Eco Hale embodies the spirit of "E komo mai, nou ka hale" or "welcome, my house is yours." The reviews are glowing and well deserved, but Eco Hale is the kind of place that you really need to experience to understand. Eco Hale was built in a rain forest paradise. This place is the real deal. If you spend your entire vacation at a resort you will miss the authenticity and aloha that Kaeo and Karl give.

We enjoyed four beautiful nights here. Each night we kept the windows wide open. The sweet scent of flowers poured in on the cool moist air. Rain kept the rhythm while coqui frogs sang their little hearts out. Controversial as they are, I now know why Puerto Ricans love the coqui. Hear them in a soft rain, in the cool of evening with the lights down low, and you may believe the legends.

Eco Hale sits well off the beaten path and is accessed through a network of quiet two lane roads. The hale is warm and comfortable. The surrounding garden is Eden like. Inside and out, the host's attention to detail is remarkable. Eco Hale is a place to appreciate and return to. Malama pono, a hui hou!