We had the BEST time staying with Lynda on her Chocolate Farm! We loved the setting, we loved the cottage, and we love Lynda! Her marketing is a tad slick, but she is down to earth. If you can stay here, do!
Lynda is a craft farm-to-bar chocolate producer. We learned a lot about how chocolate is grown, fermented, dried, etc., and then we tasted her amazing results! Take the chocolate-making tour if you can.
The cottage was perfect. It has plenty of screened windows and doors that you can leave open, so you can feel the ocean breeze and hear the birds singing. You can step onto the porch and have coffee sitting in the swing or at the table, looking out at the ocean in the distance. (You can make drip coffee or use the French press.)
This is the wet side of the island, so it rains regularly. The sound of the rain on the cottage roof was a treat.
There is a full-sized stove and refrigerator, but there is no microwave, no television, no dishwasher, and no cell service in the area. If that sound awful, this may not be the place for you. If it sounds like a real vacation, book it if it’s available!
This place is perfect for slowing down. We remembered how to reheat food in a pan. (I know, right?)
We did break down and watch a few shows on the iPad, and did some work that we couldn’t put off, thanks to the speedy internet.
Lynda’s place is close to Pahoa for restaurants and shopping, but plenty far away for that “get away from it all” feeling. Her place is also close to the old red road, a black-sand beach, and to two local conscious dance venues. (Very close to the Hawaiian Sanctuary and to Kalani, so you can attend ecstatic dance events several days a week!)
We intend to return.