Aloha Guest House Bed and Breakfast

I found this B & B from the
website while I was researching for accommodation in The Big Island. I wanted to experience a more local side of the Big Island. This B & B is located near the town of Captain Cook, which is close to various lovely beach and attractions. Lee and Sventlana are a lovely couple and Sventlana cooked up gourmet breakfast every morning. A lots of the ingredients are from the property, and it is all organic. The most spectacular thing of the B & B is it’s view of sunset and sunrise. My photos are the testimony of how beautiful the views are. I had a lovely stay and would not hesitate to recommend anyone to stay there.

Aloha Guest House was our favorite stay (2 nights) during our week long vacation on the island of Hawaii. The grounds are charming and the views are gorgeous. The house is lovely, the lanai is bitchin’, bed was super comfortable, and breakfast was delicious!
Take a pic of the sunset view from the house and you are guaranteed lots of Instagram hearts. (P.S. Good internet.)
Lee & Svetlana took over the B&B about a year and half go, and they are definitely the coolest innkeepers I’ve ever met. You know how B&B owners are either sweet old people with empty nest syndrome that decorate with teddy bears OR totally crazy extroverts with too many geodes? Not these two. Just intelligent, down-​to-​earth, awesome people.
Guest amenities were really useful. We decided to hike to Kealakekua Bay to snorkel — they had complimentary snorkel gear. I got sunburned on the back of my calves — after-​sun aloe gel in my closet. Didn’t have time to use the cooler, kitchen, bbq, or laundry.
The road up to the B&B is a rough and steep country road. The bumps are totally worth it to get to the best accommodations on the island. Plus, you can make a little iphone video while you play old school MIA as you drive back down that will make your vacation look real adventurous.

Wow!!! Aloha Guest House Bed and Breakfast is excellent! My wife and I stayed here 3 nights in mid June 2013 at the start of 2wks on the Big Island, and this is definitely the best place to start — or stay — for an entire visit to Hawai’i. It was so nice being up at the higher elevation where the climate is a bit cooler and more comfortable.
Lee & Svetlana are wonderful hosts! Very pleasant, friendly and personable.
We loved the breakfasts each morning, homemade with the freshest local and organic ingredients and usually many items right from the property! We savored the conversation too, hearing stories from Lee & Svetlana as well as fellow guests.
Another note about breakfast — the coffee is absolutely delicious! and Svetlana creates the most beautiful dishes, alternating each morning with a sweet and a savory offering.
If you want to just kick back and relax there is the restorative Lanai or take a stroll around the beautiful property. Also, great snorkeling and dining is very close.
Many folks have commented on the driveway, but let me assure you, the directions you will receive from Lee are excellent to the letter. While it is advisable to rent a high clearance vehicle, it is by no means a necessity. The first time up, the driveway will be somewhat of an adventure. Just take it slow and carefully follow Lee’s directions and you’ll be fine (you might even find yourself laughing when you finally arrive!).
We hope to visit again, and we might even bring some friends. Save us a room!

I agree with everyone elses posts here. We stayed in the Kohola Room – awesome views of the ocean, breezy with the windows and slider open. Right outside our door was the hot tub. Yes, the road is a little rough getting there, but if you follow the instructions, you will be fine.
Breakfast was great every morning. Johann and Greg are both excellent hosts. We wished we had stayed here longer. Great location for road trips on the west side of the island.

This is a wonderful hidden gem. We stayed two nights and wished we had booked more. Lots of lovely European amenities (tea cups with lids, thick towels, fabulous breakfasts) and yet a true Hawaiian sensibility.
The lovely screened in porch, a communal kitchen and barbeque for guests made it really delightful to grab some stuff at Safeway and just hang out. Fabulous view from the common rooms and a real family feel– but they seem okay with you staying to yourself too. Breakfast is a great opportunity to meet others and share tips on where to snorkel, hike, etc. .
There is one room with a well-​stocked private kitcenette as well.
There is snorkel gear, picnic coolers, beach towels, kayaks, etc. They really understand the «home away from home» idea. We can not think of a thing missing– and Johann and Greg are lovely hosts.
Heed the warnings about the road and get a high-​center car or 4WD and arrive during daylight. It gets better after you drive it a few times!
We will be back!

I can’t believe we had to leave this marvelous place. The minute we stepped foot at the guest house we were completely relaxed, took in the gorgeous view from our room and the lanai (s), and just said ‘WOW’. Though the road up to the house was bumpy, we didn’t get lost due to Johann’s precise directions, and our good olé compact/​economy rental car made it up with no trouble at all (next time we’re splurging on the 4×4 for kicks!). This place is serene and quiet, didn’t have any trouble with noise, and Johann is the MAN! We miss him already! Welcoming, friendly, knowledgable, funny, adventurous and very ready to make our bellies happy with his DELICIOUS breakfasts! Another waffle… please??? I regret not booking a massage with him during our two night stay here — next time it’s a must-​do. And Mango (the doggie) is the best dog on the planet — what a good life he’s got going for him!
Amongst the many great amenities this place has (snorkel gear and kayaks for rent for days out on the beach, loads of necessary skin cream/​liquid applications, beach and shower towels, robes, comfy slippers, i could go on forever) — being up on Old Tobacco Road allows you to see the most magnificent stars at night. Getting up to pee in the middle of the night holds a whole new meaning.
We couldn’t have been happier with our stay at the guest house and with Johann. If it is at all possible on the big island, he made us even more relaxed than when we got there — oh how zen. The location is perfect for checking out everything around Captain Cook — Place of Refuge is not to be missed, gorgeous sunsets out there.
Next time we’re on that side of the island, we’ll be there for longer and will have to sneak in that massage (and another piece of waffle!). Thanks a million Johann!

Loved this B&B! Beautiful home, comfortable rooms with excellent attention to detail, stunning views. Johannes was an attentive host and prepared top-​notch breakfasts for us each morning. He sat and spoke with us about the Big Island for awhile, just talking story over morning coffee.
The driveway/​road up is the only negative, I’d give 4.5 stars if possible. We didn’t follow instructions, so it’s our fault that we didn’t have 4WD, but the road was a bit miserable and it prevented us from running back to change clothes after snorkeling, etc.
I will absolutely stay here again and enjoy the delightful grounds, full of tropical fruits and coffee trees. Very enjoyable experience.

I don’t like double-​posting the same review, and I just wrote this one for tripadvisor. But personally I love Unilocal and want other Unilocal users to know about this great B&B.
My husband and I stayed 4 nights here before spending 3 on the east side of the island. Since I booked the trip 2 months in advance I ended up forgetting which way we did our ⁴⁄₃ split, so we packed up to leave a full day early. When Johann informed us we actually had one more night there (and one more delicious morning!) it was like finding one last Christmas present when you think you’ve already opened them all. We booked a special they had at the time where you get the best room available when you arrive. As the first guests, we lucked out and had a fantastic room, though I peeked in the other rooms before other guests arrived and I think we would have been happy in any of them. The definite plus of our room was the view from the bed. The guesthouse is up on a hill with a gorgeous view of the coast. Here are some key points/​tips:
–some reviews we read before coming mentioned noise. This is true, you’ll probably have your window vents open and the door to the room isn’t soundproof. We, however, had absolutely no problems with noise from other guests, and frankly I loved being able to hear the birds singing outside and had no trouble sleeping.
–Bed was comfortable, room was very clean.
–Johann is a great host and chef.
–We rented a kayak from the guesthouse, which Johann helped us load onto the top of our mini-​SUV rental. The snorkeling at Captain Cook monument, which we kayaked to from a point right down the road, was fantastic. The kayak rental price was competitive with signs we saw in town.
–The road to the guesthouse is an adventure, as mentioned by other reviewers. It freaked us out a little the first time going up, and I do think going up in daylight the first time, if possible, helps a bit. But once we had gone up and down a couple times I actually thought it was kind of fun. We didn’t have full 4WD, we had a Nissan Rogue which is AWD, like a Honda CRV. It worked great for us.
–The coffee. I don’t even have words. I’m about to email Johann to ask him to send me some. My husband doesn’t drink coffee very often, maybe once every other week (I think this is weird, but then again, I’m an addict). Once he tried one sip of mine he was having one (or two!) cups every morning we were there.
–location. We thought it was a great base for exploring the island. I do think we made the right choice staying on both sides of the island, however. Our second place was in Puna, much closer to Volcano National Park and night lava viewing, as well as Hilo and the waterfalls and things around there. But staying longer on the Kona (ie, sunny) side was a plus, and I even think we should have done a ⁵⁄₂ split instead of ⁴⁄₃.

We were staying with friends on the Kohala coast and decided we wanted a few days to ourselves so headed south and booked the Aloha Guest House. We LOVED this place! The 1 mile rode up to the house from the main road is a little itimidating but once we did it we enjoyed the drive going up and down, dodging wild turkeys and being overwhelmed with the tropical foilage, birds, bananas and coffee plantations. We really felt like we had arrived in Hawaii. The house is in a magical setting with awe inspiring views of the coast and the jungle below. Johann the host is an amazing massuer and we some of the best massages we have ever had — go for the 90 minutes! The place is very well done and spotless and the bed was very comfortable. Lots of little touches like alarm clocks and tissue on each night stand, locally made soaps, etc. For breakfast he made the most amazing oatmeal we had ever had and we really enjoyed the fellow guests staying there — alll with a sense of adventure like us. We will be back!

Words cannot possibly describe how beautiful this place is. If you ever have the chance to stay here, do it. Check out their website for details.
We stayed here for two days in March and wished we could have stayed longer. Some of the best snorkling is a short drive away. There are also a couple of good restaurants not too far away, and your kind and generous hosts will guide in the right direction every time.
It would be wise to arrive during the day because the ride up Old Tobacco Road at night was a bit stressful for us. During the day it’s no big deal at all.
Make sure to leave time to wander the five acre property. You might run into a wild pig or two.
Oh, and the breakfast is top notch– the best I’ve had at any B&B. They put a lot of time, energy and love into each meal, and they were happy to accommodate our request not to serve us meat.
We’ll be back for certain.