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Hale Ohia Cottages
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11-3968 Hale Ohia RoadPO Box 758
Volcano, HI 96785
(800) 455-3803
- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
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6 reviews for Hale Ohia Cottages
We slept under the shadow of a volcano for 2 nights in October at Hale Ohia Cottages, a quiet, charming inn just off the main highway and a mile from the park entrance. It makes for a great jumping off point to explore Volcano National Park and the south side of Big Island. The staff is friendly, helpful and unobtrusive.
The beautiful and lush tropical setting is definitely something you won't find back on the mainland. The gardens around the cottages are pretty - a relaxing place. The convenient location is a plus since you can easily come back to your room after a morning in the park, take a break and head back out in the afternoon.
We stayed in the main house, which actually just has one guest room. The hallway connecting the bedroom and bathroom is just off the main office, but the hall door is kept closed so you have privacy. The office also closes up around 5pm, so the building is very quiet. The room is a good value and comfortable, though it lacks a fireplace and hot tub that some of the cottages have. We did notice we could hear cars go by on the highway late at night, but it was more of a hushed whisper of tires on rain-soaked pavement in the distance.
Breakfast is left in your room - fresh papaya or mango with coconut, mango or banana bread, and fruit juice. There's a coffee maker and small refrigerator. The coffee is very good. I think we were expecting a regular B&B with breakfast, which it isn't at all - no forced awkward conversations with the people next to you, but no freshly-made omelets either.
The charm and quiet, convenient location wins the day. We could have stayed in Hilo, but this was a much better choice. And the volcano was quiet, too.
We chose to stay here after reading the review on Yelp, and it was beautiful. We arrived after dark (um, don't take the interior road from Kona), so there was not someone to greet us; however there was a note left for us and our cabin was ready. The breakfast consisted of POG (pineapple-orange-guava juice), the amazing fresh bread, fresh fruit and coffee/tea. We had a fireplace and it warmed the room right up.
The town of Volcano is a short drive to the National Park and we really enjoyed staying in the sleepy town. If you're looking for RnR in a lush tropical paradise off the beaten Hawaii path, try Hale Ohia.
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Lovely grounds, spotless accomodations, nice extra touches.
Hale Ohia is run by a man who moved from Kentucky (where I'm from) decades ago and now lives out a lovely Hawaiian existence just outside the national park. He was very helpful and rather thrilled to have us.
We stayed in Cottage 44 which is a charming little one bedroom home built from the remnants of an old water tank. The circular bedroom is comprised by the body of the tank. A galley kitchen, small living room with fireplace, and well-appointed bathroom (stall shower and bathtub, copious Ralph Lauren towels), are just up the stairs from the tank. There is an L-shaped window seat in the living room that can accomodate a 3rd guest for sleeping. A delightful covered porch with two chairs and a covered car parking hut are just outside. Everything is a bit miniature but wonderfully adequate. Fresh fruit, bread, and juice are replaced each afternoon so that breakfast is at the ready.
The bulding is situated on wonderfully landscaped grounds so that the view outside every window is natural and rainforesty. Flowers, trees, and plenty of shade. The interior of the cottage is thoughtfully decorated with small pieces of art, a well-loved collection of books, and some even more well-loved board games. It's truly like staying in someone's home.
Overall, we had a great experience here and would return. The proximity to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park really can't be beat without staying physically inside the park.
We absolutely loved and adored this place! We stayed in the Ihilani Cottage, which has to be about the cutest and most adorable little cottage ever! It was just perfect...comfy bed, cozy firepace, little kitchen, a reading nook...it felt completely private and special. If I ever come back to Hawaii, I'd be tempted to stay here the whole time! The breakfast was really yummy, and Mike, the proprietor, is one of the nicest and most genuine people I've ever met. On top of all this, there is Dixon, the wonderful B&B cat! We miss him and this little cottage and hope to come back soon!
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This is a beautiful property that is located within (long) walking distance to Volcanoes National Park.
We opted for Cottage 44, which is a really cute craftsman built around an abandoned water catchment tank. Wonderful decor, a fireplace, jetted tub, and small kitchen area. The Queen bed was on a platform, which was a little disconcerting (we chose the detached cottage because we were traveling with our 6 month old, and didn't want to disturb the neighbors in one of the adjoining rooms in the main house), but it was a really comfortable bed.
They stock your fridge with breakfast items the night before (fresh homemade bread, papaya, juice) which was all excellent. The cottage was really clean, the linens top rate. They had extra blankets for laying out on their beautiful lawn.
The staff was friendly and didn't bother us at all. Check in was a breeze. It was the perfect location for a short (3 night) exploration of Hilo and Volcano areas of the Big Island. We would definitely stay here again.
Note: no tv/cable, and our cell phones didn't work very well up there so make arrangements if you need to be in contact with the outside world.
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Utterly charming and a fantastic place to base yourself for exploring Volcanoes National Park. It's right off of Highway 11, but you'd never know it given how quiet the grounds are. My husband and I stayed in the Iiwi room which shares walls with two other rooms and is below a room, so you do get a bit of noise from your neighbors since everyone has hardwood floors and fairly thin walls. Our first night was very quiet as no one was in any of the other rooms, and our second night was less quiet given that people were upstairs and walking around at 5:20AM. To Hale Ohia's credit, they do mention that this room is noisier than others and they do caution people to be respectful of the other rooms.
The rooms are all decorated nicely and are spotless - much more so than any other places we stayed on Maui, the Big Island, or Oahu. There are mini-refrigerators in every room, and a tasty (and filling!) breakfast of fresh bread (seriously AMAZING coconut bread one morning!), juice, coffee, tea, and cocoa, and fresh fruit is provided.
The staff were all very friendly and helpful in providing maps and details on the town of Volcano. Additionally, Hale Ohia has flashlights for viewing the lava in the park, but they don't guarantee the batteries. Books abound in the main house and our room even had a couple of shelves of books and current magazines. The resident cat, Dixon, is very sociable and politely came to visit our room each morning. He sleeps in the gravel driveway during the day - so do be careful when driving in and out of the property.
The gardens around the house are carefully tended and provided great places to lounge with a good book and glass of wine at the end of the day.
All in all, a lovely place to be with the added bonus of being minutes away from the national park and right across the highway from the town of Volcano.