We were all anxious to see the Pu'uhonua House. When we arrived and walked through it, we were even more amazed. It is stunning and the pictures at AirBnB don't do it justice. The views from the wraparound balconies are outstanding. I will say that my favorite spot was the upper deck at the lime green table to just sit, relax, drink my morning coffee and read. The home is in immaculate shape. It was well-prepared for guests. It was so nice, we felt a natural desire to take good care of it while we were there.
The Pu'uhonua House is in an excellent location for exploring the western shore. Kailua-Kona is an easy 30 minute ride to the north; another 10 minutes takes you to the airport. In Kailua-Kona, we did the Island Breeze Luau (very nice), the Atlantis submarine ride to explore coral reefs and two shipwrecks, and an evening dinner cruise to the Captain Cook monument and back. Great fun!! Hilo is about a 1.75 hour drive if you want to spend some time on the eastern shore. Robertson's State Beach is a very nice place to go. We went southward to the Punaluu Black Sand State Beach which was only about a 1.25-hour drive. That beach was exceptionally beautiful and not very crowded at all. Highly recommend that beach for a day of relaxing on the sand. During our visit, we had three green sea turtles swimming just a few feet from the shore line.
This is a beautiful home of which I am sure that Bruce and Heather are exceedingly proud. We did not get to see/do everything that we wanted to do on the Big Island, especially the Volcano National Park (my personal interest) because of the on-going eruption and scuba-diving with the Manta Rays at night. So, all in my family agreed that we'd come back in a few years when our 2 and 4 year old grandsons are a little older. There is no doubt that we will again schedule Pu'uhonua House for that visit!
Thank you again, Bruce and Heather, for an outstanding vacation week on The Big Island!!
Mahalo!