Truly a beautiful way to stay on the Big Island! We stayed for 8 nights and this house was more than enough for us to be comfortable and convenient to local Hilo, Volcanoes, etc. This home and the property are one of a kind and we enjoyed every day here! The gated community is a plus and the long driveway up to the home was a treat to drive past the fruit trees. Parking and unloading from the car to the home was easy. The home is a great size and the rooms are large. We loved the open kitchen, dining and living area. We cooked pretty much every day, including Thanksgiving dinner and the kitchen was stocked with all of the kitchenware you would need to cook for a large family (we had all 4 kids with us). The Lanai was my favorite, watching the early morning sunrise and having coffee was magical. You can also hear the ocean and see it clearly from a few different areas on the Lanai. The kids loved the pool and the outdoor dining pavilion was special. Only drawbacks were the Wifi is not great...we found that the bedrooms and the Lanai had the best wifi. Because the water system works on solar for heating, on cloudy days, we had no hot water.....that was not my favorite. Thankfully that only happened on half of the days...but be prepared for that if you plan to stay in the cloudier season. However, when it was hot, we had enough hot water for everyone's shower without complaint!
Suzy is a great host! Check-in was seamless, contact-less and really easy!! Suzy reached out the next day to check on us and us able to bring by some items to us, which was really appreciated!! The home is on a working Orchard and we loved walking the grounds. We ate, Longon, Banana, Papaya, Bread Fruit, Star Fruit, Blood Oranges, Lemon....it was wonderful! The Orchard manager stopped by one day and that was also a treat, to learn from him!
We have a lovely experience and would recommend to my friends and family to stay here as we will again soon!!
Thank you!
Gina