House of the Dancing Turtles! Swim in Your Own Private Lagoon

• Honu Hula Heaven

  Honu Hula Heaven

  • Guest dogonfire
  • Date of stay 12/22/12
  • Review Submitted 01/07/13
  Well, we just returned from 10 days over Christmas at the Honu Hula. What an adventure! The house is bright, clean and roomy. We actually rented both houses for the four of us which probably wasn't necessary. The property is large, fenced and the kids 12/16 had fun exploring this and the entire community. Champagne pond is a few houses away. Waiopae was a short drive and well worth a trip or two. The pahoa market was amazing, very colourful sights, smells tastes. Our warm pond was beyond therapeutic. Very zen like. Spent many hours just floating the stress of city life away. Hard to leave this place. High recommend for families with children, as it is a super safe place away from noisy crowds of hotels and touristy kitsch.

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

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• Delightful

  Delightful

  • Guest Marge H.
  • Date of stay 10/09/12
  • Review Submitted 10/22/12
  The house and ahana was quite comfortable for six adults. We loved the tidal pond and spent time in the morning and evening relaxing in our private paradise. The subdivision was interesting to walk through. Wonderful introduction to the east side of the Big Island. The market in the town of Pahoa was quite reasonably priced and the brochure provided by the owners on what to do was quite helpful. Close to Volcanoes National Park.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, adventure seekers, romantic getaway.

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• Very relaxing

  Very relaxing

  • Guest seeker
  • Date of stay 02/12/12
  • Review Submitted 05/06/12
  We loved the place. The pond is magical, lots of fish, lush vegetation and the garden very pleasant. Location is also great as it is close to Champagne cove and the ocean (although we loved our pond so much we ended up swimming in there mostly). Management was great as well. Would love to go back again in the future.

  Recommended for: Families with young children, families with teenagers, romantic getaway.

  Owner response: Aloha Sarah, and Mahalo nui loa for taking the time to send us a review!!! We're so glad that you enjoyed yourself. Honu Hula is a very special place for sure, as well as the East side of the Big Island as a whole! We would love to have you back. Aloha! Mark and Ron with Hawaiian Paradise Vacation Rentals

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• Well equipped house

  Well equipped house

  • Guest Holly V.
  • Date of stay 12/09/11
  • Review Submitted 01/10/12
  This was a VERY comfortable house to stay in. Our family of 6 really enjoyed it here. We found this house to be especially well equipped in the kitchen and found snorkel supplies in the cupboard outside. The beds were comfortable and all had a good nights sleep. The house geckos were great and we have more than a few photographs of these colorful creatures. The people that handle the booking arrangements were professional and responsive. I will recommend this house to anyone.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, people with disabilities, families with teenagers, adventure seekers, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

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• Family Stay

  Family Stay

  • Guest Family
  • Date of stay 07/02/11
  • Review Submitted 08/18/11
  Our stay at the Hono Hula House was wonderful! It is a great place for families. We really enjoyed the lagoon was wonderful for the kids to swim in. The adults also enjoyed it. The lagoon was so close to the house since it was in the yard, but down the steps enough that we could tell when the kids were trying to go down by themselves. The beach was well within walking distance. We really enjoyed it. It made our family vacation so much fun. We would definitely return.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, girls getaway.

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• Wedding Dream

  Wedding Dream

  • Guest Kimo
  • Date of stay 11/30/10
  • Review Submitted 12/18/10
  At 50+ years we DID NOT want an extravagant over the top wedding. We wished to spend our money on a dream honeymoon/vacation instead. The Dancing Turtle House was the perfect location for a low key very small (7 people) wedding. We were married under the Gazebo in a very meaningful ceremony. Chery Pascual of Aloha Weddings drove 2 hours to marry us. The setting is fabulous. A warm pond to swim in and down the road a block or so a pond with turtles to swim with. The Wai Opae tide pools are easy snorkeling with beautiful fish and coral. A short trip to Vocanoes National park with a stop at the Volcano Winery and an Orchid farm. And, close location to Hilo are a high recommendation for this property. We would definitely stay here again. We had our wedding dinner at Cafe Pesto in Hilo and another dinner and lunch a Kaleo's in Pahoa. Both excellent restaurants. The pictures on this website did not do it justice.

  Recommended for: Age 55+, families with young children, families with teenagers, romantic getaway, sightseeing.

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• absolutely amazing

  absolutely amazing

  • Guest Diane
  • Date of stay 09/22/10
  • Review Submitted 10/08/10
  We found paradise! House of Dancing Turtles and its surrounding area provided a fantastic experience. The wonderful house is comfortably decorated in Hawaiian motiff; kitchen well stocked, beds super comfortable, large deck (perfect for eating, reading, and napping), and gorgeous, private grounds. The private lagoon, beautiful from the photos, was way beyond our expectations with its crystal clear, WARM water and surrounded by the lush foliage. We just could not imagine how wonderful it would be to start and finish our days with floating in the large lagoon. It was a short walk to Champagne Pond for snorkeling, again in warm, clear water. There are other close by areas for snorkeling including the tide pools. The photos well represented the house, gardens, and lagoon. We took the ocean lava tour (lavaoceans.com) to watch the red lava entering the ocean. Spectacular!! It is not to be missed. Mark @ Island Paradise Vacation Rentals was very helpful with recommendations on activities in the area. We will return again with our children and grandchildren!

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

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$175/night for main house for two (double occupancy)
$15 extra per person and $25 extra per couple for a total of up to eight.
Please Note:  The main house sleeps up to 4 and the studio sleeps up to 4.
Full Occupancy of 4 in house and 4 in studio (8 people) is $250 a night.
Add 13.416% Hawaii State Tax, Plus Cleaning Fee.
Weekly rate is $1195 for double occupancy.
Ask us about special monthly rates.
3 Night Minimum

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