This little house is awesome. It has everything you need to cook and stay comfortable. The shower is literally a work of art (tile mural) and was the nicest we had the pleasure of using on the big island. The deck has a cute view of the neighbors back yard with goats, but the trees block enough of the view to be quite private. Loki did an awesome job of cleaning and preparing the space and even baked us the most delicious lemon bread. I recommend going to get some fresh fruit from the grocery store or elsewhere and enjoying it in the morning. We bought some “finger limes” which go incredibly well on fresh papaya as the grocery store suggested.
+ hosts and animals are super friendly
+ hand-made little home is immaculate and beautiful, functional
+ shower is really nice
+ grill is great for shrimp! and dang that local shrimp was tasty. They provided skewers for the grill.
+ Waimea is equidistant ~30 min drive to Spencer Beach and Waipio Valley. Between these three locations you will see: classic low-key, not crowded beach with calm water (spencer beach - thank you Loki for recommending it!!), magical rolling green hills with cooling winds and a great little town (waimea), and a breathtaking cliff valley that feels as sacred as the history it contains (waipio valley). The variety of landscapes from west to east in those three locations should be enough to plan an entire week to be honest. I’d recommend staying in Waimea as a home base.