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 Hawaiiana Shops, Farmers Market & Oceanfront Restaurants.  Call 808/989-0233 or email noelani@papayahome.com for reservations, availability, & additional information. Located on the warm sunsplashed Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawai`i, the Papaya Home property has several fruit trees and herbs seasonally available to enhance your home cooked gourmet meals including papaya, *starfruit*, Thai lime, lemon, strawberry guava, banana, lilikoi, rosemary, Cuban oregano, and mint. A view of a rainbow after a late afternoon shower from the front yard of the Papaya Home 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 Hawaiian chain with 12 distinct climates from the 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, sunny beaches, and an active volcano? The Papaya Home in centrally-located Kailua-Kona on the leeward (west) coast of the Big Island of Hawai`i, is available for your accommodations. This beautiful home resides on a large, secluded property with lush tropical foliage in a peaceful quiet 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 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 Home The Papaya Home has 2,400 square feet of living space with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms on 2 floors and can accommodate up to 12 people. The Penthouse (top floor) offers 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 offers 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 with a day bed with trundle that converts to a king size or 2 twin beds, kitchenette with large refrigerator, microwave, wet bar, and laundry room with utility sink, 2 dryers, 2 washers, environmentally-friendly detergent and static-free dryer sheets, iron and board. This home is fully equipped and ideal for families with children, reunions, large groups of friends & couples, etc. as well as smaller groups of up to 6 guests interested in the Penthouse.