Paradise On a Budget!

Beautiful place, clean, lots of space.

Welcoming, clean, spacious beach bungalow vibe! This space is great for a get-away to the Hilo area. We enjoyed nearby hiking to see sea turtles, and the local Sunday farmers market for fresh foods and handmade gifts. Wonderful hosts and a comfortable home with all the included conveniences that a traveler appreciates like soap, shampoo, coffee, extra towels. Thank you!

A lovely place. Everything was just as pictured and described. The grounds are a delight. Lovely lanai, well equipped kitchen, beach/snorkel gear available. The location is in a residential area, 10 minute drive from shopping, 20 minute drive from Hilo. We found it very convenient for visits to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and east coast attractions. The house has four rental units, with hosts Kepi and Jim living in a separate house on the property. All the other guests we met in our 2-week stay were friendly and considerate people; noise was never an issue. Kepi was tremendously helpful with excellent advice and suggestions. Anyone with mobility concerns should be aware that this unit involves somewhat steep stairs to enter and to reach the bedrooms from the floor with kitchen, living, and bathroom, but there are good handrails and lights on the stairs. We'd be very happy to stay here again.

Really awesome place for the money! Host was very welcoming and responsive. Would definitely stay here again!

The host was easy to work with, though we never saw them. They didn't respond on one issue with the toilet, though.

Home was lovely and exactly pictured ! Beautiful quiet retreat ! The entire property is absolutely wonderful ! The home is equipped with everything you need !! Lovely stay will be back to book again !! Thank you !!

Lovely home with lots of hawaiiana. Friendly owners and a safe place to stay.

Home away from home with art all around and warm aloha Thank you Kepi and Jim! See you again!

Beautiful grounds!

Didn't disappoint- truly paradise ona budget! Large, wellappointed and comfy apartment. Really enjoyed use of the BBQ, beach chairs, towels and snorkels.

Overall, we had a nice stay. We were in the upstairs unit (steps are steep so if you have mobility issues one of the other units would be better). It had nice views of the gardens…you really felt like being in a jungle. The birds, roosters and tree frogs are quite noisy, but having lived in the caribbean, that was not unexpected. What was unexpected was the road noise, which started quite early. But it is a residential neighborhood. Sound machines in the rooms was a nice touch. The decor is lovely, inside and outside! The kitchen was well stocked. Water is rain catch but filtered and potable…we had no issues. We didn’t get to meet owners since they were off island at the time. Their residence is at the back of the property. There is ample parking.

Beautiful space and gardens. Art work is just so beautiful!

My friend and I had an excellent stay at Kepi and Jim’s Honuhale. It was clean, comfortable, and a great location for doing lots of things on the east side of the island. I would return with my family (young kids) for sure. They also have a couple of other suites that can be rented if you had a bigger group. Their gardens are so beautiful! They have a great light set up for once it gets dark too. It makes the whole place feel quite magical. The hosts were friendly and helpful.Thank you!

Very clean, 2 bedroom, lovely gardens, great hosts.

We enjoyed staying at this quaint cottage nestled outside of Hilo.

We throughly enjoyed our time at Jim and Kepi’s property. The unit was very well appointed and decorated beautifully (Kepi painted many of the art pieces herself!) Location was great and we all loved our time there. We would definitely stay again.

Good location. Safe area. Clean and well stocked. Thank you.

Lovely spot. Beautiful grounds. Unique Old Hawaiian motif. The owners put their love and pride into their units. I think there are 3 -4 units in the home but all were not occupied, so it was fairly quiet. The frogs block out any noise at night. They were very loud, but we loved their sounds! It could use a deep cleaning, and newer spices, condiments, and pans, but for the price it was a good value.

The place was in a great location on the Hilo side of the island. Clean except excess dust on the walls from the ceiling fan. Asked the hosts for recommendations a couple times of places to see but never got a response from them. There wasn’t a mention of lizards inside the house be there were many. Thank goodness my friend didn’t see them ( I scared them off)or we would have to had to move or stay. Over all for the price we paid us was worth the money. It was quite and peaceful.