We spent a large amount of time finding just the right house that could hold the number of adults we were working with for our retreat. There were 11 in total. We finally settled on Maluhia and were pleased from the get go, weeks before we even got there! The Hughes were more than accomodating. We were able to contact them prior to our official start date and they even let us take a look at the house a week prior to aid in preparation! While we were there they stopped by just to make sure everything was okay.

It was more than okay. The house was very spacious, even with all of us adults and our luggage and all the food we brought with us. The rooms were a perfect size, the house was warm and when it wasn’t we just had to turn on the gas “faux wood” stove in the livingroom. There was plenty of hot water for showering AND washing dishes and the beds, comforters and pillows were oh so comfortable.

The street itself was so peaceful. No traffic at all. The only sounds we heard from outside were the beautiful calls of the birds in the early morning and throughout the day. So peaceful. So calming.

We felt comfortable knowing that if there were any problems, we could call the Hughes though we didn’t need to. Overall the house lended to a great retreat experience and several of us are already planning our own family getaways there.