unique vacation hideaway offers all the conveniences of home and more--a large porch to sit and relax on, beautiful wooden floors and high wooden ceilings; an amazing modern kitchen with every kitchen gadget you can think of; We shopped the Farmers Market in Hilo and came home to Hale Mauka to make amazing meals; a great bathroom with all ammenities.... There was also a huge TV (all stations available) plus tons of DVDs for kids and adults. Location was also great. We took a leisurely walk into town of volcano one day and visited volcano park various days and nights. Diane was very helpful with our questions and photo book of various things to do around the island very useful.I would recommend Hale Mauka to all vacationers.
• 12/12/08
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  Jean , San Francisco, CA
  • My husband and I stayed at Hale Mauka just 2 nights on a short trip to the Big Island. It was a great pairing with the few days we spent at a resort in Kohala on the west shore of the island--2 completely different experiences. Hale Mauka is comfortable, clean, and very well-equipped, with lots of "extras" around the house that make it feel homey. Although it's just minutes away from the "downtown" of Volcano and the national park, it feels private and isolated and is very quiet. It's a lovely, quiet retreat. At the same time, it's within driving distance of some really cool, beautiful, fun sights that feel off the beaten track. Diane's book of photos showing suggested activities/day trips in the area is really helpful. We wish we'd had a longer trip to Hawaii and could have spent more time here.

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