Eco-Friendly Hawaiian Forest Home-Free Cave Tour**

Tucked away in 9 acres of native Hawaiian forest, this unique and beautiful vacation retreat is perfectly located for exploring the East side of the island. Our spacious vacation retreat is secluded and perfect for nature loving adventure seekers.

Location:
We are centrally located between three popular East Hawaii tourist destinations--Volcanoes National Park, Historic Hilo Town and Pahoa with it's tide pools, warm ponds and lava flow. Between Highways 11 and 130, we are 20 minutes to Volcanoes National Park
, 15 minutes to Pahoa and 20 minutes to Hilo

Rates:
One Night $115
One Week $625
--all taxes and fees are included in these rates
--no deposit required/payment accepted upon arrival
***Free guided cave tour with any three night or more booking

Cave Tour Included:
Our Property has a unique feature--we offer a free guided lava tube tour with any three night (or longer) stay. Our lava tube is part of a vast cave system that runs from Volcanoes National Park to the ocean. Our guided cave tour is often the highlight of many guests' stay.

Description of Home:
Our liberal use of color, artistic decor and numerous screen windows make this home a very charming one-of-a-kind vacation rental, ideal for the outdoor nature-lover who appreciates home comforts away from home. The kitchen features a stainless steel commercial wolf range--to the delight of our guests who love to cook.
 The living and dining area and kitchen are downstairs, and the three bedrooms are in the multi-level upstairs, nestled amongst the treetops.
The house is supplied with everything you need to relax and enjoy your stay, including snorkel gear, beach towels, a cooler, candles, extra blankets, soaps, kitchen condiments...



Activities:
Relax and enjoy the sights and sounds of the forest, explore our lava tube, or head out for a day trip. From our vacation retreat many guests enjoy touring the National and State Parks, snorkelling at the amazing Kapoho tidepools, exploring the steam vents, and volcanic warm ponds, shopping in the quaint village of Pahoa, or heading to beautiful historic Hilo town. With everything to do and see, this stay at our beautiful cozy Hawaiian home will be a vacation to remember.

Sustainability:

Our vacation home is designed and built by David, a local artist and builder. It is spacious, secluded, charming and 'green' in every sense! Surrounded by lush jungle foliage, the home is sustainably built with many reclaimed, recycled and salvaged materials, including native ohia logs salvaged from cleared land. Because David is such an innovative craftsman, he was able to find use for so many items we found over the years and incorporate them so beautifully into our rental home. Many of the building materials were left over from houses he had built. Even shipping crates have been re-formed into various furnishings.

Children Welcome : The home is ideal for families. Children love the layout of the house! Lots of board games and dvd's for kids (of all ages)

Details:
-3 Bedrooms, 4 beds, sleeps up to 9.
-Covered carport, just a few steps from the main entrance
-Front walkway draped in beautiful mini lights--be sure to use them at night!
-Stainless Steel Restaurant Stove
-Stainless Steel Fridge
-Eco-washing machine, located in the spacious lower bathroom for your convenience
-Linens Provided; Luxurious bedding, beautiful bath and hand towels, beach towels also supplied.
-On site Lava tube (cave) tour available
-Secluded, nestled in 9 acres of native forest
-DVD Player and Large DVD library--something to please everyone
-Outdoor Grill in Hawaiian-style Barbecue area
-Snorkel Gear

Activities Include:
Fishing
Hiking
Snorkeling/Diving
Spelunkin g
Surfing
Restaurants
Zoo/Botanical Gardens
Swimming
Sight Seeing

Explore Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, snorkel at Richardsons Beach Park, explore the on-site underground lava tube caverns, hike out to view the lava flow at Kalapana, take a day trip to Kailua Kona, view Hilo's beautiful waterfalls, shop at nearby natural foods store and farmers market, explore the State Parks, snorkel at the amazing Kapoho tidepools, enjoy the steam vents, and volcanic warm ponds, shop in the quaint village of Pahoa, or head to beautiful historic Hilo town. With everything to do and see, this stay at our beautiful cozy Hawaiian home will be a vacation to remember.

PLEASE NOTE: The vacation rental is located about 20 minutes drive towards Hilo, NOT in Volcano village.

GUEST REVIEWS:

"HAWAIIAN ACRES"
Guest: Tucson traveller (Tucson)
Date of Stay: 05/31/12 Review Submitted: 06/06/12

Very spacious and clean and nicely decorated. You are in the midst of a rainforest with birds and frogs and beautiful flowers. The hosts were very helpful - great tips for Volcano and Puna. Awesome snorkeling in tide pools about 30 mins away.

Recommended for:Sightseeing, romantic getaway, adventure seekers.


A GREAT PLACE!
Guest: Paul (Detroit)
Date of Stay: 04/07/12 Review Submitted: 04/15/12

My wife and I had a great stay! The description of the home is very accurate - tons of space, private setting, artistically constructed and decorated. We really had everything we needed. The location is perfect home base for sightseeing on this side. David is very friendly and had a lot of good tips for us as newcomers to the Big Island. Highly Recommended!

Recommended for:Families with teenagers, sightseeing, romantic getaway, age 55+, families with young children, adventure seekers.


A RELAXING STAY
Guest: Steverino (Honolulu)
Date of Stay: 03/17/12 Review Submitted: 04/15/12

My girlfriend and I stayed for a week at this rental. We had a marvelous time. We were far away from the usual day-to-day life in Honolulu and enjoyably so. Our hosts were always there when we needed them but were very circumspect about leaving us our privacy. One of the highlights, though, of the trip was a trip to a series of lava tubes there on the property, led by the owner and his two young sons. Yes, it's a rainy location, but one needs the rain at times for cuddling, watching movies, sleeping deeply, and growing the great green rainforest all around. Highly recommended for those of you, like us, want to escape into a different world for a while.

Recommended for:Sightseeing, romantic getaway, age 55+, girls getaway.


QUIET, BEAUTIFUL & LUSH
Guest: Cindy (Keaau, HI)
Date of Stay: 09/01/11 Review Submitted: 02/12/12

I am so blessed that my family and I had the opportunity to stay here. It was exactly what we needed. My favorite room was the master bedroom, waking up to pink hibiscus seen through the huge picture window, and the gentle cooling breeze. The location was perfect for getting around Puna too. It was right in the middle, so we could go up to Volcano National Park, and zip down to Pohoiki, the Hot Pond, Kehena Beach, the cliffs in HPP, and then go into Hilo for whatever we needed. Thank you Dave and Sharon for your hospitality, for showing us around, and for helping us adjust to life in Hawaii!

Recommended for:Adventure seekers.


KURTISTOWN RENTAL
Guest: Old J. C. (San Diego, CA )
Date of Stay: 11/04/11 Review Submitted: 01/23/12

I had the pleasure of staying at this rental for ten days this last November. The unit has a great location almost between Hilo and Volcano in addition to being very near the quaint village of Pahoa. It is also in close proximity to the following magnificent parks: Lava Tree, Isaac Hale and MacKenzie. For the really adventurous, the property actually has on premises access to a vast network of underground lava tubes that seem to go on forever. If you are looking for a cozy, comfortable place in a beautiful rustic and tranquil Hawaiian setting, this is the place for you. I plan to stay there whenever I am on the Hilo Side of the Big Island.

Recommended for:Sightseeing, families with young children, adventure seekers.

Our vacation home is in a forested, secluded rural community. Our property is 9 acres of native Hawaiian forest. You can look out the windows to see ferns, ohia trees, and many beautiful tropical flowers. Listen to the sounds of the birds during the day and the chirping frogs at night. It often rains at night and you can hear the patter of the rain on the corrugated tin roof.