Candice and Richard were such wonderful and kind hosts! My boyfriend and I stayed at the Rainbow Bee Farm on our first night vacationing on Big Island. Even before arriving, Candice made sure to send us detailed directions and inside information on the area that she geared to our interests. She also helped us set up farm tours in the local community, which made our visit more unique and memorable. We found the Bee Farm Cottage to be an extremely peaceful place with many thoughtful touches (the towel warmer was especially nice!). For us, this former working barn was a great retreat off the beaten path that helped us recharge. The location is in a wonderful rural area with a small pond right off the porch connected to the bedroom that we enjoyed listening to the wildlife lull us to sleep. The cottage still retains many interesting features from its days making and educating people about honey. We enjoyed checking out the demo bee hive (empty of course) and spent the night reading the many interesting books about beekeeping. We opted to do the "bee talk" with Richard. We thoroughly enjoyed speaking with Richard about the bee farm, his passion is clear and very infectious. We learned many great things about bee keeping, the honey business, and enjoyed talking to him about his many thoughts on life. We even got to taste many of the very delicious local honeys as well as some wonderful homemade guacamole that Candace made! Our stay at the bee farm was wonderful and Candace and Richard's warmth and generosity was a highlight of our vacation. We wouldn't hesitate one minute to stay here again and hope to come back some day. We also stayed at their retreat in Volcano which was equally wonderful and Richard and Candace's warmth and hospitality followed with us to the Volcano retreat as well.