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Volcano Rainforest Retreat Bed & Breakfast More Reviews Comments from our Guests "Thank you so much for a chance to truly get away! We played games, talked, drank, and laughed till we cried. This place is so romantic and wonderful.
We loved the ferns and forest. Thanks again for the opportunity to become closer with my love. We will be back soon!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This was a perfect escape from the chaos of everyday life. The stillness and sernity will always remain in our hearts.
There couldn't have been a better way to start our marriage! We look foward to returning, until then. Mahalo!!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Your first impression with us made us feel welcome and special. Your personal attention and smiles made us feel at home. This is what sets you apart from all other accommodations we have experienced. It was as if we were old friends coming to visit. This little cottage is perfect and the energy here is something to talk about. We will recommend you to our friends and family. You truly have a gift!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Having traveled extensively worldwide, from tenting on Antarctica to the African safari, the Rainforest Retreat you have built will forever have a spot of high honor in the archives of our minds. The ferns and the bamboo help create a truly unique atmosphere, along with the marvelous cottage you have crafted. Keep welcoming guests to this unique place for many years to come." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We are on our honeymoon and are visiting all the Hawaiian Islands. We feel that this place here has a special energy and we loved everything about the cottage. It was decorated with so much detail and we felt like home right away. Thank you for everything." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We were honored to spend the first 4 nights of our honeymoon here. We can't imagine a more special place to begin this next phase of our lives. Everything about this place was just perfect for us. Thank You!!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Many, many thanks for creating such a beautiful, serene place for travelers like us! We couldn't imagine staying in a better place for the start of our new lives together.
Waking up to the branches of the trees swaying over the skylight and a cup of tea and coffee is one of the best feelings in the world. Thank you for your generous hospitality, and we hope to come again soon!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This place is absolutely amazing! We loved it - The rainforest, The cottage, all of the little details of comfort. Thank you so much for making our visit here at the volcano especially wonderful." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "After a glorious week in the Big Island we were so delighted to finish our trip in Volcano at your cottage. Its been truly breath taking with the rainbow over Hawaii and ending with falling asleep listing to raindrops. We feel peaceful and relaxed. Our 5 year old wants to "Stay here forever." Mahalo for the glorious experience- We hope to return again." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We have had a pleasant holiday in this unique place, on the other side of the world from where we live. It was beautiful to be in contact with the nature present in this forest. Thanks a lot to both Kathleen and Peter." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thanks for allowing us to enjoy your beautiful place, delicious breakfast and fresh fruit - the jacuzzi was the perfect topper for an evening at the Volcano.
Loved your book selection. Hope to return with my husband one day." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The hardest part about staying in this cottage is leaving at the end of our time. Thank you for a marvelous restful place to recharge as we strive to see as
much of this island as we can on our first visit here. We will always remember this." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We hate to leave! Thanks for sharing your bit of heaven! Love the guesthouse the ambiance. The art! We're still discovering little treasures here and there. Thanks for the hiking and sightseeing tips! Well never forget our Kilauea lki hike and evening lava flow experience." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This is a dream come true! Our family found quietness and peace, a truly memorable time. The beauty inside and out are something we will never forget. Hopefully we will be back. It has been 26 years since our last visit to Hawaii and 7 years since a real vacation. We are not waiting that long again!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What a glorious place! We love being inside but feeling like were out. We prefer to be outside so this spot fulfills all our wants and needs. We went to bed under a sky filled with stars and woke to the most beautiful sunny day ever, with bird song coming trough our open window, 12 inches from our heads. Our 2 teen boys loved this place too. Aloha and Mahalo" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We awoke this morning to the beautiful canon of the tropical birds. We feel restored and refreshed and grateful that we were able to experience your beautiful retreat. Our deepest thanks and appreciation!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We loved the cottage. It reminded Jessica of the cedar house, of her youth. The cottage was so beautiful we had to fight the urge to stay in and be lazy." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This is the most beautiful place I have ever stayed. The grounds are so lush and secluded, love all you extra accents. It was so peaceful showering and soaking in the tub, listening to the rain. We will always remember this place. Thank you for sharing this amazing place with us." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We've had a wonderful couple of days. We loved the hot tub. Thank you." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We can only express our deepest gratitude to you for sharing such a lovely, marvelous place. We had places to visit on our last day, but decided to scrap those in favor of spending more time in this majestic retreat. A perfect way to end our honeymoon. Thank you." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Another amazing stay in this wonderful guest house. We hope that we will be able to keep the serenity. This place has brought us both. Thanks again!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We feel so lucky to have found such a beautiful place to begin our trip to Hawaii. The problem is that we do not think anything will compare. " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What a welcoming paradise. We loved the mix of openness and Nature. Our stay here was one of our highlights on our trip so unforgettable! Can't want to come back!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We wish we could pack the Forest House into our suitcases and take it home with us! Luckily we have these memories of waking in paradise. Thank you for sharing your beautifully home." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "What a welcome relief from the Colorado cold! We couldn't have imagined a better place to stay in the lush Hawaii forest. Warm wood surroundings. This place is a special treat for all who find it." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We are having a lovely breakfast in "The Bamboo Guest House"! Were actually having breakfast with Frank Sinatra, and he is singing "I've got a crush on you," which was the favorite song of Mary Kay and my dad, Charlie. So Mary Kay is in heaven! The sunlight coming in through the tree ferns to shine on certain work of art.... so very lovely! I believe our fondest memories of Hawaii will be of the Bamboo Guest House and the Orchid of Hawaii ." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you for providing us with the perfect experience on our stay. We appreciate all your attention to detail. It is funny to think that one can be pampered by an ambiance, and this achieved that feeling in us. This time spent here at your lovely place will stay in our memories forever." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you for providing a place for us to unwind, rest, reflect, and appreciate the beauty of this region. We will take away with us some very special memories." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Watching the full moon through the octagonal skylight and casting dabbles of moonlight onto the rainforest floor was amazing. The beauty within Forest House in all her creative, caring detail somehow joins with the rainforest art scape outside. Being here is a living experience of this beauty. We thank you, Peter and Kathleen, for your gracious artistry. Every detail and gesture are appreciated." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "So many thoughtful touches have created a haven of peace and harmony. A wonderful place to refresh the body. Thank you for sharing it with us." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Staying at this beautiful Guest House made a dream come true." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Catch your dreams before they slip away." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you so much for the wonderful hospitality. We loved the cottage and its beautiful views of the rain forest. This was the perfect weekend getaway. From our side of the island to yours." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you for the most lovely stay, The scones are wonderful, and the daily flowers. A very cozy place with amazing access to the park." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "When we found your accommodations on the internet, we knew we had found where we had to stay in Volcano. Thank you for creating one of the most unique and beautiful places we have ever stayed." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you Peter and Kathleen. This is a gentle and special place where peace does indeed come." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We had an amazing time at both the Guest Cottage and the Sanctuary. Thank you so much for your hospitality!! You've done such an incredible job of decorating each place, and the grounds are truly awe-inspiring. Thank you again for the experience, This has easily been the best places we've stayed at since we came to the island." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Seldom have I stayed at a place where so much care and intent was focused on my well-being and comfort. You have raised inn-keeping to a golden standard. I will never forget my stay here and will dream of my return. How good of you to be willing to share this place. " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Although our stay here was a brief one, we had a wonderful time(so quiet and relaxing). It is too bad that we're in a hurry to move on, otherwise it would be nice to stay a little longer. The rain in the night was so soothing. We surely will recommend this place to our friends." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Your retreat exceeded our expectations. A tribute to you." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you so much for your wonderful warm welcoming. The tranquility and elegance you have created with the sanctuary is exactly what we love. Thank you to our daughter for telling us about this place. It truly is a magical, enchanting retreat." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The perfect perch for launching our volcano adventures. Perhaps we were the exhibits for the ferns, tree, birds, crickets to observe! Fabulous." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We loved our beautiful stay in the sanctuary. Waking up to the sounds of the birds and the view of the forest was magical." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A sanctuary indeed! After exploring Volcanoes hiking, this cottage offered the perfect retreat." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you for such a wonderful stay. This is my ideal place. The comforts of the home + beautiful craftsmanship. Thanks for creating such an moving, relaxing, place so close to nature. " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "A perfect location away from the crowds. This is the most fascinating part of the big island, even when the lava has decided to take a break in its flow. Love the Furo tub." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Beautiful and serene beyond words Thank you for making the beginning of our honeymoon so memorable. Our body, mind, and soul wish to stay forever. Thank you " ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Romantic and relaxing. We will be back during our next visit to the big island Most cozy peaceful sanctuary ever. The bananas were the best I've had and there forest grounds kept giving little treats including orchids in tree trunks and stone frogs that looked convincing under glow of a flashlight. I don't want to go back to reality" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Even after an 18 hour trip to get here the Rain forest Retreat exceeded our expectations. We would recommend this to anyone coming to the Big Island." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We had a wonderful time here, very relaxing and peaceful. The Sanctuary and grounds are beautiful and comfortable, and the furo-tub, soaking while it rains, was an experience not to be forgotten. We cant wait until we have a chance to come back and recharge again. Thanks." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thanks, this is just what we needed, seclusion + the beautiful serenity. Wouldn't change a thing. We will be back Mahalo." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This beautiful bed and breakfast was even more wonderful then we imagined it was going to be! We love the feeling of being in the open Rain forest. We were thrilled to be removed from all electronics (w/exception to the relaxing music of the CDs) and loved being able to relax in nature. We hope to be able to visit again in the future. The outdoor shower tub was so enjoyable at the end of the day. We wish we could take it with us. This was the perfect vacation at a much needed time for us! Thank you! We wish we could stay longer." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thanks so much for a chance to truly get away. This place is so romantic and wonderful. Thanks again for the opportunity to become closer with my love." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This was a perfect escape from the chaos of everyday life. The stillness and serenity will always remain in our hearts. There couldn't have been a better way to start our marriage!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Perfect ending to our honeymoon. Would have loved to stay longer. Thanks." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We had a brilliant time. Thank you so much for all the recommendations, we enjoyed every single one of them as well as the time we spent at the Rainforest Retreat. Mahalo" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This is the most beautiful and relaxing place we have ever stayed." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Everything for a reason... By chance we find your very special, one of a kind "Rainforest Village"! Only one night but images for a lifetime. Thank you for sharing with us the sanctuary and your vision." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This was our second visit to the VRR and we're already looking forward to our next trip." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "By far the best place to stay on the Big Island! Kathleen and Peter were lovely, super accommodating hosts. We really enjoyed the tub, the rainforest and spending time with each other. Thank you for this unforgettable special experience!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "This is exactly what my head, heart, and soul needed- a peaceful, quiet, and most beautiful setting anyone could want.
I haven't stopped to hear the raindrops, birds chirp, or dwell in silence in a long time. I look forward to returning." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Perfect place for our honeymoon. No resorts could have been more romantic. We just loved the place. The hot tub was just AAAAWESOME!!!. Mahalo." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you for one of the most peaceful evenings we can remember." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The beauty and calmness here exceeded anything I imagined. It is as if you took my dream room and made it a reality." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Lovely inspiring home, so inspiring I asked my love to marry me. We will be back." "YES! It was such a sweet waking dream to be here. Thank you for your creation. Blessings to all." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We were imagining many conversations between the two of you to the effect: "What have we forgotten? What more can we do to make our guests happy and comfortable and to feel at home-not on holiday-at home." And then you did it all!! Our entire experience of you as hosts and of our stay here is: meticulous, generous, and loving. When we take our leave, we carry this place, this time, and you in our hearts." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We traveled a long way to get here. We stayed in a few places along the way. None approached this place. It rained frequently, but the gentle patter of the rain was a relaxing cadence; a soothing backdrop for extended soaks in the outdoor tub. Inside the confines of this place we felt ourselves becoming more thoughtful and deliberate, peaceful and aware." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We really enjoyed your beautiful artifacts and the peacefulness of your retreat. How lovely to dwell in the forest!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Mahalo for such a wonderful and relaxing stay at your retreat. The Guest Cottage was a wonderful place to share meals and good times with our son and daughter-in-law, who stayed in the Sanctuary. Next time, your retreat will be as much of a destination as the volcano itself." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "My husband and I fell in love with this place when we first saw it online... However, when we got here, the place exceeded our expectations by far! We stayed in both the Forest House and the Guest Cottage and enjoyed and loved both equally. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Mahalo for an amazing 2-night stay. I can't think of a more tranquil place. We loved waking up to the sound of the rain, and soaking in the tub and listening to the birds in the forest. What a perfect place to come "home" to after a day of exploring the wonders of the volcano, and what a perfect place to fall asleep next to my love." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Wow! this is a magical place. The light on the plants was amazing, never the same. So peaceful, quiet, relaxing and spiritual. Thank you for starting our honeymoon with the true spirit of Aloha. You have created a gem in the forest." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "As we said yesterday, we feel as though you plucked this place right outta our dreams. How you managed to make this place absolutely perfect, we'll never know. ...We're stunned. ...We'd like to replicate the entire thing and plunk it on top of our rented brownstone, but we'd still have to fly 13 hours to see the lava. Mahalo." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We're in the middle of a whirlwind honeymoon hiking the Kalalau Trail, snorkeling in Kauai, Hiking and swimming in American Samoa. We've seen stunning natural beauty, but this is by far the most beautiful man made place we've seen or stayed. Thank you for creating such a wonderful respite in the world-we look forward to coming back again!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thank you for a wonderful, peaceful stay. We've been in Hawaii for 7 days and didn't really relax til we came here." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Big Island is an amazing place- so diverse and relaxed. But of all the Island's places to stay- this is definitely the most special. True-Refreshing-Alive. Thank you for making this place available to mainlanders in need of refuge." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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