We loved the Teapot Cottage. It is set in the most beautiful grounds. It has a fantastic hot tub and wonderful flora and fauna in the huge grounds. Everything that you could think of needing is provided. There are books (including vital travel books to help you plan), puzzles, games including a croquet set, a great selection of DVDs and a laptop with Wi-Fi connection. The kitchen is well stocked with an array of foods and not surprisingly teas. The bathroom has many toiletries provided so you don’t have to worry if you have forgotten or run out of something. There are even exotic “smellies” provided for a soak in the wonderful tub. The cottage itself is warm and inviting, you feel at home immediately.
The location is great. Volcano Village may be small but it has a lovely charm and lots of things going on if you seek them out. Although there are a small selection of restaurants in the Village (I counted five but could be more tucked away) we ate in three of them and they were all very good. To be honest this was ideal for us, I do not like too much choice and as they were all good quality it adds to the very relaxing feel of the place. Volcano National Park is a stones throw (a mile) so it meant we could have a good day hiking and still get back early enough to enjoy the hot tub and a DVD before going out for dinner. You can also reach the rest of the southern Big Island very easily as there is so much less traffic than around Kona.
Finally Bill and Antoinette were amazing hosts. They posted a stack of information about the National Park and other things to do about a month before we were due to arrive. This made our days in the Teapot the best planned days of our three weeks in the Hawaiian Islands. Bill was fantastic at advising us on getting to our flight on time as there had been some flash flooding in other parts of the Island, he was more than helpful and as a result we were on time and still very relaxed. I could go on and on about how great this place is, it certainly cannot be improved upon.












