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Serene, Restored House from Sugar Days with Sweeping Ocean Views

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Outdoor spa tub
2 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop
Dining
TV, DVD player, stereo

Reviews

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional

Entire home

2 bedrooms2 bathroomsSleeps 693 sq m

Popular amenities

  • Ocean view
  • Kitchen
  • Washing machine
  • Dryer

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Honokaa, HI

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You'll have the entire home to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party.

Serene, Restored House from Sugar Days with Sweeping Ocean Views



LATEST NEWS: VOLCANO ERUPTION

THE VOLCANO: The volcano eruption has little effect on our part of the island. The eruption is on the other end of the Island from our location. The trade winds blow most of the smoke to the southern end of the Island and has no impact on us at all. If the trade winds abate, we might temporarily get a little vog (fog plus smog). Otherwise, know that you are safe with us.

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The View House is the epitome of graciousness, peace, quiet, and privacy. It is a tropical oasis on three acres of manicured grounds, fragrant flowers, and tropical fruit trees. The predominant colors are the crystal-clear blue sky, countless shades of tropical green foliage, and the deep blue-green ocean. The oxygen-rich air reaches the estate untainted over 2500 miles of the Pacific. The sunlight actually sparkles in the air at times. All these elements taken together create a Garden of Eden that you will never want to leave.

From the large, sweeping lanai (deck), Maui can be seen in the distance across the Pacific. The View House is a lovingly renovated and updated sugar company's employee's house, retaining the feel of a bygone era. Superbly crafted and furnished with tropical bamboo and teak furniture, it offers an elegant and light-filled space.

All water running into the house comes from deep Island aquifers and is double-filtered and pure. Floors are hardwood and tile. The house features a lovely bathroom with a soaking tub, a large, fully-equipped kitchen with Mexican counter tops, a master bedroom with a queen bed and ocean view, a small bedroom with twin beds and garden view, and a fold-out queen bed in the living room. Both of these rooms are available on the second floor.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE BASIC RENTAL HAS TWO BEDROOMS, AS DESCRIBED. TWO ADDITIONAL ROOMS are available for extra charges per night:

-- The Mermaid Room, a lovely, small room on the first floor of the View House has an orchard and ocean view. It has one twin bed. The bathroom facilities and spa are just outside the door to the room. $35 extra per night.

-- The Buddha Room, at the entrance to the property separate but adjacent to the View House, has a full-size (double) bed and 1/2 bath (toilet and sink). The shower facilities are 30 steps away on the spa deck. $50 extra per night.

** These rooms must be booked separately by contacting the owner directly.

With all spaces occupied, including the queen bed fold out in the living room, the possible total occupancy of the facility can be as many as eight people. (two in the master bedroom queen, two in the twin beds in the small bedroom, two on the queen fold out in the living room, one in the Mermaid Room and one in the Buddha room.)

For even deeper relaxation, guests at the View House have exclusive use of our spa. Our infrared sauna, hot tub, and cold tub sit on totally private decks, surrounded by lime and moringa trees. Guests will find an additional shower room and water closet in the adjoining tiled breezeway.

This property is our only rental. We are a small, private operation and offer a serene, safe, exceptionally clean environment in “old Hawaii,” off the beaten track. There is one other house on the 3-acre property where the property managers reside. They will be available should you need anything during your stay. The caretaker lives in a small trailer at the far corner of the property.

We are 4 miles from spectacular Waipio Valley and 4 miles from a historic small “sugar town” with all amenities. We are an hour from Kona and an hour from Hilo, making both sides of the Island accessible. The most common feedback we get is that the home and property are more beautiful than the photos.

If you are coming to the Big Island in search of beauty, peace, serenity, relaxation, and rejuvenation, you have found what you are looking for! Our part of the island still expresses traditional Hawaiian “Aloha,” and the View House is the culmination of your quest.

Please Note: The listed price is for two guests per night. There is an additional charge of $15/night per guest over two. For example, 3 total guests would incur a charge of $15 extra per night, 4 total guests would incur a charge of $30 extra per night, and so on…

Keywords: House, Vacation Rental, Private, Spa, Hot Tub, Sauna, Hawaii, Big Island, naturopathic
During your stay at this vacation home, you'll be close to Hamakua Heritage Corridor. Enjoy features like a hot tub and laundry facilities. Enjoy your stay with amenities like free WiFi and a kitchen in the vacation home.
  • The vacation home offers a kitchen, a washing machine, and 1.5 bathrooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Amenities include laundry facilities
  • Onsite recreation includes tennis courts and a sauna
  • Steps from Hamakua Heritage Corridor and 7 minutes by car from Waipio Valley Lookout
This vacation home offers its guests a hot tub and a sauna. This vacation home also features a garden and laundry facilities.

Property amenities

Beach

  • Beach towels

Pool/Spa

  • Hot tub
  • Sauna

Internet

  • Available in the house: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Car required
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking and van parking available

Kitchen

  • Blender
  • Coffee grinder
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Hob
  • Kitchen island
  • Microwave
  • Oven
  • Paper towels
  • Refrigerator
  • Toaster

Dining

  • Dining table

Bedrooms

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 1.5 bathrooms
  • Bathtub
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Hair dryer
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Living spaces

  • Dining table
  • Living room

Entertainment

  • DVD player
  • Stereo
  • TV

Outdoor areas

  • Balcony
  • Garden

Laundry

  • Laundry facilities
  • Washing machine

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Suitability/Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Accessible parking space
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible van parking
  • Smoke-free property
  • Note from host: There are provisions for smokers in the carport.

Services and conveniences

  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Location highlights

  • In a rural location
  • In a village
  • In the city centre
  • Near a hospital

Things to do

  • Golf
  • Tennis
  • Basketball nearby
  • Birdwatching nearby
  • Ecotours nearby
  • Golfing nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby
  • Mountain biking nearby
  • Snorkelling nearby
  • Surfing/bodyboarding nearby
  • Swimming nearby
  • Whale watching nearby

Safety features

  • Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property)
  • Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property)
  • Fire extinguisher

General

  • Garden
  • Unit size: 1,000 square feet

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Note from host: Children love to graze in the orchard.

Events

No events allowed

Smoking

Smoking is not permitted
There are provisions for smokers in the carport.

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property
Host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation
You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions. You will also receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account which will enable you to manage your booking.
Property Registration Number GE-157-521-5104-02, TA-157-521-5104-02

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Serene, Restored House from Sugar Days with Sweeping Ocean Views Reviews

Reviews

9.8

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 213 out of 243 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 29 out of 243 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 0 out of 243 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 243 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 243 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kristen H.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Privacy, view, everything!
Sunrise
Most amazing shower!
View from the porch
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Gail S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
We had a wonderful 28 days at this beautiful home! This was our 3rd stay! We especially enjoyed the beautiful view, orchard with fresh fruits and the hot tub! The home was clean and had everything we needed! We enjoyed Honokaa and the Hamakua golf course too!! We enjoyed ourselves so much that we are already booked to come back next year!! We also want to thank Marcus and Shigeko for being so welcoming and helpful!
Stayed 28 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Carla D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Wonderful home in a great location. We loved the views, the peaceful atmosphere and the fresh fruit from the orchard.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jeffrey B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Perfect for us. We loved walking the grounds, picking fresh fruit for breakfast on the deck facing the ocean, and the private hot tub. Comfy beds and solid kitchen plus lots of beach stuff to borrow. Nicely quiet at night (if you don't mind nature noises). Really nice touch to have a full welcome fruit bowl to enjoy during out stay.
View of entrance
Gotta be comfortable with the occasional gecko.
Great stargazing from the hot tub (photo from only phone)
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Barbara B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This peaceful location was perfect for our week stay in Honoka'a. The house has an incredible view of the ocean, and everything we needed for our stay was provided by the host. The house is closer to the road than we had imagined, but the traffic is not too busy and it is quiet at night. We enjoyed fresh fruit harvested on the property every day. We especially enjoyed watching the birds, and we identified many colorful species. this is a great place to stay if you plan to visit the Hamakua Coast of the Big Island.
View from the porch.
Non-native cardinal.
Waipio Valley Road.
Parking for View House
Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Zachary C.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The house, view, garden, and hosts were amazing. Great view of everything from the ocean to the night sky. House was clean and hosts were very informative about location, directions and gave us a great place to explore the rest of the big island.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Beautiful space. Nice and clean. Beautiful views. We used the mermaid room for our fifth person rather than having people sleep in the living room. Friendly caretakers.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Everything was present as advertised, and the spa facilities were a nice addition to the house, considering there is no nearby beach access, although maybe not quite as high-end as one may expect based on other spa experiences. The views were amazing, and the house was charmingly decorated and furnished. We had a great stay here!
Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Marshall G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location
Cool place, great backyard, smaller interior than I expected but accurately represented in the ad. I misunderstood that there is only 2 bedrooms included. Owner was very nice as was the caretaker
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sandy B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
This is our second stay at the property. It’s got a lovely back porch and view! We love walking the grounds and plucking fruit off the trees to sample!
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marcia R.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful relaxing place for Hawaii vacation

Nice vacation house. Beautiful grounds and view from the lanai.
Stayed 14 nights in Sep 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Amber K.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Beautiful property and comfortable home. Can’t beat the views!

We had a wonderful stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Casra D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
The property was great! Very relaxing yet still had all the essentials. It was super fun walking the property and enjoying all the fresh fruit! Star gazing in the hot tub was also enjoyable. Overall we enjoyed our stay so much & had so much fun exploring the big island. Only downside is the closest beach is about a 20 minute drive and there is no AC so it can get warm during the day, but wasn’t a problem at night.
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Eugene D.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Relaxing place to stay

It was a nice relaxing place to stay. The view is amazing.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Emily G.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great Family Location

We had a wonderful stay in Hawaii and really enjoyed watching the stars at night and the ocean during the day.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Country heaven

This was a great, restful place and we enjoyed our stay very much.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Paul L.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful getaway

A beautiful property that is exactly as advertised. We stayed for 30 days and enjoyed it very much.
Stayed 30 nights in Dec 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

David B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Excellent property and host! Doesn’t get much better for easy living in HI. THANK YOU again!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Michael W.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Exceptional and serene

Relaxing location on a lsrge property inunspoiled countryside. Sauna and hot tub were excellent amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Fav Place to Stay

We’ve been to the property multiple times and will visit again. We come to relax and always leave completely satisfied.
Stayed 9 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Justin T.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Great stay

The property was great. Everything was as described. We loved having the orchard and the hot tub was amazing! We would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Jimmy

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities, communication
Wonderful property, just like the pictures. I truly loved everything about this place.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Iris B.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

perfect place to relax

we loved the house, the spa is great especially at night, the garden wonderful.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Kate P.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Happy to return

This was our second stay at the property and it was just as enjoyable as we remembered!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ashley S.

Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy

Peaceful Stay - Loved the Breeze

We had a relaxing stay at the View House. It's located close to Honoka'a to get goods, if needed, and also convenient to explore Waipi'o Valley. The house and grounds are as advertised. We took advantage of all of the fresh fruit available. Lots of orange juice and lemonade during our stay! The breeeze coming off the ocean is lovely.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025