Waipi'o Lodge

“Authentic Peasant Basement Experience”

This place is perfect if you’re a Nazi looking to hide in someone’s basement, or if you hate sleeping and love being jolted awake at 6 am every vacation day. It’s ideal for anyone who enjoys tracking a stranger’s every move—though that’s technically stalking, but here you can hear every step, word, and fart from the family upstairs. There’s no soundproofing, no AC, and all windows must stay open, so the immersion is complete. It’s also a great way to taste life as a peasant in a lord’s basement, with an interior that looks like it was found on the street. On the bright side, there was hot and cold water, electricity most of the time (the toaster fuse had to be reset at least 3 times before it worked), and the Wi‑Fi was fine. The owner apparently hates this place too, because they’ve only put in the absolute minimum to keep it from collapsing. Layers of peeling paint, a bedroom window overlooking a crawl space so you can enjoy the smell of damp dirt, a rotting building structure, corroding interiors, and a bed frame still held together by clamps. I guess you can’t be any cheaper about keeping a 1923 building from falling apart—should give them a medal for the stingiest maintenance in lodging.

Weronika·3 周前

“The Lodge is a wonderful relaxing place to spend a few days while enjoying the Big Island.”

The rustic lodge sits on a quiet road with a sweeping ocean view, but the outdoor shower and toilet don’t come with shampoo or soap, so you have to wait for the indoor shower to finish or bring your own supplies.

Timothy·1个月前

Nothing good. The host canceled my reservation while I was in the area; I live over two hours away and was notified of the cancellation. RUDE.

Nicole·1个月前

“Next time I will book one of the tent cabins”

Very comfortable. Nothing else to add.

Kevin·1个月前

“Great venue to get yourself back to basics without all the frills of hotels. Owner great.”

We stayed in one of the large tents we had been looking forward to and it lived up to our expectations—lovely and basic, no frills with simple communal outdoor showers, a toilet, and a kitchen area. We mingled with more guests here than at any other place we had stayed during the previous month of traveling. The place is very relaxed. The local town is quirky with some great little places to eat (not many). The supermarket had a great range of food for us to bring back and cook for ourselves in the communal kitchen. While the owners were around, they were not intrusive and let you get on with things yourself. Even though it rained some of the time we stayed, we remained dry and warm in the tent. We were not sure if there was access down the hill to the sea—perhaps unlikely. A little more information about the owners' land and limits would have been useful, even though we explored a bit ourselves when nobody was around.

Bruce·1个月前