Ohana Retreat in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

This place was one of the most incredible I’ve been to and a completely different experience than what you would have by staying at a hotel resort on the island. You really get the full experience of the vegetation and wild life and you basically have an entire resort to yourself with all of the amenities you could imagaine. I could have spent our entire trip here without leaving the resort and would have been happy as a clown. The nice thing though is it’s still very close to town - only a 10 minute drive or so. And it’s within walking distance to a couple great beaches. One of which has some of the best snorkeling. I went along with a family of 17 ranging from toddler to senior and there was stuff for EVERYONE to do. The place was just incredible and I could tell from the first day we saw it that this vacation would not be my last time staying at the resort. Also the staff was amazing and so welcoming. They give you a tour of the plantation and take you through all the different fruit trees and provide a buffet of samples of all the ripe fruit at the end of the tour. Your welcome to pick all the fruit you want at your own leisure but it was nice seeing it displayed so we knew what was what. They also went out of their way to pick coconuts from another farm since there were none ripe at the resort while we were there. And as if this wasn’t enough while we were staying there, I realized a week after leaving the resort that I had left a small valuable in one of the drawers so I emailed the staff and they had my belongings in the mail the next day. In my experience if you leave something in a hotel room it’s gone. So I really, really appreciated that too. I cannot wait to go back!