Steve & Janice clearly care about their guests having the best possible big island experience. In addition to clean & comfortable rooms, lovely refreshing breakfasts of native fruits, and the coolness of being at 1000 ft, they also provided suggested itineraries, made dinner & activity reservations and provided snorkeling equipment & beach towels. The location was perfect, accessible to the... More

If you want to eat the best gourmet breakfast and get treated royally, this might be the place for you to stay. My husband and I stayed here four nights and were pleasantly surprised by the wonderful travel tips, cleanliness and overall ambiance of this place. Not far from Captain Cook Bay that has great kayaking, hiking, snorkeling, and visiting... More

We just returned from a great stay at a 4 room B & B on the Kona Coast of the Big Island. The 4 room inn is run by Steve and Janice, who are very friendly, warm and engaging. The rooms are clean and comfortable. The breakfasts are delicious and huge (you will not need lunch). Best of all, Steve... More

What a great find! We were lucky to find this place and booked it moments from taking our flight. We used it as our base to explore all of the big island with the exception of volcanoes national park with our rental car. The room was great, reasonably priced and the food - oh my goodness! We had such big... More

The Areca Palms is an amazing bed and breakfast. The rooms are warm, inviteing, clean and well maintained. The grounds are impecable and the hosts are wonderful. We chose to stay here because of the reviews in both Fodors and Frommers and they underestimated the Areca Palms. I would say this is the place to stay. We were here for... More

We only stayed two nights but would happily have stayed longer. The room was very comfortable and what can I say about the breakfasts, they were amazing. Our hosts were very friendly and knowledgable of the area. They went out of their way to help organise our trips which went very smoothly More

Our recent visit to The Big Island consisted of 4 nights at a resort and 6 nights at the Areca Palms in Captain Cook. While the resort was nice...it was the Areca Palms we enjoyed the most. Our room was cozy and extremely clean. (We are picky about that) We had everything we needed. The bathroom was roomy, the bed... More

We stayed at the Areca Palms for 4 nights in January 2011. Steve and Janice were great hosts. They gave good suggestions for activities and provided a wonderful place to stay. The rooms were immaculate and there was a really nice deck and sitting area for the guests to hang out. We even got a free room upgrade! The breakfasts... More

This B&B is situated in a very beautiful surrounding. The garden welcomes you and the house is airy, bright. Rooms are very comfortable, as is the bath room. Wonderful welcome from the owners every morning, with an incredible breakfast, each day different. I recommend the fruits, fresh, juice, jelly... The situation on the ISland is good, even if somewhat far... More