Volcano Village Lodge

I don’t know where to start. We loved our 3 day stay in this magical place. We had the guest cottage with the bed in a loft and a gas fireplace and access to a jacuzzi we only shared with one other unit. Danielle welcomed us and gave us a wonderful orientation of the property, great restaurant recommendations and guidance for meals (everything closed early) and how to approach the park for the best experience. Sleeping to the sounds of the frogs was soothing and we hardly saw anyone else. The breakfast basket with ripe papaya and bananas was delicious. It was a wonderful experience.

Fantastic place. More of a set of individual lodges than an hotel. Very much a place to just relax. Clean and spacious. Nice bathroom and great little veranda with rocking chairs to sit out on and have a drink. Very quiet in terms of traffic etc. Noisy in terms of wildlife (frogs, crickets, birds) All good noise though. Would recommend ear plugs and an eye mask. Great base for investigating the Volcano area.

Right in the jungle close to the volcano visitor center. Rooms are great, bfast is delicious and the hot tub was really enjoyable. . Parking Space right in front of the Lodge makes life easy. Restaurants and food trucks nearby. Carlos is a real host and it was a pleasure being your guests. Mahalo!

I'd like to give VVL 3.5 stars. The concept is very cool - high-end cabins in the rainforest. We were impressed with the layout of the room and the comfort of the bed, including pillows and blankets for layering. The second bedroom was also quite comfortable. It is very quiet, and you are truly surrounded by rainforest, which really is cool. If you're feeling super outdoorsy, you'll love it. There is AC, which we didn't use, and a small gas stove for heating, which we did use. The owner was proactive in communicating via text before and during our stay. What you need to know: You are in a rainforest, and the coqui frogs make a tremendous noise all night; you will need earplugs (obviously, not something the lodge can do anything about, just FYI!). The shades over the very cool glass walls are nearly sheer, so you don't have the privacy you think you have inside - anyone passing by can see in. There are no chairs to lounge in, just dining table chairs. Wifi is nearly nonexistent; I was able to go over to the reception area to use their wifi, which was better, but only during the short time the office was open (3-5pm), just enough time to work on rescheduling flights home. The shower in our cabin had almost no pressure, so only one of us got a shower. Breakfast was a small plate of fruit to share, plus breakfast burritos, which no one wanted. They were able to accommodate my request for gluten-free breakfast, which I appreciated. Overall, it was fine for three adults to stay for one night, but I would have been antsy if we were staying for two. This is not a place to take children. It also was quite overpriced given the drawbacks noted.

My boyfriend and I stayed in the Mauna Kea room here. The room was lovely, appointed with beautiful furniture and equipped with a gas "fireplace" to take the chill out of the mornings. The private lanai was perfect for quiet relaxation or a productive afternoon working on my laptop. The bathroom was clean and cozy. We were very happy to curl up in our room and enjoy the rainforest outside the windows. Though the property is actually fairly small, each room was cleverly situated for privacy. The little paths from room to room and up to the main house area have cute statues and fishponds for you to find along the way. It can get dark very quickly though so a small flashlight would be good to have. The room had a small refrigerator and microwave for convenience, as well as a hot water heater and tiny coffee pot. The basket of baked goods and snacks plus the morning breakfast left in our refrigerator accompanied by fresh cut fruit was tasty and good sized portions. We were very happy with breakfast. The staff was friendly and very helpful, warm and welcoming. The B&B cat was also friendly and tended to greet us when we returned from a few hours of excursions. This was the perfect place for us to hide away for a couple of days.

It's not often you get a lot more than you expected in a hotel stay. But words like romance, tranquility, hospitality understate the amazing service Kay and her friendly staff provide. Each day the chalet is packed with a fresh breakfast which has to be seen to be believed. The chalet we stayed in (Mauna Loa) would be perfect for honeymooners or for a writer's retreat, but was also great for our family of four. Our daughter commandeered the "meditation loft" and made it her own. We all enjoyed the spa after a hard day's walking through the national park, but it was the little extras that really made this a stand-out accommodation - like the torches that can be borrowed for night walks, laptop computers with free wireless for the kids to play with at night and for email back home. We can't recommend any accommodation more highly than this.