Steps Away from Black Sand Beach

My husband and I traveled to Hawaii to celebrate our son's marriage to his best friend. We arrived early and spent a week on the Big Island with my mom, 87, and my sister. This home was FANTASTIC! The sound of the the surf, fresh ocean breezes, wonderful sunsets, quiet away from busy traffic and other tourists, birds, landscaping, even a gecko. The location was perfect: not to close and not too far from beaches for snorkeling, restaurants, grocery stores, farmer and craft markets, coffee farms, and historical sites. We traveled to Hilo and spent the night in Volcano, so we could more easily explore Volcano National Park. My mom explored the Lava Tube! We helped her down the hill and steps; she has a walker.

The home was well equipped: Washer and dryer, extra snorkel equipment in different sizes, beach towels, fully equipped kitchen with a slide-through window to pass items to the lanai. Books about the flora and fauna of The Big Island, plush towels, shampoo and conditioner, dish soap: we were set. No air conditioning? No problem: fans were sufficient. Mahalo for sharing your home.

I’m so grateful we were able to snag this place on such short notice! Directly on the ocean so that as you fall asleep all you see is sky and sea. When the tide is low you can see the petroglyphs, or catch the sea turtles posing as rocks. The location for us was ideal. You need a car on this island. A five minute walk to very good snorkeling, a ten minute drive to touristy stuff.

The house was lovely. It was such a treat to show up and have the snorkel gear, beach chairs, & cooler ready to go. I spent almost no time in the house at all, just out front on the ocean. I was like a magnet! At night the stars are amazing!

I felt so good about this place, I felt like it had been visited by guests just like us over time. People who left some sunscreen or aloe for the next person. It was clean and the property was very peaceful and felt very safe even late at night. I had two 13 year old girls with me that I felt perfectly fine with them going wherever, while in town not quite as much. I love the big island! It’s truly relaxed in the way the other islands want to be. I can’t wait to come back!

* bonus points for decent blow dryer, just leave one more thing at home!

Unit #1 met all our expectations. It is well appointed, very well laid out and very comfortable. We particularly liked the location, right on the beach with lovely views of whales and dolphins

right out front! There is a great lanai for meals, nice lounge chairs with good shade and wonderful sunset views. The living room furniture is comfortable and the kitchen is well laid out and appointed with all we needed. We really liked the storage area hidden behind the entertainment centre for all the beach toys. Great snorkel equipment, boogie boards, beach chairs and beach umbrella. Internet is very fast and it was a nice touch to have free phone calls to both the US and Canada. We found the bedroom mattress very comfortable and you can't beat the view! We loved it all!

Couldn't ask for a more pleasant stay.

We really enjoyed staying in this unit, and we already miss sleeping with the ocean waves in the background. Nicely decorated, perfectly sized for a family of four, and well labeled (every light switch is labeled!). We had a great time and would stay here again in a heartbeat.