Rent A New Hāpuna Beach Residence For Your Next Hawai’i Vacation

Two adjoining inns alongside the Kohala Coast — Mauna Kea Seashore Resort and Westin Hāpuna Seashore Resort — have utterly completely different vibes and supply vacationers the complete gamut of trip experiences, from after-dark stargazing to ukulele classes to alone-time with an enormous stone Buddha.

However maybe essentially the most compelling selection is to lease a house on property. Trip house leases have skyrocketed in the course of the pandemic, and for good purpose — they promise each privateness and autonomy, and at Hāpuna Beach Residences, in addition they include full entry to the resort facilities at each inns. It’s a win-win.

Whereas there’s a vary of various kinds of homes and places accessible, the brand new Hāpuna Seashore Residences take the cake for his or her beautiful design, oceanfront location, and quick access to eating places. We stayed in unit C25, a two-bedroom beachfront house owned by Bonnie Broman and Rick Van Nieuwenhuyse, a pair who break up their time between Vancouver, B.C. in winter and Fairbanks, Alaska in summer time, who fell in love with the climatic range of the Large Island and it’s laid-back vibe in comparison with elements of O’ahu and Maui. The Hāpuna Seashore Residences appealed to them, specifically, for the extremely regarded rental administration program in place, which might enable them to benefit from the property and in addition generate some facet income.

C25, specifically, spoke to them as a result of it’s on the bottom flooring with unimpeded views of and entry to the seaside, and its placement on the top retains it out of the circulate of resort visitors whereas being only a quick stroll away from the Westin Hāpuna Seashore Resort Foyer.

Broman says, and I agree, that the very best function of the place is that it could open up into an indoor-outdoor, open-air house. You’ll be able to management the quantity of daylight and breeze coming in, and Broman says, “We frequently open all of the doorways within the morning and benefit from the sounds of the birds, the breeze, and the sounds of the ocean as we’re catching up with our morning studying and having fun with our espresso.” It’s a great approach to decompress from no matter else could be occurring in your life and/or work.

There’s a well-equipped chef’s kitchen with all the things you want for cooking all meals, whether or not easy or elaborate, in addition to a washer/dryer and a personal lanai with a plunge pool (for a refreshing dip if you don’t have time for a full ocean swim).

The décor is each ultra-contemporary and comfortingly informal, with plenty of pure wooden tones all through. There’s a complimentary shuttle that runs between the 2 resorts each night, however one of the simplest ways to discover is on foot. Overland is ok, however you’ll be able to really stroll throughout the rugged shoreline between the 2 resorts — it’s a dramatically beautiful path that solely takes about 20 or so minutes, relying on how lengthy you linger gazing on the infinite views.

In case you don’t really feel like cooking, a few of the island’s nicest eating places are at your fingertips, together with upscale Meridia on the Westin and Manta at Mauna Kea Beach Resort (reserve effectively forward).

Concierge service on the residence is spot-on: unobtrusive and intuitive, providing all the things you would possibly want or need, together with grocery supply if you happen to’re planning on having some meals at house.

C25 is an ideal dimension unit for one household touring with youngsters or two {couples} touring collectively. For data on reserving this unit, go to Hāpuna Beach Residences or name (888) 906-2139.