Gracious host, elegant & airy space surrounded by lush vegetation. Great swimming nearby -- especially if you wander north over sandy beaches & climb over volcanic rock to reach the best beach on the island. Skip the road -- take the coast walk.
Fabulous kitchen for making meals. Warning: bring ingredients. Stores on the island are limited & lean heavily toward processed food. Restaurants? Forget about it. Fresh fruit & vegetables & good pesto available at Kumu Farms, near the airport.
Notebook in the house has helpful tips.
Damien Tour? Rugged hike to a lovely spot with a tragic history. The guide was terrible -- he gave limited history. I felt like I was getting a new resident's orientation rather than a history of the leper colony. Although a national park, the segregation persists -- visitors MUST stay with the tour. A few residents with Hansen's Disease live there, but instead of given the dignity of being people, the guide kept calling them "patients." For fifty bucks a person, I expected a more sensitive & informative history. Not worth the money.
But the condo is a sublime spot for deep relaxation, romance, reading, drawing, checking out of the hectic pace of mainland life.
Warning: loud, obnoxious, exotic invader partridges will blast you awake with their cacaphonic calls. Otherwise, the bird life is no less than astonishing, as well as the geckos & large butterflies that flit about the flowers.
Original artwork, handmade quilts are a welcoming, homey touch.
Be prepared for non stop wind once beyond the protection of the condo complex -- makes for challenging cycling.