What a spectacular week we spent on the Big Island and were honored to call The Honey House "home"! Starting each morning with a fresh coconut and bringing a different type of fruit or vegetable by during the day, our host Dave made us feel more than welcome sharing his island wisdom and Aloha as well as the fruits of his wonderful garden! We spent our time on the Big Island exploring destinations that were more than likely off the beaten path and not over crowded with tourists, Dave was especially helpful in suggesting sights and routes that helped us to feel more like locals which made our vacation truly special and memorable.

The Honey House feels very much a natural part of its surroundings, with big windows in the main living space, long and open floor-plan and shower (with optional privacy curtain) that opens right up to the outdoors, it was easy to feel as though you were simply a part of the beautiful surrounding nature.

The kitchen is very spacious and open with lots of counter space for everything from making a beautiful salad from the garden to mixing cocktails in the blender. During our stay Dave had an abundance of ripe (delicious) bananas on the property and were even able to bake banana bread. As our vacation fell during the rainest of months, we even opted to stay indoors reading and relaxing a few nights, we were able to utilize the included wi-fi for posting pictures or staying in touch with the "real world" while we were at play. The long kitchen also had plenty of room to store our gear on our way in and out - packing coolers, unpacking snorkel equipment all were done effortlessly and without taking room away from counter space for food preparation and the oh-so-important coffee maker!

The main living area in this studio/loft style house was super spacious. My partner and I stayed with another couple who are close friends and we had plenty of room for the four of us with ease. We stayed on the spare futon couch/bed which was very comfortable and the other couple had the large King sized bed. The area also had a very nice, large wooden table with 4 chairs which was nice both for relaxing, eating meals together and computing which we did more of on vacation than I'd like to admit but the included wi-fi made connecting a breeze. The spacious layout of the honey house is completely ideal for a family or close friends, the furniture was of very good quality and exceptionally comfortable. We never felt "on top of" each other but rather felt like we all had plenty of space while feeling very much at home.

Our experience at the honey house was a wonderfully relaxing, quiet get away - far enough to feel away from it all but without having to sacrifice on amenities. The local wildlife were so much fun to observe from the geckos who adorned the palm and banana trees throughout the day, the flock of ducks on the property that were friendly enough to come up and say hello but were generally keen on their own social calendar amongst the group, to the coqui frogs who sang us to sleep every night. Staying on the Big Island and in the Honey House itself was a truly magical experience that I would recommend to anyone who wants to turn an ordinary vacation into a romantic adventure in paradise.