Review of Dolphin Cottage @ Kehena Beach, Hawaii
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1 review Perfect location for going on the lava boat tour! Look forward to going back and exploring the stunning area, thank you
1 review Very comfortable cottage right across the street from the ocean. We were only there for 15 hours, but perfect for our night before viewing the lava flowing into the ocean.
1 review Upon opening the door I was pleased to see a lovely 'cottage' - just like it said!! It was clean, furnished and decorated nicely with a perfect patio for two looking out to the ocean. Not much traffic but many frogs and ocean sounds made the ambience perfect for us nature lovers. We especially loved that we were in a jungley area as it is quite diverse in this part of the island including being near the road where you can walk, bicycle or shuttle close to the lava flow. There are not close by stores so stock up on the way in. There were a couple small things that needed tending but I know they will be remedied quickly. The owners were prompt in their replies. We look forward to our return as we throughly enjoyed our stay.
Btw, there is a store on the same street as the cottage just 3 miles down the road. Directions are clearly visible in the refrigerator.
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24 helpful votes
Nothing to complain. Clean, big, has everything you need. And the owner was great, whatever we needed he was there right away. Also left great advises on the fridge. No kitchen stove inside the house, but we were not there to cook anyway. To have breakfast on the terrace is a big plus! Beautiful flowers everywhere. The area where you can start the walk towards the lava flow is a short drive, worth every cents, but suggest to bike, we did the hike...was not that fancy on the way back:) And take the boat tour to the lava flow...I think I will talk about this amazing experience for the rest of my life :)
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1 helpful vote
One of three cottages across the street from Kekaha Beach. About a 20 minute drive from Isaac Hale Beach Park - which is important if you're taking the dawn boat trip to see the lava flowing into the sea. Everything was clean and ready for us, and Susan made it very easy for us to come and go - and made sure we had arrived safely. I'd return.
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50 reviews
10 hotel reviews
18 helpful votes
We had expected kitchen as mentioned in the details (may have missed the fact that there's only one kitchen for three cottages and you may not get the one with kitchen). Owners should clarify on the web that Dolphin Cottage doesn't have a kitchen.
But the town was nice though bit of a drive from main center. The cottage rate was also comparable to the neighborhood.
What we have here is 3 cottages on a large oceanfront property. Per county regulations, only 1 cottage can have a full kitchen and that's the Whale House. We didn't advertise a full kitchen in the Dolphin Cottage or even the Oceanfront Cottage next door. We do have a microwave and toaster oven available for everyone in the utility room , in back of the Whale House - just 15 feet away. Each cottage does have a full refrigerator, coffeemaker, plates, glasses, utensils and extras in our cottages. If you want to heat something up, 'its really not too much effort to do this' and most people don't complain. It appears that there 'always' will be one person that won't be happy. BTW, a lot of folks don't want to cook while on vacation and we do have two restaurants on the same street as us. We provide this info in the cottages and we can't make our customers read it or do the research if they don't want to. Again, it doesn't cost but a few dollars more for the Whale House that has the full kitchen.
We know that YOU will love this place!!!
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