Special if booked 30 days+ $2864.40/month- 2 bed/2bath cozy- quiet
House in Waimea, HI
4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 baths
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About this house rental
Aloha & welcome to Kohola Hale, (or Whale House), your home away from home. Whale and ocean decor await you throughout the home. Kohola Hale sleeps 4 comfortably with one King and one double bed. Both bedrooms have their own bathrooms. The Hawaiian style and comfortable furnishings are perfect for a small family, two couples, friends, or a romantic getaway. Two big-screen TVs and wifi mean the whole family can relax and watch their favorite programs and stay caught up with social media. A welcome gift of some tasty treats from around the islands and cold bottled water in the refrigerator await your arrival. Your hosts Bill and Kathy can help you with any questions, recommendations, directions or needs you might have during your stay with us. located at over 3000 feet elevation- you will enjoy evening tropical breezes and tranquil, cooler temperatures, but still, be just a short drive to get to world-famous beaches.
In the bathrooms, you will find quick dry bath towels and toiletries you may use during your stay including shampoo and conditioner, lotion, sunscreen, Q-tips, cotton balls, after sun aloe, and other necessities.
The Whale/Ocean theme continues in the bedrooms. The Master bedroom has a Queen sized bed and a flat-screen TV with an attached bathroom. The second bedroom is cozy and comfortable with a double bed. This bedroom is like its own suite with sliding privacy doors, a bathroom and washer and drier just outside the sleeping area. Boogie Boards, beach chairs, snorkel gear, and a cooler are available for your use while you stay.
The kitchen has all high-end appliances and is equipped with everything you could need to stay in and BBQ or create your own gourmet meal including oven, microwave, coffee pot, and quiet dishwasher. The living room has an electric fireplace for the occasional cool evenings and mornings. We hope you will enjoy the attention to detail and our attempt to make your stay comfortable and relaxing.
Midway between Hilo and Kona, Honu Hale is conveniently located close to waterfalls, beaches, zip-lining, golfing, and hiking. A day trip to Volcano National park is a once in a lifetime adventure, and Waimea is a great starting point. Tour Parker Ranch located right in Waimea. It is the largest cattle ranch in the country. Waipio Valley is just a 15-minute drive away and boasts stunning views, and a private beach bottom on the hike. Waimea is Paniolo country (Hawaiian cowboys), and is a perfect place to do some horseback riding, or if you are visiting during the 4th of July, the Parker Ranch Rodeo is a must! Don't forget to stop at one of the three farmers' markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays to pick up locally grown produce, and hand made local items and souvenirs!
Mahalo & Aloha, We hope to see you soon, and you will enjoy your relaxing stay so much you will return for years to come.
STVR-19-364059
Robyn
In the bathrooms, you will find quick dry bath towels and toiletries you may use during your stay including shampoo and conditioner, lotion, sunscreen, Q-tips, cotton balls, after sun aloe, and other necessities.
The Whale/Ocean theme continues in the bedrooms. The Master bedroom has a Queen sized bed and a flat-screen TV with an attached bathroom. The second bedroom is cozy and comfortable with a double bed. This bedroom is like its own suite with sliding privacy doors, a bathroom and washer and drier just outside the sleeping area. Boogie Boards, beach chairs, snorkel gear, and a cooler are available for your use while you stay.
The kitchen has all high-end appliances and is equipped with everything you could need to stay in and BBQ or create your own gourmet meal including oven, microwave, coffee pot, and quiet dishwasher. The living room has an electric fireplace for the occasional cool evenings and mornings. We hope you will enjoy the attention to detail and our attempt to make your stay comfortable and relaxing.
Midway between Hilo and Kona, Honu Hale is conveniently located close to waterfalls, beaches, zip-lining, golfing, and hiking. A day trip to Volcano National park is a once in a lifetime adventure, and Waimea is a great starting point. Tour Parker Ranch located right in Waimea. It is the largest cattle ranch in the country. Waipio Valley is just a 15-minute drive away and boasts stunning views, and a private beach bottom on the hike. Waimea is Paniolo country (Hawaiian cowboys), and is a perfect place to do some horseback riding, or if you are visiting during the 4th of July, the Parker Ranch Rodeo is a must! Don't forget to stop at one of the three farmers' markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays to pick up locally grown produce, and hand made local items and souvenirs!
Mahalo & Aloha, We hope to see you soon, and you will enjoy your relaxing stay so much you will return for years to come.
STVR-19-364059
Robyn
Amenities
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Dishwasher
TV
Garden
Map of Waimea, HI
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Ratings and reviews
5.0 / 5.0
We enjoyed a week visiting with grandchildren! The property is very clean and well-kept. Checking in/out was very easy. I appreciated the WiFi, and my husband appreciated the DirecTV.
5.0 / 5.0
Very nice place. Clean and cozy! A lot of amenities that some places don’t have such as snorkeling gear, boards, towels, and beach chairs. The house itself is adorable!
We probably would have stayed closer to Kona if we knew the area better but we did love this place.
5.0 / 5.0
We were visiting family that lives around the corner and this apartment was perfect for us to spread out and have our own space. It is a very well maintained property. We will definitely be back! Thank you!
5.0 / 5.0
This property is located in a quiet neighborhood and not far from beaches. Food stores are also nearby.
Property hosts great to deal with and always quick to respond
5.0 / 5.0
This property is a good location for getting around the area. We enjoyed the Wed. Farmers Market, Hapuna Beach, coastal drives, and Akaka Falls was beautiful!
Mahalo
3.0 / 5.0
The great things about the home included: laundry, beach gear, internet speed, storage, towels and the place was bigger than expected. The kitchen had almost everything needed. As a tea drinker a kettle would have been lovely and the can opener needs to be replaced.
There were, unfortunately, a number of things that made our stay uncomfortable. The ice maker did not work and made a significant noise when turned on. The lights over the stove did not work which made cooking in the evenings more challenging. The gas burners on the left side of the stove often took a minute to ignite. We understood there would likely be a musty smell and were pleased it was mostly contained to the stairwell. The dehumidifier certainly worked but was quite loud. An additional blanket or two would have been appreciated. Flashlights could be provided in the unit for power outages.
The biggest struggle for us, as you were aware, was the smell in the large bathroom. We appreciated you coming out in our first week to deal with it. Thankfully, the sewer smell became mostly contained to the bathroom. As we let you know the smell was continuing, we did have an expectation you would deal with it further.
The roof leak is a concern and we hope it can be addressed. We were glad we could deal with the smoke alarm going off in the unit below us. If it had continued we could not have stayed.
We hope you can find an in town contact to deal with future issues quickly.
5.0 / 5.0
Great place and good location.
5.0 / 5.0
Good Price...What a great centrally located property. It was very clean and the beach snorkel, boogie boards and washer dryer was awesome. It was a bit cooler in Waimea and I loved it. I thought it was wonderful and cannot wait to come back to the Big Island and a home away from home.. The history of the area and Honokaa was fascinating along with Puana Beach..
5.0 / 5.0
It's a comfortable 2 bedroom/2 bath home centrally located and it had everything we needed. The decor is fun. They gave us all sorts of extras, such as coffee, chips, and chocolate macadamia nuts! We would stay here again.
5.0 / 5.0
Great location near Waimea. Quiet at night. Gets hot during the day but we were out during the day and it cools off in the evening nicely. Mornings were comfortably cool. All the kitchen gear is here for making meals . Contact with Kathy was helpful and right away she helped me with the access instructions. Worked well for us with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. The stairs were mentioned in the listing so we expected them. Taking suitcases up and down only took a moment. Wish I’d booked this one for a few days longer. Great place to come back to at the end of a day full of fun.
4.0 / 5.0
The place is nice and clean
5.0 / 5.0
The home is in a quiet neighborhood and was well equipped for a longer term stay. The checkin process was super easy and the home was clean when we arrived. All in all a great stay!
5.0 / 5.0
We really enjoyed our stay. The lodging was comfortable, quiet, and easy. We would recommend this lodging over and over again :-)!
4.0 / 5.0
We had family visiting so rented both upstairs and downstairs units. Not new and updated units but very clean and comfortable. Much cooler in Waimea vs down at the beaches and usually a little rain every day-- nice. Only that might be improved, if possible, would be to trim the trees down some to improve the view of Mauna Kea though the sunrise view was nice. All beach toys and towels available for use. Mauna Loa erupting was amazing!!
5.0 / 5.0
I have stayed here many times and it is always clean, quiet and relaxing!!!
5.0 / 5.0
Everything was absolutely perfect. Location was great! In a quiet neighborhood but super easy and quick to get to food and shops. House was clean and bed was super comfy! Nothing but positive things to say!
5.0 / 5.0
We had a great stay here. We loved the big kitchen, living and dining space. Mornings on the deck were wonderful. Good amount of space for two couples. The smaller bedroom with full bed is probably better suited for kiddos but still worked ok for us. Really appreciated the snorkel gear, beach chairs and cooler! Waimea is a great quiet location for taking day trips to Hilo or Kona as well as the national park. We would certainly stay again!
5.0 / 5.0
Waimea Stay
Apartment was much more than I expected. Spotless clean, full kitchen, and a living room. Very happy with the accommodation.
5.0 / 5.0
Nice place, would stay again. Only thing missing is a hand rail going up the steps. I had a broken
Very comfortable and well kept.
4.0 / 5.0
Waimea
We enjoyed our stay very much. One suggestion I would make is that it be emphasized in the description that there is a flight of stairs without a handrail to be navigated. For most this would be no impediment but it is tough for elderly people with heavy luggage.
5.0 / 5.0
Awesome
😎🌴
4.0 / 5.0
Great stay! Would recommend
Overall a great experience! House was pretty much as described, no major issues. The house was still being cleaned an hour past the check in time, so we drove around a bit while we waited, besides that everything went as planned. Would stay again.
2.0 / 5.0
Cold and damp
Our arrival was a bit rough. The directions were confusing but the difficult part was that the door we were suppose to enter into to get the key was locked. We had to ask for help from a neighbor who called the cleaning lady and helped access a spare key.. We did here from the hosts later after we got into the condo. The apartment was cold and damp when we arrived int the evening. The next morning we found ants all over the kitchen counter. We contacted the hosts and they arranged for exterminator who only put out several ant traps on the counter. It took a few days for the ant situation to improve. I noticed after discovering the ants that the kitchen floor was very dirty - I was shocked at how much I was able to sweep up. I think was connected to the ant problem. The entire property has not been well kept. There were spider webs all over the windows and in many different places inside the apartment. The second bathroom (the one with the tub) had cracks and chips in the floor of the tub - and we didn't feel comfortable using it. There was only one tiny heater in the living room and considering how cold it is in the evenings in Waimea - that is not enough. After we turned on the dehymidifier the apartment was better but I don't know why they didn't run it before we arrived or just it running. The shower head off of the master bedroom was loose - we were afraid to move it for fear it would fall off. There were a lot of little things throughout the apartment that need a little TLC. It could be a nicer place to stay if they could fix or improve some of these things and possibly find a better house cleaner who will take the time to make sure things are clean. Such as the sink in the master bedroom was dirty and the remote control in the master bedroom was sticky (I had to put it in a ziplock bag to use it).
5.0 / 5.0
Good place for us
We stayed for three months and enjoyed it very much. We liked the central location of Waimea. The house was just as we expected and just right for us. It had most things we needed. It is a bit chilly at that altitude, but an easy drive to warm beaches. The fireplace was appreciated on some of the chilly mornings. Both Robyn and Kathy were easy to contact and prompt to respond to our messages. We would stay again.
5.0 / 5.0
Wonderful wet Waimea
Typical Waimea weather. It was wet and calming. Such a great place to come back to after a day of work or fun.
5.0 / 5.0
Amazing!
This condo was perfect for our Hawaii vacation. The location was great for getting to so many of the best things to do on the Big Island. It was clean, and included so many little things that other properties do not....like a real cooler, beach towels and snorkel gear. And the bed? So comfortable!! The only thing that I would change is that the check-in instructions were super confusing. Just say that the door is to the left of the washer and dryer on the back side of the first building. If I ever get to come back, I will be sure to rent this condo again.
5.0 / 5.0
Thanks
The property was nice
Comfortable lodging
5.0 / 5.0
Beautiful and comfortable place
We had a wonderful stay! I highly recommend this place.
5.0 / 5.0
Our Big Island Home
My boyfriend, a close friend and I stayed here for five weeks and we had an incredible time. All three of us worked from home so we were home most of the time.
We really felt at home there, it had everything we needed. The kitchen is fully stocked with all the cookware we needed to cook at home most of the time.
Our hosts were super responsive and helpful, very thoughtful in providing the little things from sunblock to sewing kit. We highly recommend this place and hope to come back to visit again in the future.
5.0 / 5.0
Has it All!!!
There is no detail overlooked. Thoughtful extras down to a welcome basket of goodies Very gracious ! Beautifully decorated, Comfortable linens Plush towels Great cookware They have thought of everything!, Great experience
5.0 / 5.0
Great location in Waimea
This apartment is wonderful and good amount of space. The loft is not a sleeping loft but perhaps could be. To note, Waimea has different weather and can have breezier and rainier microclimate. We loved being in a neighborhood. It is an upstairs unit with downstairs neighbors and no carpeting.
5.0 / 5.0
Sweet hideaway in a great location
We were so happy to find a place in Waimea (Kamuela) to serve as our home base for a few weeks. The house was located in a quiet neighborhood way at the top of the street and the views of Mauna Kea were really nice. Waimea can be chilly at night and having the fireplace available was extra sweet. The home itself is super cute and came with all the amenities needed to stay a few days or weeks like we did. Loved having two bathrooms and one with an actual tub. The beds were super comfortable, couch and recliner were appreciated and we spent a few nights watching real cable and the tv had great Netflix and Amazon capabilities. The WiFi was perfect as we all know how important good WiFi is. It was easy to reach the hosts and they were very attentive and caring, we would happily rent this property again and highly recommend it to anyone who is looking for a great place to stay.
5.0 / 5.0
Peaceful Haven
This was the most enjoyable place we stayed on a recent trip to the Big Island. Its location on a steep hill at the top edge of a housing development made our stay peaceful, private and quiet, and it was enjoyable to watch the many birds from the second level balcony. A pleasant surprise was the coolness of the evenings, even in June, that required a night blanket and sweaters for the early morning. The apartment was spacious, attractive and clean. The comfortable mattress and sofa were only matched by the especially luxurious leather recliner, from which I did not often want to budge. The kitchen was fully stocked with good appliances and utensils, and it was nice to have both an inside and outside dining table. A friendly touch was the coffee and treats we found waiting for us on arrival.
5.0 / 5.0
Very clean, comfortable, had everything.
Very nice, private, quiet. Televisions must be reset to unblock parental ratings controls.
5.0 / 5.0
Extended stay
Amazing host amazing apartment would recommend to anyone!! Families perfect location on the island 🌴
5.0 / 5.0
The house is cozy and fabulous!
The home is exactly as pictured, and the location is very quiet, cool (even for July) and private. We went to Kona (90 degrees) and Hilo (85 degrees) in one day and came back to our rental, which was freezing by our Hawaii standards. Our hostess was great and very helpful. If you rent this home, you will not regret it. It’s spacious and beautiful.
3.0 / 5.0
Nicely decorated, spacious and well equipped!
We appreciated the use of the beach gear and the ease to drive to west, north or east coasts. At the elevation of approximately 2600 feet It was cool, cloudy and very rainy during our stay. Because of the climate, the unit was very humid so the dehumidifier ran all the time. The view up the mountain was picturesque with the low clouds and mist. On a rare occasion there was a glimpse of the lower elevation toward the east. Sleeping was comfortable. The lighting in the bedrooms and master bathroom was dim the rooms were dark all the time since the sun did not shine. It is a quick drive into Waimea for groceries, tea/coffee, restaurants and the farmer's market. We grilled and cook most meals since the kitchen was well equipped and we had a comfortable dining area to eat in. The host downstairs was friendly and available if we had any questions. If you love a cool evening after a hot day at the beach you will appreciate this rental.
FAQs
How much does this house cost compared to others in Waimea?
The average price for a rental in Waimea is $226 per night. This rental is $2 less expensive than the average.
Is parking included with this house?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Special if booked 30 days+ $2864.40/month- 2 bed/2bath cozy- quiet. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this house?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this house. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Special if booked 30 days+ $2864.40/month- 2 bed/2bath cozy- quiet pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this house is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Special if booked 30 days+ $2864.40/month- 2 bed/2bath cozy- quiet?
We found 9 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, fireplace, parking, and laundry.
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