Welcoming, clean, quiet, comfortable, a great location with excellent breakfast and dinner (if you stay). Kilohana‘s and Kenny’s friendly service and great house all contributed to making our first trip to Hawaii remarkable and memorable.
Kilohana and Kenny were wonderful hosts! They had great information on places and things to see, and practical advice on the best way to schedule our day trips. A plethora of knowledge on Hawaiian history and culture. Kilohana even arranged an impromptu visit to a small local coffee plantation (very interesting). The location is beautiful and centrally located to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Kona, and Hilo. The room was large and comfortable with an en-suite bathroom that was stylish and clean. A healthy gourmet breakfast was provided each day with the option to join them for another gourmet meal for dinner. The highlight was spending each evening on the lanai discussing the day and meeting the other guests! Highly recommended!
AMAZING...from start to finish. Kenny and Kilohana know how to run a BNB...one always greets you when you return, the fridge is stocked with beverages, the breakfasts include things like home smoked marlin or pork, or house made sausage and at least 5 kinds of unusual tropical fruits, home made English muffins, home made buckwheat pancakes...I could go on an on.
The four rooms in this BnB (which was built by Kenny and Kilohana) do not have walls that adjoin so it is quiet and the rooms are well appointed and immaculate. There is not a dent, scratch or ANY maintenance needed any place in the Bnb.
A huge plus is dinner which is divinely prepared with wine and a chance to chat with folks in the other three rooms. After the plated dinner all adjourn to the front porch to chat with the ever affable and amazing chef Kenny and the sweet, kind spirited Kilohana--both help you to prepare for your next day offering superb tips on where to go and what to do that you won't find in any guidebook.
This is the gold standard for a BnB....I am a critical person who can always find a better way to do something, but this was perfection!!
The location was perfect and quiet and close enough to Volcanoes Park to make a good day of it.
Kenny and Kilohana are thoughtful hosts and do everything they can to make you feel comfortable at their Country Inn. We spent two nights there and had dinner as there are few restaurants nearby. As this was the end of our holiday we had already seen much of the Island but one of the great advantages of staying here is the "local's" tips and advice K&K can give you. Other guests took day trips to go snorkelling and to go to the Volcano National Park.
The Black Sand beach (turtles galore) and the Green Sand beach (more difficult to access) are both nearby and towels and beach chairs are available to borrow.
This is a quieter part of Hawaii Island and the Inn is at some elevation so it is noticeably cooler than at sea level.
Although each couple has their own table for breakfast and dinner it is easy to chat with other guests—something we enjoy.
So at the end of a pretty busy 2 weeks, a little explore locally then relaxing on the lanai suited us perfectly. Thank you Kenny and Kilohana for sharing your lovely home!
The Kalaekilohana Inn and Retreat was wonderful. The rooms are spacious with private bathrooms. Their are plenty of outlets for electronics. The windows have side vents with screens so we slept with them open with nice cool breezes. Chef Kenny was an excellent chef using all local, fresh ingredients. Kilohana taught us how to weave and talk story. They were gracious and friendly hosts. We highly recommend them. Ka'u is a beautiful side of the island not to be missed and they are perfectly located by South Point, Papakolea Green Sand Beach and the state park.
