IF YOU LOVE QUIET SECLUSION AND EXPANSIVE OCEAN VIEWS, Sunrise House is the place for you! The location of Sunrise House at the edge of the sea on quiet Kapoho Point offers the excellent privacy, and you just can't get more oceanfront than this!
THIS PRIVATE RETREAT features 2 bedrooms...view full description with queen beds, 1 bath, a bright, cheery great room, and a full kitchen. An extremely private tidal pond provides secluded swimming just steps from your back door.
THE KITCHEN IS WELL EQUIPPED with refrigerator, stove, microwave, coffeemaker, coffee grinder, toaster, blender, rice cooker, pots and pans, cutlery, dishes, and so on. It has everything you need except for the food! Other amenities include high-speed Internet, linens including sheets and towels, ceiling fans, a telephone with answering machine, washer/dryer, TV, Hi Fi DVD, and a full stereo system.
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Amenities
Culture
- 15 minutes to Pahoa
- 45 minutes to Hilo
- Kehena Black Sand Beach
- Near Kapoho Tide Pools
- Volcanoes National Park
Entertainment
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- FREE high-speed Internet!
- Satellite TV
- Stereo System
Kitchen
- Coffee Maker
- Cookware
- Full Kitchen
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
Living
- Ceiling Fans
- High Speed Internet
- Phone with Answering Machine
- Washer & Dryer
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FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, PLEASE READ BEFORE RENTING THE SUNRISE HALE AT KAPOHO!
Debra G. from Waianae, HI does not recommend this property.
Stayed 4 days in
October, 2009I booked the Kapoho Sunrise Hale because I wanted direct swimming access to the ocean. I was excited about staying at the Sunrise Hale because there was direct access to a natural private tide pool directly on the property. However, when I arrived, I noticed that the natural tide pool was so filthy and full of invasive sea weed. When I spoke with the neighbors, I discovered that the wall was built illegally! Further, the wall that surrounds the tide pool blocks the majority of the ocean from entering the pool; preventing the ocean from naturally cleaning the pool during the change of tides. What remains is a stagnant pool of invasive sea weed, sad little fishes forever trapped in the pool with little food to eat, and the perfect spawning grounds for every type of flesh eating bacteria imagined. I'm writing this review for the safety of other visitors who stay at the Sunrise Hale.
DO NOT ENTER THE TIDE POOL AT THE SUNRISE HALE IN KAPOHO! If you absolutely must enter it, try not to disturb the sediment at the bottom of the pool, enter at high tide only, wear your shoes, and rinse off with soap immediately after exiting the pool. If you have an open wound, do not enter the pool.
Response from Hawaii Holiday Vacation Rentals
posted on October 22, 2009
We regret that this guest interpreted the naturally occurring seaweed in the oceanside tide pool of Sunrise House as "filthy and invasive". Healthy tide pools in and immediately adjacent to the ocean contain seaweed and a variety of other botanical and zoological life including small fish and eels, which to some are fascinating and interesting but to others are apparently uninviting. The sea wall surrounding the tide pool actually keeps out unnatural inorganic matter that would otherwise flow into the pool with extreme high tides and storms, such as fishing nets, floats, plastic bottles, and other assorted flotsam and jetsam that sadly floats on the currents of all our oceans, including the otherwise pristine Hawaiian Pacific Ocean. The guest was incorrect to state that the sea wall "blocks the majority of the ocean from entering the pool; preventing the ocean from naturally cleaning the pool during the change of tides." Apparently the guest did not realize that that the water level of the tide pool is always exactly at sea level, fluctuating twice a day with the tides, and that the entire Kapoho area is famous for its inland tide pools, many of which are hundreds of yards from the ocean yet flush cleanly twice a day with the incoming and outgoing tides. The tides penetrate the entire community just a few feet below the surface of the ground and are constantly moving in and out. Kapoho is situated on land so porous that the seawater flushes all these tide pools, not from the surface but from underneath the porous lava on which they are perched. The "flesh eating bacteria" comment reflects a very fanciful imagination. However, the guest was correct about one thing. We and all responsible property managers recommend that guests with open wounds avoid swimming not only in any of the Kapoho tide pools but also in Kapoho Bay and elsewhere in the ocean, and that guests always shower after swimming in non-chlorinated water.
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Reviewed by a guest
A guest from Belmont, MA recommends this
property.Stayed 4 days in
August, 2009This house and its location is perfect for me. The foliage shields you from neighboring houses. The view of the ocean from the entire front of the house is spectacular. I'd wake early every morning (my body was on Eastern Time) and just sit and watch the waves come in and the black crabs scamper along the seawall. Truly peaceful. The house itself is airy (literally and figuratively) and of sufficient age to be comfortable (I like older homes). The tide pool was cold, not hot as expected, but fun for the family and nicely private. My only complaint is with kitchen ware (as usual). The kitchen needs a liquid measuring cup, preferably glass, and is in desperate need some microwavable cooking dishes. The blender was a bit tired, but so it goes with rental properties. Everything else was great. I could live there full-time, no problem. The Kapoho Beach Community was very nice to walk around. One word of warning for those who live in cities: if you don't like nighttime noises, you may not like the frogs that "sing" at night. It's louder than the peepers in vernal pools and way louder than the cicadas in August. The noise didn't bother me, but I read other reviews where people who were unaccustomed to natural sounds found it bothersome. Don't know whether the frogs are seasonal or year round.
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Pretty location, but problems
Debra W. from Shoreline, WA does not recommend this property.
Stayed 10 days in
May, 2009The location is quite nice and secluded, great view. HOWEVER, from the moment we arrived, the place was a literal furnace: the ceiling fans had been left on but made absolutely no difference; they were grossly inadequate to properly ventilate the heat that builds up as soon as the sun rises. By 6:30 each morning, the heat had started. We hurried through coffee & left, dreading our return in the evening. Very unfortunate, quite unacceptable. There needs to be much better heat ventilation - period.
Guests should be notified up front re: the din of frogs at night. This is no small issue: it is louder than the sound of the surf, and even penetrates earplugs.
From a cleanliness standpoint, the walls and ceilings need scrubbing or painting. Lots of food or dead bug splotches.
Response from Hawaii Holiday Vacation Rentals
posted on October 23, 2009
October 2009: Owners have replaced the living room furniture with beauitiful high-quality wood furnishings, removed a door to open up the living area, and bought all new linens and lamps. The property has never looked better and our guests just love this wonderful cottage by the sea! (We are baffled by the comment about the next-door property as there are so many trees and bushes between the properties that you cannot even see next door unless you peer through the vegetation.)
The manager has chosen to keep the exact location of this property private. Please send an email inquiry to the property manager to get more information.