PRICE:
Frommer's Highly Recommended

This is for people who love the beach -- at a distance -- and who want to sleep in the quiet and cool climate of the hills of Lawai Valley, away from the maddening crowds. If you want to stay in a forest, wake up to the sound of birds singing, and see incredible sunsets each night, one of these five units in three different houses may be for you. Hale Kua features a two-story house with a complete three-bedroom home unit with a big kitchen, wraparound dining bar, walk-in closets, washer/dryer, and a view of the bucolic rolling hills. Downstairs are two separate one-bedroom units with a full kitchen, wraparound lanai, washer/dryer, and birds serenading you all day long. Next door, on hosts Bill and Cathy Cowern's 8-acre tree farm, are a one-bedroom separate cottage and a studio apartment in their large home. The beach is just a 10-minute drive down the hill. If you are looking for privacy and all the comforts of a honeymoon or family accommodations, you won't find anything better at this price.

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Hawaii 2008, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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