Guest Rooms - The Ohana Cottage

Situated behind the main house is the ohana cottage. The ohana cottage is where the previous owners/builders lived as they built the main house, so it is a couple of years older (it's about twelve years old). While the main house has a very modern look (white Mediterranean-style stucco) the ohana cottage looks more like a typical island home. That's not to say it's small though. The cottage is actually split into our two largest and most private guest rooms, the Alihi lani and Alaula Suites and is ideal for our long-stay guests and for families. While the Alaula is about 400 square feet, the Alihi lani is about 550. 

Alaula feels like a large studio apartment. It is basically one large airy room with a vaulted ceiling, a beautiful four-poster Balinese king bed, and a large kitchenette, a private bathroom, and a small porch off the front. Guests of Alaula consistently say they enjoy the porch. It faces our long south lawn that runs down to the pool and is bordered by a row of magnificent tall tiger palms. From the porch you can hear the wind rustling the tiger palms and all the fantastic bird life that lives in them. The porch is an excellent place for an early morning cup of coffee or a sunset glass of wine. 

The Alihi lani Suite feels like a small island house. We love the feel of this space and even considered living in it ourselves. It has great ventilation, having windows facing both the ocean and the mountain, a beautiful hardwood floor and a soft, shaded light giving it a cool, quiet feel. The koi pond waterfall isn't as audible from the ohana cottage. Instead, you hear the birds, the dried plumeria leaves blowing in the driveway, or the rain pitter-pattering on the back roof. The other big benefit here is that it has a full kitchen, with a full-size refrigerator and an electric stove. For guests who wish to cook, this is a major benefit.  

Although it is the main house guest rooms that have the direct, grand ocean views, the ocean is visible from the Ohana Cottage. You can see the glowing sunset light pouring into these rooms in some of our online photos.