Green Lions Bed & Breakfast

The Mr & I stayed at Green Lions B&B during our Big Island getaway & it was a lovely escape from the generic-​Island, big corporate resorts
Located just up the hill from Kona & off Hawaii Belt Road, you’ll see the sign w/​the green lions heads… best lookout for this sign as our GPS told us to turn 2 streets earlier. But that’s the Island for you! GPS is hit or miss
Green Lions is a farm & we saw hairless sheep, a goat, friendly puppies & the resident cat. There were also mango trees, guava, avocado & I’m sure a ton of other stuff I’m missing — it’s very tranquil
The house is lovely, w/​a ginormous room & the biggest bed I think I’ve ever seen — it was so awesome! In fact, I may be safe in saying this room was bigger than my whole apartment! Our room boasted it’s own sauna & huge walk-​in shower; free wifi; fridge, huge tv w/​satellite channels; & a personalized breakfast whenever we cared to wake for the day
Pam rents just the 1 room of her home & it was perfect getaway — nice & quiet w/​no worries about noisy neighbors… that is, unless you count the feral chickens who squawk anywhere from 1:30am, going forward. Some mornings, they let us sleep in until 3am…
I say this in jest as Pam had absolutely no control over this — feral chickens have completely taken over the Island. They’re absolutely everywhere. No lie. Everywhere we drove — Costco, Safeway, beaches, churches, random sides of the road… everywhere! So unless you’re staying at a huge resort where they have guards to chase away the chickens or you’re room is high enough to drown out all noise, you’ll be dealing w/​this. Get used to it
But back to the awesome house, there is a full size pool w/​pool house & fridge & all the accessories; there’s also a soaking tub on the deck of the main house. When Pam heard we were planning a beach day, she offered to let us use her boogie boards & she was always one to offer a local’s place to check out. The house is filled w/​all kinds of guidebooks, brochures & information about the Big Island & she has created a wonderful place to lounge, rest, or research your next great island adventure for the day
On our final morning there, we were treated to some strawberry guava, just picked from her garden — they were scrumptious!
If you’re looking for somewhere that offers an Island experience, away from all the corporate hubbub, check out Green Lions B&B