The Chocolate Farm is a pretty great experience. In the early mornings and evenings we would sit out on the lanai surrounded by island lushness - coconut trees, lime trees, cacao trees - ocean in the distance. Its a place where you can truly relax and feel the aliveness of nature soaking into your bones.
If you’re interested in volcanoes, Its an easy drive to beaches of volcanic rock. Some of that drive happens on roads wreathed with steam from ongoing volcanic activity. Volcano National Park is less than an hour away by car.
If you’re interested in chocolate, this has got to be one of the best places on the planet to learn about it. You can see and taste every stage of chocolate-making. In some mysterious way, staying here has helped us savour chocolate in a new way. Meeting the cacao tree itself and learning about the care taken in making artisanal chocolate has made us chocolate connoisseurs!
We were the first AirBnb guests at the Chocolate Farm. There were some initial launch problems, but the host, Lynda, was extremely pro-active in taking care of everything that came up. We felt very taken care of. Lynda is a true host in that she really cares about you having a good experience - in her cottage and on the Big Island.