Bears' Place Guest House

This place is so beautiful! You can only reach it and move around by car, but you will be immersed in a wonderful garden/rainforest, in total peace. The room was clean and comfortable for my staying!

Booked with Booking.com but missed review deadline. Location not far away from shops, restaurants & grocery. Staying a little ways the island up equals cooler nights for sleeping. Kitchen has everything you need for cooking & cleaning. Washer and dryer located on property. We splurged for Plumeria Suite, 2nd floor w/ ocean views and I nice covered balcony to sit and enjoy a meal or sunset. Beach chairs ands towels provided as well! Would return!

I came to the Big Island solely to scuba dive for several days in conjunction with a work trip on Oahu. Bear's seemed to fit the bill based on distance from the airport and proximity to the diving boat slip. The owner was very personable and left a hand-written welcome note. The room was clean and completely functional for my purpose. I have no complaints. 5/5 would stay here again if I ever come back for a dive trip.

Accommodated us twice last minute, wonderful host Nanette goes above to help! Appreciate her and the kind service. Clean room, nice area, safe, 10 minutes from airport. Beautiful balcony view and kitchen available.

The checkin was very well organized. Nanette left us a lovely message with the info where to find the key. Bears Place is a very well located and clean guest house. Our room was very large with a spacious terrace. There is a small kitchenette in the room with everything you need for a simple menu. All utensils were very clean and in good condition. There is even a laundry room where you can wash and dry your clothes for 5.- USD per wash. Everything has been thought of. We felt very comfortable and can highly recommend it. Free parking is also available

We stayed in the Orchid suite for a week in January. The suite is as pictured.|Pros:|Large lanai with nice views to the ocean|Lovely sunsets sitting on the lanai|Spacious room with high ceiling|Nicely equipped with cooking implements in a large kitchen. Also supplies salt n pepper shakers,sugar.|Great coffee provided|Good wifi|Washer and dryer downstairs which I never used ($5 charge)|Beach towels and chairs |Free parking|Reasonably priced for the area||Cons|As mentioned you need a car…there is nowhere to walk. Guesthouse is down a very steep, bumpy road off the Belt Rd. About 20 minutes to town. (Closer to the airport)|Its in a neighborhood with all the neighbor noises…dogs barking incessantly in the early mornings and evenings. Neighbors talking loudly and neighbors working on their yard, so not a quiet, peaceful location.|Depending upon other guests you may hear them as sound carries from other units in the guesthouse.|Bed soft|No local info provided. Nothing on sites or restaurants or maps. |||

We spent 4 nights in this place. We arrived very late, at midnight and it was amazing to listen to ,,music " of jungle outside, cicadas. We stayed in Plumeria room ( apartment- two rooms, two beds) on first floor with very big terrace with ocean view. The room didn't have air condition but it wasn't needed. The house is about 10 km from airport and 10 km from Kona. Around it"s a lot of flowers, trees, bushes. It's very quite area. We ate breakfasts on the terrace every day ( we prepare them by ourselves), they don't serve food. There were sunchairs and we could use them on the beach. We relaxed and rested there. I recommend this place.

Rooms have all modern conveniences but are certainly dated and do not resemble the photos featured on the website. The surrounding neighborhood is sketchy, with loud neighbors yelling frequently, which makes it hard to enjoy the Lanai. The moa (wild chicken) will begin calling around 3-4am, making for interrupted nights of sleep unless you wear headphones or bring a white noise machine. There are no grounds to walk about; it’s just the room and the parking lot. Hosts were accommodating but the website makes this guest house seem cleaner, newer and more spacious than it is.

We paid and were confirmed to stay there and they kicked us out with kids and one of them with special needs, we weren't even there so we weren't breaking the rules, she booked other people and kicked us out even though we had payed. We showed her the confirmation and all she said that it wasn't her fault and she said to get out, she also said saying your son is autistic isn't gonna help you. She was heartless and stole our money. It was hard to find another place because one of the tours I booked stole a thousand dollars that we could have used to get another place to find.

My BF and I stayed in the Hibiscus Room back in May 2011 and had a great experience except for one major thing, which cost -1 star to my review. Review for HIBISCUS ROOM (5 STARS): We loved our room! Despite the thin walls that separate us from the bedrooms around us, our room was spacious, clean, with a semi-private lanai (curtain separates us from our neighbor's lanai), The room had ALL the amenities we needed! Couch, small dining table for two, beach supplies, TV, coffee maker, microwave, free internet, small portions of fruits/muffins/bagels, etc. So overall, our room experience was great. Also, there is free parking. Major BOOBOO from Nanette (one of the owners and probably the only one you'll be seeing) (-1 STAR): Beware she comes in your room when you are out and about. It was sweet at the beginning because she leaves little treats (chocolates, cookies) but then it's very uncomfortable because we felt like we lost some privacy. She knocks very loud and fast and if you don't open promptly, she'll use her master key to open the door assuming we are out. What if I was butt-naked and didn't want to open? Or we were leaving our suitcases or private stuff out in the open? She is the owner (along with her mama) so she has the right to come in and out as she pleases but may be a little notice on the contract or welcome binder saying "Hey, FYI - I may come in once a day to leave treats for you inside your bedroom, whether you are in or not." In summary, I'd stay here again, I'll just be aware and vigilant that we may not have that 100% privacy. Plus, walls are very thin, so if you are a couple, just beware and consider this B&B as if it your auntie was sleeping right next door to your bedroom...