2 Bedroom Bed and Breakfast in West Kauai

Aloha and welcome to Ole Kamaole's ("Ole the Barefoot's")Beach House! In Hawaii the Trade Winds blow almost continuously from the northeast, bringing lots of rain to the windward sides of the islands. By contrast, the leeward sides have little rain year round.

On the sunny west side of Kauai and 24 meters from the sea, we are at the foot of Waimea Canyon. American author Mark Twain called this the "Grand Canyon of the Pacific." Travel along its edge to the top of the extinct volcano behind us to Kokee State Park (Google it!), which is one of the last remaining endemic Hawaiian rain forests. Here are 66 Km of hiking trails. Some lead down into the canyon, and some out onto knife-edge ridges 1200 meters above the Na Pali Coast below. See waterfalls and rainbows. There is one trail with a boardwalk which goes down into a high-altitiude swamp in a volcanic crater. Here one can observe plants and animals that exist nowhere else on Earth. In the center of the park a natural history museum staffed by friendly docents will aquaint you with this wonderful ecosystem. Ask about trail conditions at the museum.

Directly across the street from the house waves break on four-ton boulders. 30 meters East begins a dark sand beach, which continues 3 Km to a small boat harbor. 30 meters west is a small, almost private pocket beach. About 200 meters west begins perhaps the longest white sand beach in Hawaii, extending for 27 Km out past Barking Sands to Polihale Beach Park. This beach is little known, and one can often beachcomb for miles without seeing another person. 5 Km to the west is a lifeguard tower, fresh water shower, toilet, and for shade and comfort several concrete pavilions with picnic tables and built-in barbecue pits.
We are 5 Km from the small town of Waimea. Here, at the mouth of the Waimea River, Captain Cook first landed in Hawaii in 1778. At the mouth of the river are the ruins of an old Russian Fort. There are two grocery stores and several restaurants in town.

Prepare a feast in your complete kitchen, or just pop some popcorn in the microwave and mix a tropical drink in the blender. The automatic dishwasher will clean up. Full breakfast supplied...you just help yourself!
Large glass windows and doors, open beam ceilings, indirect lighting, ceiling fans and art hangings compliment the decor or your beach house. Raised above the bananas and papayas on 4 meter pilings, you can watch whales, dolphins, and ships at sea directly from your living room, bedroom, and large deck. Catch of glimpse of mysterious Niihau Island in the sunset, or watch the moon rise over Waimea Bay.

The house is fully insulated, with large windows and doors which open fully to the trade breezes, high ceilings, and ceiling fans in every room to keep you cool inside. We have an automatic wash machine, but we use a solar dryer...clotheslines and clothes pins are provided. In the yard, next to the picnic table and hammock, you may use our traditional charcoal BBQ. Charcoal and starter cubes are furnished.

Kauai offers many activities, including boat and snorkel tours along the wild and incredibly beautiful Na Pali Coast. There are also helicopter tours into Kauai's remote interior, which can be reached in no other way. Kayak, bicycle, ATV, SCUBA, and surfboard rentals are available. Unusual tours include van tours of famous movie locations, tubing down irrigation flumes, ziplining over green valleys, biking down a volcano, and walking tours of old towns and sugar plantations. There are several world-class botanical gardens, supporting Kauai's nickname as the Garden Island.

• Nearest Airport : Lihue (LIH) at 40 kilometers distance;
• Nearest Train Station : none at 0 kilometers distance
• Nearest Town : Waimea at 5 kilometers distance
• Travel Info: Kauai can be reached by air. The airport is in Lihue, Kauai (symbol LIH), which is 40 Km from our house. We can provide you with a map and directions. You will need a rental car. Many airlines fly first to Honolulu, Hawaii, which is on the island of Oahu. You and your luggage are then transferred to an interisland flight to reach Kauai.