Farm Stay on the Big Island - Hawaii

• Wunderful healthy place

  Wunderful healthy place

  • Guest khayyam
  • Date of stay 03/17/13
  • Review Submitted 03/28/13
  This place has an astonishing beauty and quietness. I stayed for two nights and it felt as if I had the rest of one week. The location is perfect to explore the north east of Big Island and Hilo. I would like to come back for a longer stay. Birgit, Germany

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, people with disabilities, pet owners, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing.

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• Beautiful farm stay!

  Beautiful farm stay!

  • Guest Sarah
  • Date of stay 03/03/13
  • Review Submitted 03/08/13
  We stayed in this beautiful home for two nights. My husband and I loved the peacefulness and garden and my young son loved the animals, play equipment and hot tub. I wouldn't hesitate recommending a stay here to anyone. The only downside for me was that I was tempted to leave my current life, move to Hawaii, and stay at this little farm forever.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing.

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• Perfect stay

  Perfect stay

  • Guest heidi C.
  • Date of stay 07/02/12
  • Review Submitted 07/19/12
  Our family of 6 stayed here 8 nights after staying one week at the Hilton Waikoloa and everyone agreed that it was the highlight of our trip. The area, in our opinion, is the most beautiful part of Hawaii with the waterfalls, Waipio valley, and the lush landscape. Staying at the farmhouse was a special and unique experience for our whole family. If you want to truly get away and connect as a family while experiencing real life in Hawaii on a small organic farm, then this is the place! We all learned so much about Hawaii, native plants, and the history of the farm from our gracious hosts Kaye, Sally, and Kieth. Our 8 and 10 year old daughters loved playing with Kia'i (Kaye's granddaughter) on the zip line, playhouse, in the pond, and with all of the animals. We felt so at home here that it was hard to leave on our last day! We are grateful for our stay at Keolamauloa and for the opportunity to get to know the people that live there!

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• Perfect

  Perfect

  • Guest heidi C.
  • Date of stay 07/02/12
  • Review Submitted 07/13/12
  Our family of 6 stayed here 8 nights after spending 1 week at the Hilton Waikoloa and everyone agreed that it was the highlight of our trip. The area, in our opinion, is the most beautiful part of Hawaii with the waterfalls, Waipio valley, and the lush landscape. Staying at the farmhouse was a special and unique experience for our whole family. If you want to truly get away and connect as a family while experiencing real life in Hawaii on a small organic farm, then this is the place! We all learned so much about Hawaii, native plants, and the history of the farm from our gracious hosts Kaye, Sally, and Kieth. Our 8 and 10 year old daughters loved playing with Kia'i (Kaye's granddaughter) on the zip line, playhouse, in the pond, and with all of the animals. We felt so at home here that it was hard to leave on our last day! We are grateful for our stay at Keolamauloa and for the opportunity to get to know the people that live there!

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing.

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• Kodiak travelers

  Kodiak travelers

  • Guest Ani
  • Date of stay 03/17/12
  • Review Submitted 03/23/12
  Fabulous accommodations on a beautiful homestead! My daughter and I were greeted with a gorgeous produce basket and invited to dine outside with our personable and gracious host our first night. Beautiful family and neighbors! Later we enjoyed watching chickens, feeding the pig and learning about Native plants and gardening from Kaye. My daughter loved feeding the pig best and also met a kindred spirit in kaye's granddaughter as they ran all about the yard until dark. Lovely, lovely stay! Enjoyed warm star filled nights listening to bull horn frogs, breakfast of papayas as we looked out over the yard to the ocean down below, and driving to nearby waipio valley for incredible views and boogie boarding. Hope to come back!

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway, sightseeing.

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• Glorious Family-friendly Farm Stay

  Glorious Family-friendly Farm Stay

  • Guest Elenita72
  • Date of stay 03/28/11
  • Review Submitted 03/15/12
  A group of family and friends traveled from Osaka, Japan to stay at Keolamauloa for 8 nights. We arrived first as two mamas with our 1 1/2 year old toddlers, and then were joined by one of our husbands. There was plenty of room for all of us to sleep very comfortably. The owner even provided a crib, as requested, for one child. We were welcomed by the family, who brought us a lovely basket of fresh fruits and vegetables. The farm fresh multicolored eggs were a delightful and delicious highlight. The accommodations are spacious and comfortable, and equipped with everything you would need to cook a meal. There’s even a gas fire, which really made things cosy and cheery, especially for those of us who don’t have the luxury of a fireplace. This reviewer was pleasantly surprised to read after booking that the Lonely Planet guidebook for the Big Island specifically features Keolamauloa as a good place to say with kids. It absolutely was! Feeding the pig the fresh kitchen scraps was the #1 daily highlight for my little boy. Other farm highlights included, visiting all the different chicken coops, running around chasing butterflies amongst the garden rows, visiting the decked out playhouse at the bottom of the field, rolling around in the grass with the friendly farm cats and dogs, and trying to spot the gold fish in the pond. For the adults, the hot tub, BBQing grass-fed beef and dining alfresco underneath the clear, shining stars were particular highlights. We dearly look forward to returning when the kids grow up a little bit - so they can play on the zip line and fireman’s pole, climb trees, and kayak on the pond! With so much to do on the farm, it was difficult to tear ourselves away. But the owner's daughter provided us traveling mamas with a terrific kid-friendly list of local activities right on the Hamakua Coast. We drove to Waimea (where there’s health food store and large supermarket) and had fun singing a real live version “Old MacDonald”. We easily drove to the Kalopa State Recreation area for a mini-hike. We dined more than once on incredibly fresh, delicious pizza in the cute town of Honoka’a. When Daddy arrived and we switched to a 4x4, we drove down into exquisitely primeval Waipio Valley. We very highly recommend Keolamauloa, and particularly for families. A week after returning home to Japan we are all still high from the fresh air and fun we had, and we already miss our friends from the farm, both human and animal.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with young children, sightseeing.

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• Amazing getaway

  Amazing getaway

  • Guest Gerry+Genine
  • Date of stay 01/21/12
  • Review Submitted 02/19/12
  Words can't express how we enjoyed being at the gorgeous farm stay at Kaye's house. A real treat! Lovely walks, knowledgeable people, and great location for my wife and I. We fell in love with the nearby town of Honokaa and breath taking Wapio Valley. We've been away only for three weeks now and am missing the island already.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, romantic getaway, families with young children, sightseeing.

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• Cannot Wait to Come Back!

  Cannot Wait to Come Back!

  • Guest SunnyRising
  • Date of stay 11/09/11
  • Review Submitted 11/29/11
  Where do I even begin? The basics, of course: the sweet apartment was perfect, clean, the linens softer than butter. The kitchen was so wonderful we ended up cooking dinner in every night we were there! The shower was a dream and the fountain outside our window allowed us to fall asleep to the gentle sound of water... Beyond the normal things that made the stay lovely, there were gifts of greens and eggs, conversations about native plants and time spent feeding the pig scraps and adoring Dasher the three-legged pup. If you are looking to have a truly memorable and special experience, I could not imagine a more ideal spot in which to have it on the Hamakua Coast. I look forward to our return to this gem!!!

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, tourists without a car, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.

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• A Piece of Paradise

  A Piece of Paradise

  • Guest Lee
  • Date of stay 10/14/11
  • Review Submitted 11/08/11
  We are experienced VRBOers, but this was the best!!! The lodging was comfortable, value was high, the host family were amazing and will forever be in our hearts. We hope to return many times.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, pet owners, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, girls getaway, sightseeing.

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• So welcoming

  So welcoming

  • Guest Genevieve
  • Date of stay 07/21/11
  • Review Submitted 08/30/11
  Thank you Kaye for the wonderful stay! Our two girls really enjoyed their stay with Moochi the dog and all the lovely animals. Your farm is so peaceful. It was a peace of heaven in our stay.

  Recommended for: Adventure seekers, age 55+, romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children.

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$100/night .. $600/week .. $1100/2 weeks (2 people) (4 night minimum)
$125/night .. $775/week .. $1450/2 weeks (3 people) (4 night minimum)
$150/night .. $950/week .. $1800/2 weeks (4 people) (4 night minimum)
$ 25/night .. Extra Person
A double futon couch is available for up to two additional persons
Payment by Cashiers or Travelers Checks or PayPal
Taxes and cleanting fee will be added.  There is a 20% surcharge for short stays 
- 2-3 nights.

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