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 were excellent- they consisted of coffee & juice, fresh fruit and some sort of large serving of a main dish (french toast, quiche etc.). They even provided us breakfast to go one morning because we had to leave early for the airport.

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 from both the volcano NP of the Hilo side. Kona is about 15 minute drive.

Wonderful B&B, with exceptional hosts, amazing breakfasts. Steve and Janice really extend themselves to make sure their guests have a fine time on the Big Island. Both are enthusiastic about Hawaiian culture and sites and love to share their insights and observations. Steve lent me snorkeling equipment, beach chairs, beach towels; Janice made us a "take out" breakfast when she heard we were heading to Volcano at 7:30 a.m. Without Steven's advice, we would not have gone star-gazing above the clouds -- a highlight of our trip to Hawaii. (I truly do not understand any of the negative comments, but some folks really don't understand the B&B experience since Areca Palms is a truly top-tier B&B -- and we've been to many.)

I spent five nights at this B&B several miles south of Kona.

This is an immaculate, well maintained, and well-organized B&B. I loved it for it was so relaxing. Breakfasts (as delicious and ample as others have posted) are served out on the lanai that’s also a good place to relax in the late afternoons in one of the comfortable chairs with your drink in hand, listening to the birds and seeing the ocean in the distance. The grounds are as immaculate as the house and a horticulturalist’s dream.

The owners give you your privacy but are there to give advice when needed. A couple of earlier postings made remarks about the personalities of the owners. I found Janice to be lively and chipper and enthusiastic. I found Steve to be reserved but a good table converser at breakfast. He is knowledgeable and knows a lot about a lot of things.

For my four-day stay there, they lent me snorkeling equipment (with a mask that fitted fine), a large beach blanket, and a beach chair. Several outstanding beaches for snorkeling and swimming are not far away. And, of course, the busy tourist town of Kailua-Kona is not far off.

The house sits on a hill at an altitude of 1500 feet that, as Steve pointed out, is an ideal one for not having to have air-conditioning or heat.