Ala Kai Bed and Breakfast

Fantastic location with very nice and helpful owners. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay in the cottage here. Highly recommended.

The owners were very helpful and gracious. We enjoyed having our own cottage where we could have our own refrigerator, microwave and washer/dryer. The owners told us about a great local restaurant where we ate dinner the first night and talked to a friend to find a good Thai restaurant for us when we asked for one. They also had a wonderful cat for us to cuddle.

Great place to stay! Everything you want excellent accommodations great place 10

We enjoyed ower stay it was quiet. The beds are so soft, The veiw was very nice.

I really wanted to like this place. The property is a two-level house owned by Eric and his wife and is located in a residential neighborhood south of Hilo, across the road from the ocean. There are no stores or restaurants anywhere within walking distance. We stayed in the Bamboo Room. The room was small but the bathroom and shower were spacious. Pros: Owner Eric is a congenial and helpful host. We arrived with no car, and because there are no restaurants nearby, he offered me a ride to buy food at local supermarket. Cons: I was charged an extra $50 for my ten-year old daughter, although we weren't advised of this charge at the time of booking. The breakfast is only available from 8 am to 8:30 am and is not very good. At 10:30 am on our last day, Eric's wife came to our room to inquire when we would be leaving. She seemed quite concerned we would not leave on time, claiming that taxis and ubers take up to five hours to make a pick up, which was unwarranted and annoying because I advised her that we had already arranged for a taxi pick-up within 30 minutes. Then at 10:59 am, one minute prior to the 11:00 am check out she again appeared and seeing we had already packed our luggage, she demanded, quite rudely, we immediately vacate the room on the pretext that the cleaning crew was scheduled to enter at 11:00 am on the dot. She also demanded we move our luggage away from the house and onto the driveway in front. At 11:15 am when our taxi arrived no cleaning crew had arrived to clean the room. My wife and I felt disrespected because Eric's wife never thanked us for our stay nor wished us a pleasant trip. She also for no reason kicked us out of our room one minute before the check-out time.

What a beautiful slice of paradise—a little sweet cottage with everything we needed —off the grid (but still close enough to groceries and great restaurants) with excellent hikes and beaches nearby. Eric and Susie were excellent hosts with delicious breakfasts featuring local fruits and visits from their friendly cat, Slash. We left happy and relaxed.