Large Vacation Home in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii (4-page website; top left corner of page) Peaceful Secluded Fully-Equipped Spacious Home Near Idyllic Beaches, Local Shops, Farmers Market & Oceanfront Restaurants.  Call 808/989-0233 or email noelani@papayagrovehome.com for reservations, availability, & additional information. Located on the warm sunsplashed Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawai`i, the Papaya Grove Home property has several fruit trees and herbs available to our guests to enhance your home cooked gourmet meals including papaya, *starfruit*, Thai lime, lemon, strawberry guava, banana, rosemary, lemon grass, Cuban oregano, Mexican oregano, purple basil, mint, peppermint, and arugula. A view of the Papaya Grove Home from the large front yard and lava rock wall E Komo Mai. Do you seek a peaceful retreat from the everyday stresses of mainland life? Or perhaps planning a family reunion, wedding, or other special gathering of friends and family in a Hawaiian tropical paradise? Or merely want to vacation on the most beautiful, geographically diverse island in the entire Hawaiian chain with 12 distinct climates from tropical rain forests of Hamakua to the deserts of Ka'u to the snow-covered peaks of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa, historic points of interest, warm sunny beaches, and an active flowing volcano? The Papaya Grove Home, with plenty of aloha and located in Kailua-Kona on the leeward (west) coast of the Big Island of Hawai`i, is available to exceed your expectations. This beautiful vacation rental home sits on a large, secluded property with lush tropical foliage in a peaceful family neighborhood, about 1 mile from Kona town and minutes from excellent swimming, boarding, surfing, snorkeling, and shore diving beaches, scuba diving opportunities, oceanfront restaurants, historic churches and palaces of Hawaiian royalty, unique shops, and local growers farmers market. This spacious home is situated at a comfortable temperate 800 feet above sea level, on the slopes of the inactive Hualalai Volcano, with warm sunny days, memorable ocean sunsets, and cool quiet dreamy restful nights slightly stirred by gentle mountain breezes wafting throughout this well-ventilated home. A chorus of tropical birds provides a melodious backdrop to an early morning on the lanai The dining room and great room of the Papaya Grove Home The Papaya Grove Home has 2,500 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on two floors and can accommodate up to 12 people. The Penthouse (top floor) has 3 bedrooms and 2 full bathrooms; the master bedroom has a high vaulted ceiling, king size bed, private bathroom, and separate access to the lanai; the other 2 bedrooms (Hualalai and Papaya Room) have queen size beds and shared full bathroom. The top floor also has a fully equipped kitchen, dining room, great room with high vaulted ceilings, and lanai with a blue ocean view framed beneath a neighboring monkey pod tree. The lower floor has 2 bedrooms, 1 with a queen size bed and the other with 2 twin beds; the lower floor also has a full bathroom and living room containing a day bed with trundle that converts to 2 twin beds, kitchenette with large refrigerator, microwave, wet bar, and laundry room with utility sink, 2 dryers, washer, soap, ironing board and iron. This home is fully equipped and ideal for families with children, reunions, large groups of friends, etc.