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Guest house on gated acre estate, Sleeps up to 7; Great for Events, too

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A swimming pool with a view of the interior of a building, including a balcony and seating area.
A view through a window with a clear sky, a distant boat, and a landscape with greenery and a tree.
A garden with a pond, various plants, and a statue.
A modern building with a glass balcony overlooking a lush garden with a pool.
A room with a floral couch, a staircase, and a 'Hello Spring' sign.

Reviews

9.8 out of 10, Loved by Guests
Top 10% of guest reviews in this area

Highlights

  • Bring your furry friends
    Top-rated for creating memorable stays with your pets.
  • Beach equipment
    A rare find — beach equipment ready to go for your days by the sea.
  • Centrally-located
    You're never far from where you need to be with this convenient location.

Popular amenities

  • Hot tub on site
  • Lanai
  • Private pool
  • Dog-friendly
  • Toys
  • On-site fitness centre

Explore the area

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Kailua-Kona, HI
  • Place, Hula Daddy Kona Coffee Plantation
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Place, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park
    ‪6 min drive‬
  • Place, Kailua Pier
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Airport, Kailua-Kona, HI (KOA-Kona Intl.)
    ‪14 min drive‬

Rooms & beds

2 bedrooms (sleeps 7)

Bedroom 1

1 King Bed

Bedroom 2

2 Single Beds

2 bathrooms

Bathroom 1

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Bathroom 2

Bathtub or shower · Toilet

Spaces

Deck or patio
Porch or lanai
Kitchen
Outdoor play area
Garden
Dining area

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About the area

Kailua-Kona

Located in Kalaoa, a neighbourhood in Kailua-Kona, this holiday home is in the mountains and by the sea. Magic Sands Beach and Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary reflect the area's natural beauty and area attractions include Hula Daddy Kona Coffee Plantation and Lyman Kona Coffee Farms. Travelling with kids? Consider Mauka Meadows Coffee Farm, or check out an event or a game at Holua Racquet and Paddle. Jet skiing and scuba diving offer great chances to get out on the surrounding water, or you can seek out an adventure with ecotours and cycling nearby.
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Kailua-Kona, HI

What's nearby

  • Hula Daddy Kona Coffee Plantation - 2 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park - 6 min drive - 7.2 km
  • Kailua Pier - 10 min drive - 8.0 km
  • Magic Sands Beach - 16 min drive - 14.0 km
  • Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Golf Course - 25 min drive - 26.1 km

Getting around

  • Kailua-Kona, HI (KOA-Kona Intl.) - 15 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪McDonald's - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Denny's - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Pine Tree Cafe - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Starbucks - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Kaloko Coffee Farm - ‬2 min drive

Frequently asked questions

Does Guest house on gated acre estate, Sleeps up to 7; Great for Events, too have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Guest house on gated acre estate, Sleeps up to 7; Great for Events, too pet-friendly?

Yes, this property allows dogs (limit 2 total) with a maximum weight of up to 23 kg per pet.

How much is parking at Guest house on gated acre estate, Sleeps up to 7; Great for Events, too?

On-site parking is available at the property.

What time is check-in at Guest house on gated acre estate, Sleeps up to 7; Great for Events, too?

Check-in begins at 4:30 PM.

What time is check-out at Guest house on gated acre estate, Sleeps up to 7; Great for Events, too?

Checkout is at 11:00 AM.

Where is Guest house on gated acre estate, Sleeps up to 7; Great for Events, too located?

This family-friendly Kailua-Kona holiday home is located by the sea, within 3 mi (5 km) of Hula Daddy Kona Coffee Plantation and Lyman Kona Coffee Farms. Mauka Meadows Coffee Farm and UCC Hawaii Kona Coffee Estate are also within 6 miles (10 km).

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 57 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 4 out of 57 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 57 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 57 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 57 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Check-in

10/10

Communication

9.6/10

Location

9.8/10

Listing accuracy

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Great place to stay in Kona. The house was clean and had everything we needed including equipment for the beach. The hosts were very friendly and helpful with suggestions for sightseeing and snorkeling.The only minor downside was that it is close to a road so it can be noisy at times.
Stayed 15 nights in Jan 2026
Response from VrboOwner on 2 Mar 2026
Thanks Peter...we so enjoyed hosting you and your wonderful group. You guys are awesome.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Tim and Karen were awesome! home was perfect! so welcoming to all of us , and friends and family. Pool was perfect and hot tub , nice and warm and large. we felt right at home.
Stayed 56 nights in Nov 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Jan 2026
Oh how we loved hosting you....some of our favorite people ever! You came as strangers and left as forever friends. You guys really are the best! Thank you for being so special. We miss you.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Trully a home away from home! The pictures didn't do it justice. The property is amazing with all the beautiful landscaping. It gives you a sense of privacy in a garden oasis. The house is stocked with EVERYTHING you could possibly need. Karen was amazing and very responsive to any questions or requests made. The location was perfect for us - close to the beaches, close to the airport and our local family, easy access to town. We would definitely stay here again. And we loved our morning visits with Simon & Garfunkel, the resident goats. Thanks Karen & Tim
Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This was such a beautiful home, host's are wonderful. We enjoyed our stay very much.Definitely worth staying again. Comfortable and clean. Plenty room for everyone to have space .Absolutely the best. So much to see just on the property, a few pets to pet and feed. Hot tub,and infinity pool. Loved everything.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 29 Oct 2025
And oh how we loved having you all stay with us...You guys are the best...so warm and interesting and great, clean, fun guests. We'll miss you
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fun stay

Ocean views from the privacy of a tropical jungle! Complete with a 20 year old Tortoise, named Moku. Lovely stay and would definately stay again.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Mar 2024
We loved having you guys stay with us. What fun and interesting ladies you are! Hope to see you again. Warm aloha, Karen and Tim
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Loved our stay

Beautiful property with great fruit trees and lush surroundings. Karen and Tim were very informative and helpful, we feel like we made new friends.
Stayed 18 nights in Jan 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
We LOVED hosting you and your family. And indeed we feel like we have made new friends. You all couldn't have been nicer. I'm ready to adopt your grand daughters lol. Thank you again for being such terrific guests.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful location.

Beautiful property. Nice space. Roomier in person than what pictures show. Animal lovers heaven. Very nice host.
Stayed 16 nights in Feb 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 14 Mar 2025
Thank you for taking time to share your comments. We loved meeting you and your lovely family and fur baby, Rascal. You all are great people :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Perfect location convenient to everywhere on the island!

The location is very convenient but the best part is the personal service from the host. The stay felt more like I was visiting family than a hotel. Lots of amenities from snorkeling gear to beach toys and a huge washer too. Highly recommend.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 6 Jul 2023
Thank you so very much. We loved hosting you and hope you had a great time during the rest of your time in Hawaii.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful!!

Everything we could have asked for and more. Extremely gracious hosts and an amazingly lush property
Stayed 11 nights in May 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
We so loved hosting you and your wonderful family! What delightful guests you all were!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great property!

We stayed on this property for 2 weeks, the unit was top notch, very clean and stocked with everything needed to make our stay enjoyable. The property was beautiful, tropical oasis! The hosts Karen and Tim were very gracious and great to visit with. Their guest hosts Jeannette and John were also great interesting people! I would recommend this property to anyone.
Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Beautiful pool/grounds!

Karen & Tim were extremely nice and welcoming! Property is in an ideal location overlooking the coast and well stocked with everything you could ever want from a kitchen and accessories perspective. Highly reccomended for vacationing families and couple alike. If you stay here remember to take time and enjoy the view!
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
Thank you for your warm comments. We so enjoyed having you and Lisa stay with us. What a delightful couple you are. Thank you, too, for leaving our home in such great shape. We hope you had a great time with your brother and his wife. And we hope Spring will finally come to DC when you return. You are great guests and such lovely people. I hope we'll see you back for Ironman, one day! :) Warm aloha, Karen, Tim and the fur family (Bailey says, thanks for cuddling with her) :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kids loved it

We chose Karen’s place because of the proximity to my aunt’s house, two twin beds for kids, and fruit trees the kids could enjoy. The goats were an added bonus.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 25 Mar 2024
We so enjoyed meeting you and your wonderful family. You guys were great guests! Enjoy the rest of your time on the Big Island :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

So convenient and welcoming!

We really enjoyed our stay with Karen and Tim! The location was very convenient to the airport and Kona and our children loved meeting and interacting with the goats/tortoise/dogs. The place is very comfortable and the addition of a washer/dryer made our stay so easy! Thank you, Karen!
Stayed 8 nights in Apr 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
Thank you! Oh how we loved having you. You were phenomenol guests. Love to your beautiful family. Hope we meet again one day!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Awesome

Property management awesome
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
Oh how we loved having you stay with us! Truly awesome guests, you will forever be memorable, in the most wonderful way.
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Check-in, communication, location

Quiet, quaint

Wonderful, helpful property manager. Property is clean but dated. Some morning traffic noise.
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2025
Response from VrboOwner on 11 Feb 2025
Hi Thad, Thank you for sharing your feedback. We hope you had a nice stay. We DID say on our listing that there is traffic noise, since we are off a busy street. Most guests don't mind. but we know guests happiness is dependent on expectations, so we like to be up front about everything. We have never had anyone say our decor is dated. We and most all our guests love our antiques. We have pictures on our listing and that's exactly what our home looks like. Sorry it wasn't what you were looking for. Warm aloha, Karen
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

AMAZING!!

Karen and Tim were beyond amazing in accommodating our last minute stay. We are incredibly grateful. And Moku rocks!!
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
Although the sudden passing of your father was an incredibly sad reason for you all to come to HI, we so loved meeting you all. What a wonderful family you are! You came as strangers and left as friends! :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful place of rest away from tourists

The property was beautiful -- filled with plants of all kinds and animals. After a busy day of driving and being in crowds, it was nice to come "home" to a place to unwind. My favorite place was the porch where we ate meals when we were at the house. Karen was a great hostess who also gave good suggestions about places to see.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 19 Oct 2023
Thank you for your warm words. We loved hosting you and Eunice. What great guests you were!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comfortable Environmentally Friendly

Very comfortable apartment. Hosts are exceptionally nice. Even stopped by to sing Happy Birthday!! Fresh fruit trees, miniature goats, giant tortoise and eight cuddly dogs to keep things interesting!
Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Mar 2024
Thank you for your warm words. We so enjoyed hosting you and John. Warmest aloha, Karen
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kona 2023

Property was even better than advertised. The road noise that was mentioned was not a big issue. Karen and Tim were wonderful hosts and the kitchen was well stocked. Beautiful place and the dogs, Tortoise and dwarf goats were a delight.
Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
I have to day, YOU all were delights! Such a pleasure to host you all. Thank you for being such wonderful guests.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Wonderful view

Karen and Tim are gracious hosts. There was 5 of us and it was just right. Enough room for everyone. They had snorkels and boogie boards which was very convenient. Their pool amazing and refreshing from a hot day. They gave us a lot of useful information on where to go and what to see. When we come back to Kona we will definitely be reaching out again.
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2022
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
What an incredible family you are. We loved meeting you and having you stay with us. Thank you for taking time to share your warm words! :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Kona Christmas

Fantastic property and awesome hosts. Tim & Karen made us feel at home as soon as we arrived. The house is in a great location, about four miles up the mountain from KOA airport. 1,250 feet above sea level so the evenings are very comfortable for sleeping. Several awesome beaches are all within a 20 minute drive. The house is spacious, well kept and full of every possible amenity. Karen provided superb recommendations for beaches and places to visit. I strongly recommend this host. It is THE best place we have stayed at on The Big Island in all the years we have visited.
Stayed 9 nights in Dec 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 17 Jan 2024
Oh how we loved hosting you guys. What an awesome family...and a special added treat meeting your family, visiting from abroad. We appreciate your warm words and thank you for being such fabulous guests! We hope to see you again, if you return to the Big Island!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Dream Vacation is an UNDERSTATEMENT!

Wow! The hospitality we received from THE VERY beginning all the way through the end of our stay- was absolutely UNREAL! So grateful to have been hosted at the beautiful, elegant, and serene Turtle House by the most patient, considerate, thoughtful, knowledgeable, and most helpful couple ever! Traveling with a little one is never easy, but with a place like this and hosts like these, it really doesn't get much better! I could go on and on singing their praises but you'll just have to visit yourself to know what I mean! Thank you for everything Karen and Tim! It was a pleasure!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2021
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
Thank you for your warm words. We loved loved loved having you, Chris and Empress as guests. You came as strangers and left as friends. You are a VERY special family.
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Warm people and great location

My family, consisting of my wife and I, our 7 year old girl and the grandparents (both in their 70's) stayed here and loved the property. Karen and Tim were great to us and were very reasonable and accommodating. Our daughter loved staying here! Part of her daily routine was feeding all the animals on site with Karen (who was great with our daughter). The location was perfect for us as we were an easy 30 min drive to our favorite beaches up the north coast. They shared their beach toys with us and that gave us everything we needed the whole time we were there without having to rent or buy additional beach items. The washer/dryer was great for us as well. Overall, this was a great place to stay! Thanks for the warmth and genuineness. Aloha!
Stayed 13 nights in May 2023
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
Glenn, thank you for taking time to share your thoughts. We truly fell in love with your family and especially appreciated your adorable daughter, Olive. I miss seeing her enthusiastic joy as she came to greet us and the animals. You all are very special guests and we loved having you!
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Comfort in paradise!

We absolutely loved our stay. We were blown away by the beautiful garden grounds all around, with such variety of plants and flowers, fruit trees, pool and animals. We were welcomed so warmly and throughout our stay loved how Karen let us interact with the animals- especially our 13 year old who was in love with the little dogs. The guesthouse is spacious and beautiful, as is the lanai. There is some street noise, but this is mentioned in the listing and did not bother us. We were so glad we chose the guesthouse over a condo. It is only minutes from Kona. Having a pool and hot tub to yourself in a garden so beautiful can’t be beat. Literally everything you need and more can be found in the unit, including all the beach items you could want. Thank you Karen and Tim for such a great stay and wonderful communication!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2024
Response from VrboOwner on 13 Mar 2024
Oh how we loved your family. What great guests you were and such an added treat for me that you helped do the laundry. We so enjoyed visiting with you all and are so glad you enjoyed your stay. We really appreciated you! The dogs are still running up on the lanai looking for you, lol. Sending you lots of love and aloha to Alaska. We hope to see you again on day :)
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

A wonderful hospitality experience !

Words fail to describe the experience my family had staying with Karen and Tim. The accommodations were beyond my expectations and the Aloha Spirit was very much alive there. She has created an "Eden like" environment of exotic landscapes that epitomizes everything Hawaiian. From the gorgeous sunrises filled with exotic birds foraging their breakfast from her orchard to the overwhelming floral bouquet every morning with Kona coffee on the lanai, this special place has created an indelible impression burned into our collective memories. My 92 year old mother and wife were both near refusing to leave when the day came to extract ourselves from this paradise. We will be back in few months and can't wait to see our new friends and experience the daily life within the natural world they have created. Truly a heavenly place on Earth. Mahalo...
Stayed 14 nights in Oct 2018
Response from VrboOwner on 5 Jul 2023
What a special family you are! You came as visitors, and left as friends! We look forward to your return visit. You are delightful in every way!
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