This was a truly amazing experience. It was like my childhood dreams and games of pretend came to life. The place is exactly like the pictures! It definitely lived up to the hype!!
It is more like glamping then the pictures make it seem. You are definitely out there and at night it does get dark. I would say it is an absolute MUST to rent a JEEP or any car with high ground clearance while you’re staying there. The road is rocky and full of holes on the way I wouldn’t risk scraping the bottom of your car.
The shower is lovely but it is not like a hotel shower it takes a few minutes to get warm and then it is almost piping hot after maybe five minutes the water becomes frigid. We discovered a trick of saving time and water by showering together. However it’s not romantic because you have your five minute military shower. We would shut the water off after we suds up and wait a few more minutes for the water to get warm again and turn it back on for hot water to rinse off with.
The location is almost to be expected if you want to be off the grid and feel like you have a section of jungle all to yourself. However the things we wanted to do during our stay on the Big Island were usually pretty far away or it took us all day and we would get back at night. So it felt like we spent most of our time in the car. But I don’t think that should deter anyone from staying at the treehouse because the overall experience was magical. My husband and I both agreed the feel of the house was different not being surrounded by electricity and people caused us to feel relaxed and well rested during our stay.
My only complaint is the lack of railing around the lanai. It caused me some stress as we would get in and out of the treehouse as well as trying to bring our bags up there. The Lenai is pretty narrow to me one wrong step and you could fall off. In fact I tripped into the treehouse walking through the glass door. Which stirred up my fear of falling off. Other than that we LOVED it! The commutation is great and there is a book of all the information you need during your stay!