| Date | Rating | Comment
[Guest Comments: 3 positive, 0 negative]
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| 09/19/06 |
Positive
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| We had a lovely visit, the house was a comfortable base of operations for our explorations of the east side of the island. It was cooler than being in the city or on the Kona side by far. Akaka falls is a wonderful nearby treat. |
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Nicolette, Mason, and Elisa, San Francisco, CA |
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| 11/11/05 |
Positive
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| We enjoyed enormously our relaxing stay at this home that had every facilty we desired. The children loved the pool. The location is just far enough out of town and we prefer the less touristy part of Hawaii to the resorts any day. |
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Noel & Donna Outtrim, Gerogery West, Australia |
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| 08/22/04 |
N/A |
Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
As a true-blue Type A, I found the time at this lovely and serene home a transforming treat. Take time to greet the morning sun and to allow the ocean to calm you. A day reading on the lania with an occasional trip to the pool is wonderful.
If you must got to explore, try the Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden on the 4-mile scenic Drive just down the street and to the right. It's one of the loveliest settings you'll ever see. Hilo town was a favorite as well. Let Kona have the trendy tourist traps...I'll take a real town like Hilo any day! You're in for a wonderful time...take time and enjoy.
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Dan Conroy
San Luis Obispo, CA
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| 08/22/04 |
N/A |
Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We feel so fortunate to have been able to spend a week here in your lovely home. I've already spent time in Kona and Volcanoes so enjoyed a full week of exploring the East Island and relaxing here at "our home". A What's Shakin' Smoothie was a daily necessity. How fortunate that it's just down the street!
This vacation was everything I hoped it would be. Mahalo for helping make that happen!
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Pat Harris & Dan Conroy
San Luis Obispo, CA
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| 07/16/04 |
N/A |
Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you so much for having us as guests in your beautiful home! We very much enjoyed our stay here on the Big Island. We appreciated in the guestbook. We had a fabulous time, it was just TOO short!! Love the decor!! Thanks again so much!!
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Jim and Sherry Smith
Yorktown, VA
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| 07/01/04 |
N/A |
Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Terrific and great base of operations for our trips. The house is spectacular with pool and amenities.
Thanks for sharing.
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Bill and Judy Wahl
Westchester, OH
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| 06/14/04 |
N/A |
Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Thank you so much for opening your home to our family. We all enjoyed the Japanese influences and tranquil surroundings of the Pepeekeo House. It was a wonderful place to come home to after our daily galavantings around the island.
Mahalo and A Hui Ho!!!
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The Reece Family
Occidental, CA
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| 05/06/04 |
N/A |
Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Peace to everyone who comes to this peasceful place. Enjoy the tide pools in Kapoho, the hiking trail on White Road in Waimea, the Farmer's Market in Hilo Wed and Sat. Also the 4-mile Scenic route.
Mahalo
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Radha & Bernie Shapiro
Watsonville, CA
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| 02/04/04 |
N/A |
Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We loved the house and had a wonderful visit. Thank you so much.
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Judith Hendersen
Vashon Island, WA
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| 11/03/03 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We've spent 2 weeks in your wonderful home here, we've felt like your family, slept in your bed, cooked in your kitchen and enjoyed the beautiful sun rises from the screened porch every morning we've been here.
The quiet and peace are just exactly what we came her for. We come to Hilo every year but stayed in hotels before. I sincerely hope that your home will always be available to us. We appreciate you folks allowing us theis wonderful privilege of spending this time in your home. Our vacation has been the best! Thank you.
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Dave and Lou Herron
Wapakoneta, OH
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| 05/30/03 |
N/A |
Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
I wanted to write and tell you what a wonderful time I had while staying at your Pepeekeo “Sunshine House”. It felt as though the sun was inside the house with me — thus the name I have given to it. You definitely have a part of heaven on earth there!!! I felt grateful to be meditating in the sacred space and swimming in your pool, for the health of it.
The birds were so enjoyable in color and song and the variety of plants and flowers were luscious and invited the naturalist in me to explore each one in detail.
We explored much of the Big Island throughout the week and walked on a three week old lava flow on Kileaua! Very exciting! I am grateful to have had the opportunity of experiencing your home and the Big Island. Thank you very much.
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Laura Gamble
Penngrove, CA
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| 05/30/03 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Many many heartfelt thanks for opening your lovely
abode to us. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and it was a real austerity to leave the island. Having never been to any of the islands we actually had few expectations. Landing in Kona was similar to our imaginings of the
moon and at the same time the desert so we felt quite at home. We had an extraordinary time--snorkling,swimming with the turtles, hiking Kilawea Iki and upper
Waipi'o Valley to name a few--you know so well. We're hooked and so grateful to have finally gotten there. Your home was so cheery and comfy, simple and elegant. Thanks for making it available to us.
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Govind and Radha Mallory
La Selva Beach, CA
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| 01/22/03 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Our family feels very fortunate to have stayed in your home in Pepeekeo, HI. Your home has a very relaxing feel; each time we returned from a day's adventure, I felt like I was coming home. Thanks for making it available.
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Carl and Suzanne Enfield
West Chester, OH
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| 12/02/02 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
Just back, I already long to return to Hawaii and it's warm tropical breezes, to Hilo - a town with everything I wanted and just the right size, but maybe most of all to this house. I could spend forever sitting in the screened in porch, with a warm breeze, watching the barges come down the eastern side of the Big Island eventually stopping at the Hilo port. Or maybe what I liked best was the morning sun so huge and gold as it rose from the ocean. I could see it from the bedroom through the palm leaves without lifting my head from the pillow. It was more perfect than you can imagine. The house was soooo comfortable. It didn't have any of the sterile feel rentals can have. Fours of us (my husband, myself, an adult friend, and my 14 year old son) stayed for 17 days and we had plenty of room and privacy. It could easily accommodate 6. Nice places to join together and comfortable places to be alone. Three of us are cooks so the farmer' market in Hilo was a special delight for us and the kitchen had every single item we desired
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Peggy Denial and Michael Smith
Cotati, CA
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| 12/02/02 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We enjoyed our visit immensely and felt very comfortable in your elegant but relaxed home. Found everything we needed, including a teapot - (except an alan wrench to unjam the disposal after we gave it a bit too much to digest at one time).
The pool was perfect for an early morning wake-up swim, and we were usually out all day till evening when we got home to fix supper that we enjoyed on the porch. Then we watched a movie or some TV. Your guidebooks and maps were also very helpful.
We really could have stayed another week or 2 very happily and will definitly be in touch next time we can get away to the Big Island.
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Margaret and Oscar Rosenbloom
Palo Alto, CA
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| 10/17/02 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
The house is absolutely lovely! We love it and are
thankful to you for renting it to us. Thank you for sharing your lovely home with others, it has made out stay extra special.
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Leslie Hurter
Long Island, NY
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| 08/25/02 |
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Guest Comment Entered By Homeowner:
We want to say again that we enjoyed your Hawaii home very much. The eastern influence was delightful, and it was relaxing there. Even enjoyed perusing some of your books. It was just the right ambiance so we were comfortable
with our home base while we explored many properties ourselves. Thanks
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David and Camille Glenn
San Diego, CA
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