Seated in the southeast town of Pahala on the Big Island of Hawaii, the Pahala Plantation Cottages offer a wide selection of vacation options. Travelers can view sunrises off the eastern coast, or take a day on the black sand beach only moments away from the hotel. The cottages are adjacent to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and on land protected as a wildlife preserve. The preserve ensures that guests can view tropical flowers and endangered island species, like nene birds...
Seated in the southeast town of Pahala on the Big Island of Hawaii, the Pahala Plantation Cottages offer a wide selection of vacation options. Travelers can view sunrises off the eastern coast, or take a day on the black sand beach only moments away from the hotel. The cottages are adjacent to Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and on land protected as a wildlife preserve. The preserve ensures that guests can view tropical flowers and endangered island species, like nene birds and turtles, in their natural habitat.
As a converted sugar plantation, the inn holds a piece of history that many hotels do not. Life on the grounds has the idyllic peace and easy-going charm that is famous in the Hawaiian islands. Guests can swing from large trees, or look at the antique detail of the inn's furnishings; the interior has been renovated to match the plantation's look at its heyday in old Hawaii.
The six cottages each have kitchen facilities. The Macadamia is a studio unit, cozy and comfortable. The Ohia and Kamane cottages are two bedroom, one bath houses just a moment's walk from downtown Pahala. The Maile House is a restored version of the plantation supervisor's home with large windows, garden views, a private yard to let the kids play, and laundry on-site. For a truly indulgent holiday, travelers in large groups should stay at the seven-bedroom Plantation house. The mansion can sleep up to eighteen comfortably and is landscaped with fragrant tropical flowers and trees.
Many offer a room for every budget, but the Pahala Plantation Cottages truly deliver on that promise. Rich in the history of the Big Island and offering amenities for the budget traveler and up, this hotel is a bucolic small-town charmer.
Price Range: $95-$750 per night. Large groups welcome.
