Maui Bed & Breakfast accommodation, Hawaii
| country: | Hawaii |
| location: | Makawao, MauiSee map here |
| price: | From US $125 - US $165 per room per night on B&B basis |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
description
Upcountry Maui is as colourful as the rainbows overhead. Rodeos to health spas, international cuisine to local plate lunch, Makawao is a town where New Age meets Old Style.
The B&B, formally the Gomes family residence, was built in 1924. The house is now listed on the state and national historic registers. The rooms all have queen beds, and some also have day beds, and four private baths for the four units. The décor is reminiscent of a bygone era high ceilings, wooden floors, and two separate wings, featuring simple plantation furnishings and beautiful local art. The ambience is warm and inviting. Come, relax and enjoy on the lanai under the majestic Norfolk Pine at this Maui bed and breakfast.
The B&B, formally the Gomes family residence, was built in 1924. The house is now listed on the state and national historic registers. The rooms all have queen beds, and some also have day beds, and four private baths for the four units. The décor is reminiscent of a bygone era high ceilings, wooden floors, and two separate wings, featuring simple plantation furnishings and beautiful local art. The ambience is warm and inviting. Come, relax and enjoy on the lanai under the majestic Norfolk Pine at this Maui bed and breakfast.
special things to do and see at this Maui bed and breakfast
15 minutes to Ho'okipa windsurfing beach and 50 minutes to the top of Haleakala National Park with it's various hiking trails. We have hiking and horse back riding, surfing, windsurfing, ocean activities.rooms, food and facilities
The Rose room, with it's spacious bay windows, has a queen bed and a day bed, a sofa, small fridge, and cable TV. The private bath offers shower and the original claw foot bathtub. The decor of the Rose room is accented with a romantic Oriental flair. The separate entrance opens to the lanai, perfect for relaxing and enjoying the garden view of banana trees, a riot of colorful flowers, lilikoi vines and the majestic Cook Island Pine.
The Jasmine room, appointed with a queen size antique Paniolo bed from Island ranch, and a pillow top full day bed, can comfortably sleep three, or two separate parties. A private bath with shower is in suite. Cable TV is also in the Jasmine room. The trade winds cool this room, rustling the banana patch, passion fruit vines and night blooming Jasmine outside the windows.
The Hibiscus Room is a sunny and cheerful room decorated with old Hawaiiana. This room offers a private bath with shower in suite. A cozy room for two, the Hibiscus room has queen sized bed and cable TV. The separate entrance opens to a lanai sitting area with a view of Haleakala Crater and beautiful sunrises.
The Kona Wing (South Wing) is a two-bedroom suite offering a delightful master bedroom, with queen bed, and large bay windows overlooking yellow Hibiscus and garden view. This room has beautiful natural lighting. The master bedroom opens to the lanai with a comfy rocker for your relaxing pleasure. The additional den/bedroom has two full pillow-top futon sofa beds and cable TV with VCR. The bath has a claw foot tub and shower. The large country kitchen is available to guests of the Kona Wing. The Kona Wing is an ideal setting for families or couples traveling together.
Disabled access: Small wheel chairs can negotiate in the house
The Jasmine room, appointed with a queen size antique Paniolo bed from Island ranch, and a pillow top full day bed, can comfortably sleep three, or two separate parties. A private bath with shower is in suite. Cable TV is also in the Jasmine room. The trade winds cool this room, rustling the banana patch, passion fruit vines and night blooming Jasmine outside the windows.
The Hibiscus Room is a sunny and cheerful room decorated with old Hawaiiana. This room offers a private bath with shower in suite. A cozy room for two, the Hibiscus room has queen sized bed and cable TV. The separate entrance opens to a lanai sitting area with a view of Haleakala Crater and beautiful sunrises.
The Kona Wing (South Wing) is a two-bedroom suite offering a delightful master bedroom, with queen bed, and large bay windows overlooking yellow Hibiscus and garden view. This room has beautiful natural lighting. The master bedroom opens to the lanai with a comfy rocker for your relaxing pleasure. The additional den/bedroom has two full pillow-top futon sofa beds and cable TV with VCR. The bath has a claw foot tub and shower. The large country kitchen is available to guests of the Kona Wing. The Kona Wing is an ideal setting for families or couples traveling together.
Disabled access: Small wheel chairs can negotiate in the house
how to find this Maui bed and breakfast
From the Kahului airport, continue on Dairy Rd to Hana Hwy #36, turn left heading east 1.8 miles to #37. At the Haleakala Hwy (#37) intersection, turn right up the mountain. 7 miles up, turn left at Makawao Ave, intersection with light. Take the fifth right turn at Pakani Place, right after the raised crosswalk. If you see Eddie Tam Memorial Center you went too far. The B&B is the second to the last large green and white house on the right at the end of the cul-de-sac. #32. Look for the old water tower, small sign, and stone pineapple at the entrance. how this holiday makes a difference
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To honor my host culture, the Hawaiian people, to honor the aina, the land of Hawaii, is what is important to me. Change is happening for all of us, but it does not have to mean that it will bring a loss. To respect the land, to conserve and maintain the beauty that is unique to Hawaii is my personal goal. I have restored a few older homes, and am honoured to receive guests in one of these gems.
Over breakfast, cultural questions are often asked, and I try to offer a sense of how to be in Hawaii with respect to local customs and an awareness of the varied cultures that call Hawaii home. I offer guests the opportunity to “give back” while on their vacations through a program I call Voluntourism. I will connect guest with organizations that do reforestation work and restoration work. I encourage guests to shop locally whenever possible. We request that guests shop “mom and pop” whenever possible. We especially support local artisans, display and sell their works, let guests know where they can buy local arts and crafts, and sell local jams and jellies. We offer nights for fund raisers for Historic Societies of Maui and Oahu, as well as the canoe clubs, and select schools, and Humane Society. Listed on the State and National Historic registers, offering a pictorial and written history of Portuguese immigrants and highlighting the original family, who held their family reunion in this Maui bed and breakfast. We use energy saving light bulbs where possible, line dry laundry when possible, use chemical free cleaning products, compost in the garden all breakfast food and grow organic fruits. We recycle whenever possible, plastic, glass and cans, and cardboard. We restored historic home to minimise impact. We used down trees to create lumber for new construction. |
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