Kamuela (Waimea)

"This beautifully decorated and truly well-equipped condo has everything: gourmet kitchen, beautiful sunset views from lanai, great shopping close by, and access to the private Mauna Lani Beach Club with its lounge chairs, fabulous snorkeling, and great restaurant with live Grammy-award winning music. I loved that everything we needed was available without having to drive beyond the Mauna Lani Resort! It was a perfect fit for our family of four, including my 90-year-old mom. The owner is a delight to deal with, and we will definitely consider coming back to this property."

"A beautiful home awaits! We enjoyed our stay immensely--from morning coffee on the lanai to the gorgeous sunsets, each day held new discoveries. We watched each morning as a small flock of night herons flew out over the tide pools and landed on the lava, watching and waiting patiently for their prey. One morning, one of them caught a fish and swallowed it whole, right in front of the house (got some great photos)! There was a parade of wild turkeys that sauntered by, and there were myna birds clowning around with their raucous calls. Watching the honu (Hawai'ian green sea turtles)--so graceful in the water, so lethargic on land--and all manner of tropical fish made for hours of enjoyment. We saw a peacock flounder hiding in the sandy bottom, a snowflake eel, schools of Moorish idols, numerous butterfly fish, yellow tangs and many, many other species during our snorkeling and kayaking excursions. As if that's not enough, each evening brought another day-ending masterpiece over the Pacific. Truly magic!"