Little House in the Country - Rural Hawaii on the North Side of the Big Island
About the property
- House540 sqft
- Bedrooms1
- Sleeps3
- Bathrooms1
- Half Baths0
- Minimum Stay2 nights
1 Bedroom/1 Bath House In Rural Hamakua
This little house is small and simple with ceramic tile floors and open beamed ceilings. It's clean, bright and private. One bedroom with a queen bed, a full bath, complete kitchen and living room area provide a comfortable home away from home. There is also a laundry room with full sized washer & dryer. This house is perfect for a couple or a couple with a young child. Wake to the sounds of birds chattering & have your morning coffee outside watching the chickens & wild turkeys. WiFi, outdoor grill, beach chairs, coolers & some snorkel equipment are provided. Paauilo is still truly out of the busy city areas and offers a taste of old Hawaii.
We are at about the 2000' level on the slope of Mauna Kea. This is an area of small farms & country roads. You can walk for miles on these back roads. Our daytime temps are generally between 75 & 85 degrees. Though these past couple of years we have begun to experience some days in the 90's. Nighttime temps tend to be in the 60's with some summer nights perhaps edging towards 70. The cooler evenings definitely lend themselves to good sleeping temperatures. (Which we always enjoy after a long day in the sunshine at the beach.) We can get rain but can't really predict when that might be. That's not a problem for us as we like to have things growing around us, but do want you to know it can happen!
Paauilo is a great location to stay if you want to explore the Hamakua coast and anywhere on the northern side of the island. Honokaa and Waipio Valley are very close by. A scenic drive on Hwy 19 will take you to Hilo to the east, or Kamuela, Hawi and a choice of beautiful beaches to the west.
10-15 minutes away is the historic town of Honokaa, with restaurants, shopping, a small grocery store and a beautifully renovated movie theater that offers first run movies and live events. Honokaa has also recently started having a monthly 'First Friday'. The first Friday of every month the stores stay open late & there is live music, lots of great food and various other entertainment. It's a fun, local event that's definitely worth checking out if you're here on a First Friday night.
We also are lucky enough to have on site professional massages available in the cabin - unwind even more after a long day at the beach. This is a cozy house, a wonderful place to welcome you home after a day at the beach or sightseeing. It's a great place to tuck away and simply enjoy the beauty of rural Hawaii.
Owner
Diane Higham
- Response rate:
- 100%
- Response time:
- within a few hours
- Speaks:
- english
- Calendar last updated:
- Apr 04, 2018
Why Diane Higham chose Paauilo
We have lived on this property for almost 30 years. That is so hard to believe! It is true that time flies when you're having fun. We actually fell into this place kind of by accident, not knowing anything about the island when we moved here. Lucky us as we love living in Paauilo and wouldn't want to live anywhere else. We've raised our children here and about 10 years ago built the cabin. We have been renting it but it has been open for a few months while we had different friends come and stay. We found that it made us so happy to have visitors enjoying Paauilo too that we decided to offer it as a vacation rental. We live on the 3 acres adjacent to the cabin property. Both places have their own private space as we built the cabin on the other side of a small macadamia nut orchard. This orchard needs a lot of work from us as it's aging and growing over, but in the meantime it provides lovely privacy.
What makes this House unique
We love Paauilo for many reasons. We love that when it's incredibly hot in the summer in Kona we can go home to some cooler air in the evening; that we can spend a morning or an afternoon at some of the most beautiful beaches in the world and that nearby Honokaa provides movies and restaurants when we don't want to cook. We love the outdoor beauty, the sunshine through the trees, the slowness of a walk on a country road - and the commute to work is only 15 minutes and without a single stoplight! Visiting friends tell us they really enjoy that we're between Kona and Hilo so they can go touring in either direction. I think that's a good point. This really is a big island and less driving is always good! People who have stayed in the cabin also tell us that it feels like a retreat from their regular life - quiet and peaceful. It helped them relax. That's how we feel about it too. A great place to come home to. It makes us really happy to have visitors in our cabin enjoying their own getaway in Hawaii. As for the house, we really hope you'll like it. We keep it very clean and well maintained. With a full kitchen, bath, bedroom and laundry it's a pretty cozy cabin.
Amenities
- Internet
- Kids Welcome
- Washer & Dryer
- TV
- No Smoking
Bedrooms
- 1 Bedrooms, Sleeps 3
- Bedroom 11 queen
- Bedroom has 1 queen size bed. We also have a twin size double height air bed that we can add to the bedroom if 2 people are traveling together but don't want to share a bed. This bed is also available for a child.
Bathrooms
- 1 Bathroom
- Bathroom 1toilet, combination tub/shower
Location Type
- Rural
Meals
- Guests provide their own meals
General
- Clothes Dryer
- Hair Dryer
- InternetWifi included
- Linens Provided
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
Kitchen
- Coffee MakerCoffee maker & french press. Also coffee bean grinder.
- KitchenFull kitchen including fridge, gas range & microwave.
Dining
- Dining Area
- comfy seating for 3 people
Entertainment
- DVD Player
- TelevisionHD television with HDMI port will play off your device with an HDMI connection or bring your own ChromeStick or similar. No television channels available. We also provide some DVD's.
Suitability
- Long-term Renters Welcome
- wheelchair inaccessible
Onsite Services
- Massage
Attractions
- churches
- library
- playground
- rain forests
- restaurants
Leisure Activities
- bird watching
- horseback riding
- photography
- scenic drives
- sight seeing
- walking
- whale watching
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/bank
- groceries
- laundromat
- massage therapist
- medical services
House Rules
Check-in: Flexible
Check-out: Flexible
Cancellation Policy
100% refund if canceled at least 30 days before arrival date. 50% refund if canceled at least 14 days before arrival date. You must contact the owner directly to request cancellation.
26 Reviews
Latest reviews
my long overdue honeymoon
the best ever!!!!!!!
Peaceful, little piece of heaven in Hawaii
Great little house for one person or a couple, Diane and Lynn are wonderful people! The house had everything we needed to be comfortable, the kitchen was well stocked with all of the necessities to cook a meal. It is a great place in the up country of Hawaii. Come stay and see for yourself!
Great little cottage on north shore of the Big Island
The "Little House" is a well equipped cottage in a quiet, secluded spot in the hills above Paau'ilo. Comfy bed, well equipped kitchen, and nice living area. Diane, our very thoughtful host, brought us some fresh eggs from her hens and pointed us to some fresh fruit that we could harvest from trees on the property. Highly recommended if you are looking to explore the north shore of the Big Island.
Pleasant country cottage
We had a nice stay at this compact country cottage, set in attractive woodland on the hillside. It's comfortable and well-equipped. Diane was very helpful with local information. Internet worked well but the TV was rather small for watching the provided movies and Netflix. Recommended.
Very well-kept, neat and clean.
A very private, quiet, enjoyable retreat. Lots of things to do if you like hiking and nature.
Very well appointed cabin in private setting
The cabin had everything we could have hoped for. Guide books? Yes (we didn't bring one). Snorkeling equipment? Yes. Beach towels and chairs? Yes. Sunblock, insect repellant, spare sweaters, umbrella, fresh eggs in fridge when we arrived? Yup.
The kitchen was small, but had everything we needed so we cooked breakfast every morning and sat on the front patio with our coffee watching the wild turkeys, pheasants and chickens. We did hear a wild boar in the woods, but didn't follow that up because .... well, wild boar.
If you are looking to head to Hawaii and sit on the beach, this is not be the location for you. It is 40 minutes out of Hilo on the wet side of the island. We loved it, but we covered 60% of the island in our travels and always looked forward to heading back to the quiet cabin in the lush woods.
The only downside is there is a single small heater in the cabin, so if it gets chilly, you'd better like snuggling.