Akiko's Buddhist Bed & Breakfast is located in a small former thriving sugar plantation village on the Big Island of Hawaii. . There are 10 homes here. Very little has changed, except the inhabitants have grown older, as have the trees, and stones and buildings.
Life is simple - we rise with the sun and go to bed when it is dark. No cell phone reception on site, but 127 walking steps down the road, there is. There is WiFi when necessary. Guests return to a time where the spirit of aloha is alive and the wild beauty of our precious Hawaii is thriving!
Faith
Buddhist:
Buddhist (no specific type)
Open to All:
Open to All
Retreat Type (definitions):
Personal
Features
Meditation:
Za-Zen
Room Types: B&B, Cottage / Cabin
Total Number of Rooms:
8
Children OK: Yes!
Housing: There are a variety of accommodations :
The Pu'uhonua House is for couples, solo travelers and famlies. All rooms are private and bathrooms and kitchen are shared. A family of 4 can rent the entire house for $145/day, $20 for each additional person up to 7. Breakfast is additional.
The Monastery House is for solo guests on personal retreats. The Banana Patch and Mango Tree Cottages, our solar cottages share a separate bathroom and outdoor shower.
Food: Organic / Locally Grown
Meal Availability: Available Nearby, Available On Site, Kitchen - Private, Kitchen - Shared, Provided - Some Meals
Location of this Retreat:
29-2091 Old Mamalahoa Hwy
Hakalau, HI 96710
United States
Travel Info: Fly into Kona Airport (2 Hours) or Hilo Airport (20 minutes), Hawaii, Big Island
AKIKO'S B&B FROM HILO Hawaii (ITO) AIRPORT:
Take Hwy. 19 to the 15 mile marker. Go under the overpass, turn left and then a quick second left to WAILEA. (Do NOT go up the hill). Pass the baseball field on the left, and head toward the village, passing Fujii Bakery on the left. We are 5 doors down on the right - look for the sunny, bright yellow house with green trim.
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Garry Wyckoff
4/1/2013
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Everyone benefits immeasurably from a personal retreat- a time and place for living simply, breathing deeply and letting go of all worry so understanding and compassion flower. I can happily recommend Akiko’s Buddhist Bed & Breakfast located on the Big Island in Wailea Village north of Hilo. Akikos is part of Old Hawaii with its songs of birds, the scent of flowers, the constant play of sun and showers, the bells of mindfulness ringing quietly to guide your breathing.
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Marilyn Lamoreux
4/13/2013
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Akiko's place has a feeling of being outside of time. The rain forest and curving road that leads up to a small plantation village where life definitely moves at a different pace than modern city life, feels primordial, wild.
I experienced an incredible sense of being, and over the 2 1/2 months stay at Akiko's,I found myself shedding protective layers, expectations, and experiencing incredible self-acceptance. By the end of my stay I felt more transparent than I had ever been before.
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Teddy Groeger
5/5/2013
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I am shortly ending my 3rd stay at Akiko’s B&B in sleepy little Wailea Village just north of Hilo. It has been a rest full and peace full time. I will be back again to enjoy the special nature of this place. I have stayed in the Pu'uhonua House. Freshly painted and decorated the house has an air of sunny optimism but retains the old bones and character of the previous owners and time gone by. The house exudes a feeling of family a sense of place and being that large resorts will never have.
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Dr. Patricia Brown
5/6/2013
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One of my best experiences during my visit to Akiko’s colorful, yet calming and healing surroundings was finding what I needed to prepare for another major project. I found offerings of solitude, quiet, rejuvenation, relaxation, laughter and good food. I also found unexpected spiritual messages everywhere. Her B&B is a marvelous respite that calms the mind and spirit on one hand and stirs awakenings toward creative ideas, new beginnings. Akiko’s Bed and Breakfast is an amazing place.
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