Need help first time to BI

We will be on the BI for 3 nights and thought about renting a house. Can anyone recommend the best place to rent a house? We were looking at the Volcano area since we will visit the VNP but we also want to explore the rest of the island.- so we are open to staying elsewhere. First time to the BI so any advice with lodging or activities would be helpful.

Need help first time to BI

Aloha and welcome

In Kona most houses have a week minimum, some might do 5 nights in low season.

Good news at Volcano Village they will rent houses for 3 nights! So if getting a house is important I would stay there.

I have used VRBO for rentals of houses and have had excellent luck.

%26#39;Be advised that you should as questions when renting a house like

*Do you have a person nearby to take care of anything that brakes and may I have that number?

*Do you have references?

*Do you take Credit cards or Paypal?

Have a great trip!

Need help first time to BI

You kind of need to think about the big island as being split down the middle. You have the Hilo/volcano side. Lots to do but no beaches really.

The Kona side is where the beaches and water activities are. Much drier and not alot of green. But some of the best beaches in Hawaii. Snorkeling is magnificent along the Kona coast.

Most people stay a couple nights on the Hilo side and then spend the rest on the Kona side. It%26#39;s really too far to drive back and forth more than one day. When we%26#39;ve gone we stay on the Kona side and take a day trip to the volcano. Not alot of time and that%26#39;s why most people will spend a couple nights at the volcano.

Newtraveler2007,

The Big Island is much too large to do in three days. With such a short amount of time, I would pick a section of the island and stay put. Driving from one side to the other and back is a full day trip and will take around 6 or 7 hours driving time. It is possible but not recommended. Consider what you want to do and see and plan accordingly. For example, if in your three days the Volcano is your primary goal, get on their website and check it out to see if you believe there will be two days worth of exploring etc to do be done in that area. If the answer is yes, get a house in Volcano. If no, and the beaches or snorkeling is your main goal, consider renting a condo in Kona to be closer to your desired activities.

Go to the library and get a book on Hawaii, preferably one specifically for the Big Island and not the “revealed” book. Research and see where you might want to see and visit.

Then look at a map of the island and mark what you want to see. The highest concentration of marks is likely the area you would like to stay in, or near.

Good luck and happy travels!

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