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Volcano Rainforest Retreat Bed & Breakfast

800-550-8696 / 808-985-8696

Volcano, Hawaii
On the Big Island

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COVID-19

HAWAII TRAVEL

RE-OPENS

 

Domestic and Inter-island

Pre-travel Testing Programs

to be Exempt From the 10-day Quarantine

 

72 Hour Pre-travel PCR Test into Hawaii

Second Quick Response Antigen Test Upon Arrival

to the Big Island and if positive additional PCR test.

 

Inter-island Travel to the Big Island

Second 72 Hour PCR Test Prior to or Upon Arrival

 

10-day quarantine remains in effect

for those who test positive once they arrive on the island

 

The Volcano Rainforest Retreat Welcomes

Big Island Residents for Staycations

 

COVID-19

Beginning October 15, travel to Honolulu with pre-travel testing and secondary quick 15 minute antigen testing upon arrival in Kona and Hilo, on the Big Island will exempt all out-of-state travelers from the mandatory 10-day quarantine.

The State of Hawaiʻi has established a multi-layered testing and screening process to protect the health and safety of everyone traveling to the Hawaiian Islands. All incoming travelers – residents and visitors – are required to have their temperatures checked and complete a health and travel questionnaire using the Safe Travels digital system before they can leave the airport.

All travelers and returning residents are subject to the dual testing program. Those choosing to forego participation in the testing programs will be subject to the 10 day quarantine, upon entering the state. Operations that rent vehicles may not rent to any person who is subject to a 10-day traveler quarantine order unless an exemption is granted.

Please remain informed of the most updated information regarding Pre-travel Negative COVID-19 test to Honolulu on the State of Hawaii’s Department of Health website:

https://hawaiicovid19.com/travel

Additionally, please be informed of the second quick response test upon arrival on the Big Island:

Hawaii Tribune Herald

Kim reaches agreement with Ige on COVID testing for travelers
By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald | Friday, October 9, 2020, 5:10 p.m.

Mayor Harry Kim said this afternoon he’s reached agreement with Gov. David Ige on a deal that would allow the county to administer a rapid-response COVID-19 antigen test to arriving out-of-state passengers at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole starting Thursday.

That test would be in addition to the nucleic acid amplification test, or NAAT, that travelers can take from a so-called “trusted partner” of the state within 72 hours prior of travel to Hawaii.

Kim said the rapid-response test “would be the test where the swab is ringed around (inside) the nostril, not the one where you stick the swab way up the nose.”

According to Kim, his agreement with Ige includes no additional quarantine imposed by the county after the post-arrival testing, should the rapid-response test result be negative.

The testing location will be at the vacant site across from the Kona airport where car rentals used to be. Premier Medical Group Will administer the tests.

The rapid-response test renders its results in about 15 minutes.

Those who receive a positive result from that test will immediately be given a polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, test, known as the “gold standard” test, and will have to quarantine at their hotel or place of residence until results are received.

All testing upon arrival will be done at the county’s expense, and will cost travelers nothing.

Those who underwent a test prior to travel but didn’t receive results before landing will still have to quarantine until those test results are received, regardless of the rapid-response test results.

Travelers who forego testing prior to travel will still be subject to a 14-day quarantine upon arrival.

Additional Guidelines:

New and changing guidelines apply to all domestic & international flights arriving at state airports, including private and commercial aircrafts.

Currently Canada, Japan, and South Korea are the only international travelers allowed to fly into Hawaii under the current Pre-travel Negative Covid  Testing program.

We continue to follow the guidance from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the protective actions outlined by the Federal, Hawaii State and County governments and Health Departments.

See our enhanced cleaning & sanitation protocols at the Bed & Breakfast property below. 

Currently, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is open. Local businesses in Volcano and around the island, including restaurants, have reopened with safety protocols in place, including hand sanitizing, face coverings and 6ft physical distancing.

We appreciate your understanding and shared values as we each do our part for the protection and safety of all people in the world, as the global community works to manage and contain this new virus, and a vaccine is developed. Please call us for personal questions about your future visit. (800) 550-8696. Do sign up here, or on the Home page to receive our Newsletter for on-going and current updates. See our About Page for the modified COVID-19 Cancellation Policy.

We anticipate the possibility of welcoming guests again to the Hawaiian lslands and the lush beauty of the Volcano Rainforest Retreat on Hawaii Island.

Volcano Rainforest Retreat

Enhanced Cleaning & Safety

Our goal is to provide our guests and staff with the confidence and assurance that their health and safety is our first priority.

  • Daily health screening of staff
  • Pre-trip health screening form for all guests
  • Enhanced cleanliness, new sanitizing & disinfecting protocols on our property
  • Cottages disinfected before each check-in with EPA approved products
  • Focused retraining programs for housekeeping staff in new cleaning protocols
  • Social distancing measures embedded in all services for guest protection
  • Contactless check-in option
  • Modified housekeeping services offered, to assure no entry into the cottages by staff
  • Hand sanitizer, disinfecting wipes & masks placed in each cottage
  • Each Cottage currently sterilized & disinfected using UV, and electrostatic technology coming in October

Primary Sidebar

The Art of Innkeeping

Volcano Rainforest Retreat Innkeepers Peter and Kathleen Golden

About the Goldens

Visionary Proprietors of Volcano Rainforest Retreat B&B

When guests arrive at our Volcano Hawaii Bed and Breakfast, set on one and a half acres of stunning rain forest, they are warmly greeted and treated like ohana (family). Like their visitors, Kathleen and Peter Golden also made a pilgrimage to the land of Aloha “once upon a time” in search of peace and beauty. Little did they know, when they left San Francisco in 1991 for the Big Island of Hawaii, that what was originally envisioned as their dream home location would evolve into a must-stay Volcano bed & breakfast destination.

Land preparation on the original half-acre, near Kilauea Volcano, began in 1988, when Peter and his son, Joshua, used machetes to carve the first path into the dense Hawaiian rainforest. In 1995, after building their 12-sided house on the adjacent land, the Goldens opened their original home as a guest cottage to visitors traveling to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

The creation of three additional structures as part of their personal living space gracefully evolved over 18 years as they conveyed their vision to local builders and craftsmen, building and weaving each living space into the landscape. Gradually, four separate hand crafted structures became a collection of bed and breakfast cottages. The Golden’s current home is also on the property where they enjoy sharing their creation and love of the land with the many visitors to the Big Island of Hawaii.

Based on excerpts from “Soul Architects”
By Loni Reader, Hawaiian Style Magazine

With Your Stay

Private handcrafted cottages with skylights
Forest views and covered decks
Hot Tubs
Romantic gas fireplaces
Breakfast in the privacy of your cottage
Kitchens and kitchenettes
Wine glasses and bottle opener
High Speed Wireless Internet
DVD/CD selection
Iron and ironing boards
Safe for valuables
Flashlights, headlamps
Guest parking and private carports
Volcano Village restaurants and galleries

Buddha Statue with fern fronds

Gratitude

The Goldens would like to express their gratitude to all those who work behind the scenes to care for the natural and man-made beauty at the Volcano Rainforest Retreat. By their on-going presence and service each staff person makes the bed and breakfast retreat a very special place, alive with heart and soul.

Peter and Kathleen are especially grateful to Carolyn and Roby LaPorte of Wowi Zowi, Bed & Breakfast Hotel Website Designers, Website Internet Marketing. We especially appreciate their understanding of our artistic process in creating our bed & breakfast retreat. It is not just a business, it is our life’s work together… the expression of our shared love of life and the land. We are so grateful for their capacity to step into our world and convey the essence and unique sense of place of the Volcano Rainforest Retreat. Their brilliance and co-creative force in photography, design, and layout has allowed us to more fully share our inspired vision with the world.

Special thanks to Anne Lee, who co-created the beautiful text and offered her creative, sensitive and artistic input throughout the entire development process.

What Our Guests Say…

“Mahalo nui loa!
Kathleen and Peter are wonderful hosts! We were treated to a tour by Peter of the Beautiful retreat through the Peaceful ohi’a and hāpu’u forest.
You’re only minutes from Volcano National Park and Volcano village.
The elegant Bamboo Guest Cottage we enjoyed for a Birthday and Anniversary celebration even had a private Furo (Japanese hot bath).
Breakfast was perfectly delightful with fresh local fruit & baked goods, and our hosts surprised us with the fixings for mimosas for our anniversary!

A Beautiful and Peaceful retreat we will recommend to all of our friends and family!”  H&P – HI

 

 

“The ‘Sanctuary’ has been the highlight of our trip. It is the most amazing place we’ve ever been. We had to drag ourselves away to go see the volcano!”
R&C – CA

“We had a magical experience yesterday. The lava goes to the ocean is so wonderful and spiritual, more than any other experience. We understood why the native Hawaiians thought it was God. It is so big and emotional.”
Italy

“A truly magical & relaxing honeymoon stay in the rainforest. There is such a peace here – the environment, the art & creators, the light & water & wood.”

“The fragrant air, so crisp & clean at night lent to the solace of the Guest Cottage. We enjoyed every aspect of staying here. The wind chimes woke us up – We played gin rummy late into the night.”
Boston, MA

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