Properties $501 – $1000 per Night
Rates from:
$275
per night
This four-bedroom, three-bath home is located right on the water’s edge and offers the dual delight of Puako sunsets (which you’ll share with the honu—sea turtles—who sunbathe on the lava rocks) coupled with views of the summit of Mauna Kea. A well-loved home, where the owners raised their family, Hale Lihikai offers three options for a range of visitors: the Kona Side, the Kohala Side or the entire hosue, depending on your numbers and needs. Whichever you choose, you will enjoy your time spent amid unique surfing and Hawaiian décor, mature and lush landscaping lovingly planted over the years, and the shoreline of Puako Bay.
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Rates from:
$1,100
per night
Welcome to paradise at this contemporary Puako oceanfront home, situated to feature the stunning Pacific view and designed to invite the refreshing tropical breeze. Your friends and family can enjoy any of the three seaside bedrooms and the spacious garden bedroom, each featuring sliding glass doors opening onto the Hawaiian tropics. Your friends and family can enjoy any of the three seaside bedrooms, each featuring sliding glass doors opening onto the full-length lanai (porch). While you savor the sunset, watch the kids splashing in the pool. Prepare a meal of fresh local fish and island grown produce in the fully equipped kitchen or on the gas barbeque grill. Or have one of our talented local chefs come to you! Our guests have been delighting in this bit of paradise where the relaxing rhythm of island life meets the modern conveniences that you have come to expect.
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This unique Puako home borrows from the Japanese folk tradition noted for its rustic beauty and rootedness in the landscape, while adding its own eclectic blend of Hawaiian beachside living, elegant art and an aura of antiquity.
Enter the property through the Asian-modern iron gates and rock wall into gardens of graceful palms, fragrant plumerias and ginger, and colorful crotons. Note the graceful curves of the C.W. Dickey-style ceramic-tile roofs and the etched-glass double front door. Give a gentle rap to the large Chinese gong that serves as a compelling yet dignified doorbell. Inside you’ll feel the courtyard effect of the open, lofty two-story great room, seamless indoor-outdoor transitions and 360-degree Brazilian ipe hardwood lanai (deck) surrounding the home. Fully screened sliding doors line the beachfront side of the house, drawing you to Sandyside’s very special seaside lagoon. Protected by Puako’s world-famous reef, the sandy-bottomed lagoon is 300 feet by 400 feet, only two to five feet deep—warm, calm and perfect for adults and children alike. Swim, explore the tide pools, replicate the slow pace of our serene honu (green sea turtles) and spy colorful juvenile fish. Venture just beyond for Hawaii’s best snorkeling, scuba diving and kayaking.
Your views of the Pacific Ocean, Maui, the Kohala Mountains and the historic Mauna Kea Hotel are well balanced by the art collection offered indoors. From the Brooks Anderson landscape painting to the Tibetan-themed modern Chinese painting, from the 150-year-old original sheet music for “My Little Grass Shack in Hawaii” and “Aloha Oe,” the décor is a marvel of variety held together by its parallel to the architecture’s blend of rustic sophistication. Two magnificent mounted fossils, millions of years old, lend a sense of timelessness and antiquity in a setting equally timeless.
With four bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths, Sandyside easily accommodates eight to ten in the main home and separate guest suite.
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Rates from:
$495
per night
For some lucky people, the term “beach house” evokes childhood summers spent in a special oceanside place exploring sand and sea, playing barefoot on wooden decks warmed by the sun by day and by night falling into a sound sleep to the soothing rhythms of ocean waves and gentle breezes. In those days, “luxury” meant slowing down, relaxing with a book or just marveling at the beauty of the water and the nearby greenery and birds. Life was stripped down to basics: simple food, simple pleasures and simply spending time with family and friends.
The owners of Treadwell House count themselves among these lucky people. Their property, on the shore of Waialea Bay, has been in the family since the 1930s, when the sole structure was a small fisherman’s shack. Like many beach cottages, a few small bedrooms were attached and it became a vacation home, accessible only by boat from the port of Kawaihae. The rustic nature of the building was part of the charm for the family.
Although that house still exists, the current Treadwell House was built with all those summers in mind, keeping the simple and joyful spirit of that beach house while meeting a more modern standard. This delightful home will appeal to those who also had the luck to experience such childhood summers…or simply wish they had!
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Rates from:
$460 – $580
per night
Ulu Niu is a rare find: a beachfront vacation property at an affordable rate. Lovingly hand constructed by the owner 20 years ago, this hideaway is set in a lush coconut grove that provides privacy and shade from the tropical sun. Yet just beyond the verdant plantings lies a white-sand beach on Waialea Bay: “perfect sand, gorgeous water, interesting shapes to photograph, a treasure trove of interesting shells and coral,” wrote one guest. This is one of the few natural sand beaches on the Big Island. Swim, dive, snorkel and sunbathe on the beach right in front of the house—the perfect spot for children and adults alike. Ulu Niu is a two-story home with two bedrooms, full bath, living area, dining room, covered ocean-view lanai and a fully equipped kitchen above a third dorm-style bedroom with full bath and carport for two vehicles .
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Rates from:
$750
per night
Wailani is an elegant home built with handcrafted quality and style, brilliantly designed for maximum outdoor living and gorgeous views of Mauna Kea, Mauna Loa, the Kohala Mountains and Waialea Bay from nearly everywhere in the house. With 3,700-square-feet over two stories (plus an additional 2,000-square-feet of covered lanai), this spacious house has four bedrooms, three baths, and two living rooms, making it ideal for larger gatherings of families or friends. Situated at the top of a small, very private enclave, Wailani is just a two-minute walk down a paved path to a small, sandy beach decorated by nature with bleached driftwood sculpture against black lava outcroppings. It’s a stunning spot, yet nearly yours alone–perfect for snorkeling, sunbathing or enjoying shade and views of Maui and the Kohala Mountains. For the adventurous, you’ll also be just steps from the Ala Kahakai Trail, the pathway of the ali’i (royalty), and now part of the National Park Service Trail System.
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Rates from:
$850
per night
Nestled comfortably within the graceful curve of Puako Bay, this home site is protected by a whale’s tail-shaped lava outcropping. A light and airy house with cathedral ceilings, it offers peaceful comfort, spectacular views and the gentle sounds of water lapping on the shore. Set well back from Puako Beach Drive, next door to the tiny historic Hokuloa Church, the Whale’s Tail is a surprise delight: nothing from the street side prepares you for the landscaped yard, large and sunny patio, covered lanai…right next to the sandy beach and quiet waters of the Pacific Ocean. Configured to sleep eight in three bedrooms with three baths, the Whale’s Tail offers views of the bay, Maui and its volcanic mountain Haleakala, and our own Kohala Mountains.
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