Beautifully furnished and a perfect place to relax. Nice to be so close to Volcanoes National Park...I would have been a bit annoyed to have travelled all the way from Kona (where we’re staying the rest of the week) to the park when there is no active lava at the moment and the lava tubes are closed because of the earthquakes last year! Mauna Koa is also closed because of the protests. So it was great for it to literally just be down the road We were only here for 2 nights and it felt like a real escape away from it all so if you’re looking for a jungle retreat - this is certainly it! We were so excited to see lizards, wild pigs and frogs while we were here too!
Emily was really quick to respond and her recommendations we fab, if only we could stay longer to have done all of them!
No negatives but if you’re looking to book, a couple things to bear in mind:
- The frogs are loud! Emily mentions this but just to reiterate: even ear plugs don’t dull them too much. So be prepared! You kinda get used to it and it adds to the experience but they are very much there!
- It’s about half an hours drive into Hilo - totally worth it to swim with turtles at Onekahakaha beach though!
- Remember to use the hot tub and do it in honour of us, we got so wrapped up just chilling out on the bed listening to the frogs we completely forgot about the hot tub and didn’t realise until the next morning we didn’t go in! I imagine it’s kinda magical!
Mahalo Emily and family!