Bears' Place Guest House
Bears' Place Guest House
72-1071 Puukala Rd, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii, HI 96740-8707
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We offer 4 beautiful ocean or garden view studios. Great Kailua Kona location, quiet, 10 minutes to beaches, golf, and airport (no noise). Three studios have kitchenettes and the Orchid Suite has a well equipped, full kitchen. All have full bath, cable LCD TV, covered private lanai, queen bed, sleeper sofas for extra guests, free WiFi and on-site parking. The Pineapple and Plumeria Suites have a separate living room and walk-in closets. Laundry facilities are available and beach chairs, towels, coolers, and boogie boards are provided free of charge. Your hosts, Anne and daughter, Nanette have lived in Kona and explored this island for over 25 years. We greet our guests in person and are available throughout their stay to help plan their outings. We especially enjoy our European visitors, as we both speak German. A welcome basket of fresh tropical fruit, baked goods, juice, coffee, tea and cocoa awaits our guests upon arrival. We offer the following 4 Studios: HIBISCUS ROOM (sleeps 3) - lovely, large, tiled, first floor room with queen bed, sleeper sofa, full bath, covered lanai, kitchenette, LCD cable TV, and WiFi. It has a wonderful garden view and the banana trees are so close, you can sometimes pick the fruit from the lanai. $95/nt single, $105/nt double. PINEAPPLE SUITE (sleeps 4)- spacious, first floor suite (over 600sf) with separate sitting area. It has a queen bed, 2 sleeper sofas, full bath, walk-in closet, covered lanai, kitchenette, LCD cable TV, and WiFi. It has a lovely garden view with banana trees so close you can sometimes pick the fruit from the lanai. $105/nt single, $115/nt double. PLUMERIA SUITE (sleeps 4) - spacious, top floor ocean view suite (over 600sf) with separate living room and vaulted ceilings. It has a queen bed, 2 sleeper sofas, full bath, walk-in closet, covered lanai, kitchenette, LCD cable TV, and WiFi. $115/nt single, $125/nt double. ORCHID SUITE (sleeps 4) - top floor ocean view suite (over 600sf) with vaulted ceilings and a well equipped full kitchen. It has a queen bed, 2 sleeper sofas, full bath, covered lanai, LCD cable TV, and WiFi. $125/nt single, $135/nt double. Additional adults in any unit are $20/night extra, children $10/nt STAY LONGER AND SAVE: Discounts: Weekly 10%, Two Week 20%. The above rates are Regular Season. High Season Rates (Dec. 20 thru March and Ironman - Oct. 1-15) are $20/night more. RESERVATIONS:: We accept VISA and Mastercard.
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The checkin was very well organized. Nanette left us a lovely message with the info where to find the key. Bears Place is a very well located and clean guest house. Our room was very large with a spacious terrace. There is a small kitchenette in the room with everything you need for a simple menu. All utensils were very clean and in good condition. There is even a laundry room where you can wash and dry your clothes for 5.- USD per wash. Everything has been thought of. We felt very comfortable and can highly recommend it. Free parking is also available
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Date of stay: January 2022Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We stayed for 3 nights in February and had booked the Orchid suite. It is exactly as the photos show it to be on the website. The suite was large, had a fully equipped kitchen, 2 sofas, a very comfortable bed, TV, large fully furnished lanai and the property had high quality furnishings.
This suite has everything you need for self catering, hob, oven, dishwasher, lots of crockery, pots, pans, kettle, tea, coffee, spices, condiments and much more. Everywhere is spotless and very well maintained. There are beach chairs, beach towels and boogie boards available for us to use. You can see the ocean from the lanai and the surrounding area is very peaceful - it's outside of the main town of Kona down a very quiet side road. The owners do not live on the property but only live a few doors down the road so are easily accessible should you need them - contact phone numbers are left for you just in case you need them.
Both Anne and Nanette are very welcoming and friendly, they have heaps of information on the local area and provide some really good tips on things to do and beaches to visit for specific activities.
The free wifi was very reliable and fast. There is also a car parking space available for each of the 4 rooms. A guest laundry is also available and costs $4.50 to wash and dry, detergent is provided.
We cannot fault Bears Place, everything was perfect and it was the best accommodation we stayed at during our 15 night trip to the Big Island the only thing we are sad about is that we didn't stay here for longer.
We would highly recommend Bears Place and will definitely stay again when we return.
This suite has everything you need for self catering, hob, oven, dishwasher, lots of crockery, pots, pans, kettle, tea, coffee, spices, condiments and much more. Everywhere is spotless and very well maintained. There are beach chairs, beach towels and boogie boards available for us to use. You can see the ocean from the lanai and the surrounding area is very peaceful - it's outside of the main town of Kona down a very quiet side road. The owners do not live on the property but only live a few doors down the road so are easily accessible should you need them - contact phone numbers are left for you just in case you need them.
Both Anne and Nanette are very welcoming and friendly, they have heaps of information on the local area and provide some really good tips on things to do and beaches to visit for specific activities.
The free wifi was very reliable and fast. There is also a car parking space available for each of the 4 rooms. A guest laundry is also available and costs $4.50 to wash and dry, detergent is provided.
We cannot fault Bears Place, everything was perfect and it was the best accommodation we stayed at during our 15 night trip to the Big Island the only thing we are sad about is that we didn't stay here for longer.
We would highly recommend Bears Place and will definitely stay again when we return.
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Date of stay: February 2013Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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We spent 4 nights in this place. We arrived very late, at midnight and it was amazing to listen to ,,music " of jungle outside, cicadas. We stayed in Plumeria room ( apartment- two rooms, two beds) on first floor with very big terrace with ocean view. The room didn't have air condition but it wasn't needed. The house is about 10 km from airport and 10 km from Kona. Around it"s a lot of flowers, trees, bushes. It's very quite area. We ate breakfasts on the terrace every day ( we prepare them by ourselves), they don't serve food. There were sunchairs and we could use them on the beach. We relaxed and rested there. I recommend this place.
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Date of stay: November 2019
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We stayed in the Orchid suite for a week in January. The suite is as pictured.
Pros:
Large lanai with nice views to the ocean
Lovely sunsets sitting on the lanai
Spacious room with high ceiling
Nicely equipped with cooking implements in a large kitchen. Also supplies salt n pepper shakers,sugar.
Great coffee provided
Good wifi
Washer and dryer downstairs which I never used ($5 charge)
Beach towels and chairs
Free parking
Reasonably priced for the area
Cons
As mentioned you need a car…there is nowhere to walk. Guesthouse is down a very steep, bumpy road off the Belt Rd. About 20 minutes to town. (Closer to the airport)
Its in a neighborhood with all the neighbor noises…dogs barking incessantly in the early mornings and evenings. Neighbors talking loudly and neighbors working on their yard, so not a quiet, peaceful location.
Depending upon other guests you may hear them as sound carries from other units in the guesthouse.
Bed soft
No local info provided. Nothing on sites or restaurants or maps.
Pros:
Large lanai with nice views to the ocean
Lovely sunsets sitting on the lanai
Spacious room with high ceiling
Nicely equipped with cooking implements in a large kitchen. Also supplies salt n pepper shakers,sugar.
Great coffee provided
Good wifi
Washer and dryer downstairs which I never used ($5 charge)
Beach towels and chairs
Free parking
Reasonably priced for the area
Cons
As mentioned you need a car…there is nowhere to walk. Guesthouse is down a very steep, bumpy road off the Belt Rd. About 20 minutes to town. (Closer to the airport)
Its in a neighborhood with all the neighbor noises…dogs barking incessantly in the early mornings and evenings. Neighbors talking loudly and neighbors working on their yard, so not a quiet, peaceful location.
Depending upon other guests you may hear them as sound carries from other units in the guesthouse.
Bed soft
No local info provided. Nothing on sites or restaurants or maps.
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Date of stay: January 2022
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This place is very far and very remote location, its very difficult to reach this place with improper roads
They mention it as close to Ocean, but it's really far.
They say it is a peaceful place to stay, but the noise from the neighborhood spoils your romantic stay.
When asked for a refund, they straight away denied it and said if you want you can leave rather than handle the issues
They mention it as close to Ocean, but it's really far.
They say it is a peaceful place to stay, but the noise from the neighborhood spoils your romantic stay.
When asked for a refund, they straight away denied it and said if you want you can leave rather than handle the issues
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Date of stay: January 2022
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Room Tip:Â Dont stay here, there are tons of places by the ocean and courteous satff
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SCAM - The room was moldy and smelled like urine...... Nanette tried to gaslight us saying we imagined it.... We left, and had to reverse charges on credit card because she would not take responsibility.
If someone pisses in your accommodation, next time don't rent it out until it's clean FFS.
Zero Aloha. Zero Stars.
If someone pisses in your accommodation, next time don't rent it out until it's clean FFS.
Zero Aloha. Zero Stars.
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Room Tip:Â Go in person before paying a dime to their shady overseas booking app.
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We stayed for 6 nights in the Hibiscus studio. It was very roomy, and immaculate, with an extremely well supplied kitchenette.It took no time at all to feel comfortable in. In the fridge upon arrival were fresh cut papayas, cookies, jam, and juice. The neighbourhood is quiet, except for the occasional barking dog, and has a brand new road. Lush tropical vegetation surrounds the house. Banana and papaya trees can be picked from our balcony/lanai.
Bed was a queen, very comfortable, with 2 pillows per side. Super stocked laundry room with modern washer and dryer. Beach towels were in the room, boogie boards were in the front hall for borrowing free. Nice tall removable shower head. Plush towels. Plenty of shelf space.
Good location for exploring the rest of the island, because the neighbourhood (upscale) is right off a slightly more central highway than the coastal road, with fantastic views of the coast. To get to the hotel district on the ocean where many of the restaurant are, the drive is 15 minutes, with very little traffic, on a brand new road that has plenty of reflectors embedded in it for easy night driving.
Evenings are pleasantly cool. Not sweater cool. Just not hot. No air conditioning needed.
One reviewer complained of foot noise from the apartment above, but we found this minimal and easily ignored. We heard no voices from other rooms.
The website was well done.
Nannette was a pleasant, helpful, prompt hostess who delivered what she promised. She left us fresh towels and little treats every day.
Bed was a queen, very comfortable, with 2 pillows per side. Super stocked laundry room with modern washer and dryer. Beach towels were in the room, boogie boards were in the front hall for borrowing free. Nice tall removable shower head. Plush towels. Plenty of shelf space.
Good location for exploring the rest of the island, because the neighbourhood (upscale) is right off a slightly more central highway than the coastal road, with fantastic views of the coast. To get to the hotel district on the ocean where many of the restaurant are, the drive is 15 minutes, with very little traffic, on a brand new road that has plenty of reflectors embedded in it for easy night driving.
Evenings are pleasantly cool. Not sweater cool. Just not hot. No air conditioning needed.
One reviewer complained of foot noise from the apartment above, but we found this minimal and easily ignored. We heard no voices from other rooms.
The website was well done.
Nannette was a pleasant, helpful, prompt hostess who delivered what she promised. She left us fresh towels and little treats every day.
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Date of stay: March 2014Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Room Tip:Â The first floor view of the ocean is mostly obscured by the tall tropical vegetation. But this...
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We stayed in the Orchid Suite for 12 nights and loved it. This was our 2nd time at Bears place but 1st time in the Orchid suite, we liked the full kitchen as we generally had breakfast before going out for the day. Nannette & Ann are very accommodating, helpful and friendly. The suite was very clean and view was great, airport and coastline plus nice sunsets. A nice large deck.
We will stay here the next time too.
We will stay here the next time too.
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Date of stay: December 2013Trip type: Travelled as a couple
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Room Tip:Â There is a washer and dryer available.
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In December, we returned to Bears' Place after spending a week here in 2016. We are so impressed by the location and the beauty of the immediate surroundings at Bears' that we won't be going anywhere else when we vacation in Kona! The rooms are filled with everything you need to cook and eat your own meals, relax on the lanai, or sleep in a comfy bed. Streaming into our awareness here are exotic bird calls, flirty geckos and trees bearing tropical fruits and abundant flower blossoms.The hosts provide much help/information about the island as well as boogy boards for the surf and a welcome breakfast on the arrival day! Can't wait to return again!
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Date of stay: December 2017
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This place was really nice. 5 units in all. All units different sizes depends on your needs. Very clean. The owners are wonderful and very attentive. Coffee makers and little refrigerators in all rooms. Laundry facility onsite which is a high plus! Parking onsite also.
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Date of stay: March 2017Trip type: Travelled with friends
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"top floor of the house has excellent ocean views, first floor peek a boo views of ocean, and lush tropical plants"Read full review
"You won't really see the ocean from the main floor rooms (Hibiscus and Pineapple) but the garden views of the trees is lovely (papaya and banana)."Read full review
PRICE RANGE
RÂ 2,986 - RÂ 4,452 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
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NUMBER OF ROOMS
4
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Which popular attractions are close to Bears' Place Guest House?
Nearby attractions include The Vanillerie (4.9 km), Kona Cloud Forest Sanctuary (5.0 km), and Big Island Abalone (7.2 km).
What are some of the property amenities at Bears' Place Guest House?
Some of the more popular amenities offered include free wifi, free parking, and self serve laundry.
Is parking available at Bears' Place Guest House?
Yes, free parking is available to guests.
What are some restaurants close to Bears' Place Guest House?
Conveniently located restaurants include Pine Tree Cafe, Mrs. Barry's Kona Cookies, and Big Island Pizza Napoletana.
Are there any historical sites close to Bears' Place Guest House?
Many travellers enjoy visiting Hulihe'e Palace (11.1 km), Kamakahonu National Historic Landmark (11.0 km), and Ahuena Heiau (11.2 km).