I stayed at Eco Hale for four nights and loved it. I arrived around 7pm the first night while it was getting dark but the directions supplied by Kaeo were excellent and I easily made it there. Kaeo greeted me and showed me to the guesthouse and it is super cute. Private room with sink, microwave, refrigerator and a gas burner to cook. The bathroom is right next door, also private, with hot water and also is so nice. The decorations in the room and bathroom are really great and you can tell Kaeo and Karl have put a lot of time into making the Eco Hale feel like a home, and it does.

Kaeo and Karl have provided all the necessary kitchen items for it to be a home, plates, cups, pots, pans, french press, fresh fruit, condiments, lots of snacks, everything you could need and more. Kaeo is also a fabulous cook and sweetly made me some baked goods and breakfast a few times while I was there. I really enjoyed talking with Kaeo, she and Karl have really created a wonderful life on the Big Island off the grid and super comfortable.

Kaeo also has great knowledge of the area and great recommendations for hiking, snorkeling, etc. There are snorkels, boogie boards, cooler, beach chairs, books about hiking, birds, towels, anything you could think of really, available for use by guests. They have also prepared a huge binder of information about the area that I found extremely useful.

The location is great, in between Kea'au and Volcano and it was a quick trip to beach/snorkeling and excellent hiking in Volcanos National Park. Their home is in a beautiful fern forest and there are lots of birds during the day and singing coqui frogs at night. Sleeping to the sounds of frogs is the best. Kaeo is easily reached by phone, text, or going to her house if you need.

I can't recommend Eco Hale enough. I would love to live there myself!