ALOHA! Immerse yourself in an authentic Big Island experience at our beautiful Tommy Bahama inspired upscale 2 story retreat: ‘Villa Lava,' located in the private gated luxury community of the Fairways at the Mauna Lani Resort on the majestic Kohala Coast. Some key amenities include Tempurpedic mattress in master, >250 Mbps internet, Smartcast TVs, beach gear w/ cart, and Mauna Lani Beach Club access with excellent snorkeling.<br /><br /><b>The space</b><br />The Mauna Lani Resort is a private oasis built around 7 ancient fish ponds (known as the Kalahuipua'a ponds) and located 22 miles north of the Kona Int'l Airport, near the Big Island’s best white sand beaches--including Hapuna (best boogie boarding!), Mauna Kea (picture perfect w/ free night-time Manta sighting), secluded and rustic Mau’umae Beach, and Makaiwa Bay, which is a protected cove with spectacular coral formations with TONS of fish and snorkeling on par with Captain Cook / Kealakekua Bay and a perfect place for stand-up-paddle-boarding and safe swimming for all ages! Best of all, your stay allows you access to the private Mauna Lani Beach Club located at Makaiwa Bay, which includes restrooms, outdoor showers, drinking water, as well as Beach Club resort amenities including free lounge and private cabana seating (arrive early!) and oceanfront dining and cocktails at Napua Restaurant (reservations recommended!). The Fairways at Mauni Lani offers lots of walkable sunset experiences including two 5-star resort hotels: the Fairmont Orchid with 6 restaurants and the Mauna Lani Hotel, with 5 restaurants, and Holoholokai Beach Park w/ restrooms, showers, picnic tables, and BBQ grills!<br /><br />As a guest you will have access to the Mauna Lani Resort amenities which include:<br /><br />Two 18 hole championship ‘Troon’ golf courses (Note: South course was formally the Senior Skins Game!) as well as a 9 hole par 27 wikiwiki course!<br /><br />Private Mauna Lani Beach Club with cardkey access for free parking<br /><br />Mauna Lani Sports & Fitness Club and Mauna Lani Tennis Shop (addl’ fees involved)<br /><br />The Fairways well-appointed pool area amenities include:<br /><br />Resort style swimming pool, Keiki pool, and hot tub with natural lava rock waterfalls!<br /><br />Free Fitness Center open 6am to 9pm (advanced sign up required for certain hours)<br /><br />Viking gas BBQ grill w/kitchen, dining and entertaining area under a covered cabana<br /><br />Lounge furniture<br /><br />Gazebos w/dining table and chairs and beautifully maintained gardens with fruit trees that surround the property.<br /><br />Villa Lava has been professionally furnished, custom painted in soothing and relaxing hues, and has wonderful island-living wall art. The kitchen has warm cherry cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and is fully equipped for your every cooking and entertaining need. The shops at Mauna Lani are walking distance and includes a Foodland Farms grocery store/specialty market with an excellent selection and local island pricing! Relax on the lanai off the dining room, enjoy a cocktail, grill lunch or dinner on the Viking gas BBQ grill and eat al fresco. Whatever you choose you will be doing it in style!<br /><br />The MASTER SUITE is furnished with a king size bed with a Tempurpedic mattress, ceiling fan, 4k Smartcast TV, and DVD player. Relax on the private master suite lanai and enjoy your morning coffee while the sun rises. The master suite SITTING ROOM has a love seat w/ a pull out full bed and also has a desk with a monitor for your computer and remote work needs. After a fun day playing in the sun you can enjoy soaking in a nice Jacuzzi bath in the oversize master suite tub. Additionally, the master suite bathroom has a large shower, two-sink vanity, and two closets (one regular, one walk-in).<br /><br />The GUEST SUITE has the option of two twin XL beds or one king size bed with amenities including a wall mounted flat screen TV, DVD player, ceiling fan, and its own nicely appointed full size bathroom with tub/shower.<br /><br />The large open LIVING ROOM area is very tastefully decorated with high end furniture and accessories, ceiling fan, and 4k Smartcast TV and DVD player, including a DVD library for your enjoyment.<br /><br />The LAUNDRY AREA--with granite countertop including a high efficiency LG washer and dryer--and the POWDER ROOM are located on the main floor.<br /><br />Enjoy the secure custom code KEYLESS front door entry feature. No need to worry about losing house keys in the sand, and we can set the code to a number of your choosing!<br /><br />FREE wireless hi-speed internet is provided for your convenience! How fast? 4 simultaneous Zoom calls…..We both worked remotely while our 2 daughters went to school remotely for a month and we had zero technical issues!<br /><br />Beach fun: You will surely enjoy the beach goodies in the garage for your use such as beach towels, beach cooler, beach toys, beach chairs & umbrella, boogie boards, snorkel gear, and a wagon style beach cart to help you schlep the gear to the beach! Plenty of room in the garage to dry off your towels, store your suitcases, etc.<br /><br />Mahalo!<br /><br />STVR-19-359304,TA-108-552-0384-01, GE-108-552-0384-01<br /><br /><b>Guest access</b><br />Mana Lani Beach Club:<br />We provide a gate card to access the private Mauna Lani Beach Club. To get to the MLBC, leave the Fairways and take a RIGHT (south), which is the opposite direction of the Fairmont Orchid. Enter the roundabout with the aim of exiting it while still heading south…..do not turn right on to Mauna Lani Dr. along the shopping center, but continue on to S Kaniku Dr. Continue to the very end of the road and you will come to a small roundabout, with the gated beach club at your right. Place the MLBC card flat against the silver plate and the gate will open.<br /><br />Fairmount Orchid 0.5 mile walk from gate:<br />Exit gate and turn left onto N Kaniku Dr and go left at Y at end of road.<br /><br />Foodland Farms Grocery store:<br />0.7 mile walk from gated entry<br /> <br />Parking:<br />1) Park in the courtyard only to unload. You can park in any open space. The spaces do have numbers, but they aren’t reserved. We don’t allow parking in garages as they are too tight and we use the garage for vacation rental storage.<br />2) The day you arrive you will need to register your name and car information at the main office so on-site Fairways Property Management has a record of guests staying at the property.<br />3) The main office is located immediately ahead as you enter the Fairways property. Pink registration slips are located outside the main office door.<br />4) Only one car is allowed for overnight parking.<br /><br /><b>Other things to note</b><br />The state of Hawaii requires our short term vacation rental (STVR -19-359304) to collect a Transient Accommodation Tax of 13.25% (Hawaii tax ID # TA-108-552-0384-01, 10.25% for the state and 3% for the county) and General Excise Tax of 4.712% (Hawaii Tax ID # GE-108-552-0384-01) on the amount booked plus cleaning fee. Although TAT is supported by AirBnB, GET is not an available choice on AirBnB , so they advised us to use 'Sales Tax' as a substitute. If we included taxes in the room rate, the AirBnB traveler service fee would be calculated on the total amount including taxes, as opposed to just the room rate plus cleaning fee.<br /><br /><b>Registration Details</b><br />STVR 19-359304