Volcano Village Lodge

This place is a wonderful hidden gem on the island. It is every bit the peaceful, romantic, little slice of tropical heaven we needed to get away from the big city. I would recommend this to anyone. Don’t stay here is your definition of vacation is watching cable tv. Even though we didn’t get a chance to use it, there is a wonderful hot tub and the hostess Megan is great as well. I miss it already!

This place is wonderful… beautifully built and appointed cabins tucked in the forest just 10 minutes away from the Volcano. Breakfast was hearty — fruit, frittata and choice of cereals and granola bars, coffee and tea. Lots of orchids and other flowers surrounding the cabins contribute to the property’s tranquil setting. People running the property were super nice and helpful too.

This place is beautiful. The grounds are well maintained and the rooms are spotless! The people are friendly and they even leave you food baskets. If you are looking to relax and enjoy this is the place.

My best friend and I found this place on line for a last minute trip to the volcano. We didn’t really know what to expect. At first we were a little surprised at how small it is (6 rooms), and how secluded it felt. That feeling soon passed and we immediately began to enjoy the experience. We have a beautiful view looking at the rainforest.
They stocked our fridge with fresh fruit, and a hot meal for the morning. A table in the corner of the room is set up with a basket full of snakes. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate, granola bars, oat meal, You name it I feel like it’s in the basket.
There is no cable here, but you do have choices for DVDs in the main lobby. Wifi works great:)
All in all I would come back again, it’s peaceful, and the staff was friendly and helpful :)

We spent NYE here after visiting Volcano National Park and it was such a unique and special experience! The rooms were clean and private, with all glass walls and surrounded by rainforest trees!
We found our keys easily, enjoyed our room and the thoughtful touches with heating rods for our towels, breakfast basket with fruit and snacks, the little fridge and our juices collection. The wood-​and-​glass construction was really rustic and romantic.

Amazing. Cozy. Awesome. PERFECT. they give you breakfast in the room, they have really sweet concierge-​like receptionists. It’s a perfect way to cap off a Hawaiian vacation.

I personally did not find this place to be five star worthy but it became one of the highlights for our honeymoon so based on the happiness level of my wife, they get five stars.
This is a small bed and breakfast type place nestled in the backwoods near Volcano, HI. Due to some regulations they are not allowed to serve hot breakfast but they did provide a breakfast in the fridge every afternoon to be eaten the next morning at your convenience. I loved this part as I wanted us to be on our own schedule not on the schedule of the B &B. They even provided us with a bottle of champagne as it was New Years Eve.
The room was pretty clean and very updated. There is no cable television but that was to be expected with its more remote location. They do have a very large selection of movies to take back to your room for free to watch, however.
The first night we stayed here it rained all night with thunder rumbling in the background. I will never forget the experience of sleeping in the jungle with the rain and thunder in the background. For anyone looking for a few day getaway then this is certainly the best place as it is within ten minutes of the Kilauea Volcano.

Wow! This place is super quiet, super low key and incredibly beautiful. The rainforest setting and privacy make this place a special Hawaiian experience. We stayed 3 nights, did some great hikes in the national park (a very short drive away) — I could easily fill up 3 more days! Loved having a little kitchen and some snacks; breakfasts and a packed lunch were delicious (and our innkeeper accommodated a vegetarian with ease). I can’t imagine a better spot to recharge or spend an afternoon reading a book in your treehouse loft (we stayed in the Mauna Loa room).

Stayed only one night here but wish we had stayed longer. Rooms are adorable, cozy and relaxing. Its like staying in a treehouse. It rained while we were there (on our Honeymoon!) and it was wonderful to turn on the gas fireplace and relax with the raindrops hitting our roof. Super clean rooms and comfy bed, also.

Enchanting stay at this lovely little rain forested b & b. Kay is a most welcoming hostess. Trees, birds, fresh fruit, cloud-​like duvets/​bed linens. A hidden gem!

I find people usually take time to write a review when a stay is bad. I had to take time to write because of how pleased we were with our stay at the Volcano Village Lodge in Volcano Hawaii. We travel the world from one end to the other and I rarely find paradise in the simplest form. Yes, I think the place brought romance back into our mundane lives. I know it brought a better appreciation for nature and life.
First, the staff called us by name when we arrived on the property much like I’ve grown to expect on Singapore Airlines in business class. Jamie was amazing from the moment we got there she treated us like a special guest. Kelsea and Jamie were closer to the level of individual service I’ve come to know in Asian hotels.
The small little retreat in the rain forest shouldn’t be called a B&B from my perspective. I would say it is a LODGE in a secluded rainforest that speaks of a sophisticated African safari and not some divided up home offering a nightly bed with morning food.
We loved having breakfast waiting for us in our room when we awoke every morning. I detest getting dressed and going to a common area for breakfast when we can be romantically secluded in our own remote love nest. My gracious, the ability to have breakfast on my own clock, in my bed, as a couple having left our children at home and without the grotesquely high room service fees. Room service at a resort on the Kona side set us back $ 85 for coffee, fruit and two oatmeals. Here I didn’t even have to put on a robe to greet room service. The food was in our refrigerator waiting for morning. I admit this may not be for everyone, but it met our needs perfectly.
During our entire stay we never meet any of the other guests which was perfect for me. My interactions with the two young ladies was all I needed. I can only tell you that feeling privacy and no mass numbers of tourists increased my pleasure. The Ritz on Maui is wonderful, the Four Seasons on the Kona side is spectacular, but not having to cross paths with umpteen tourists made me happy. I much prefer being a traveler to a tourist any day.
Why Americans are determined to put TVs in every room I don’t understand. There was a TV in our room, but it was a joy to learn that it wasn’t connected to the outside worlds blabbering. We did, I confess, watch a couple of movies one night from the collection they offer. It was perfect for my romantic soul. Again, great if you are willing to escape reality.
The town of Volcano was everything (or less than everything) I wanted. It really isn’t a town, but more like a select assortment of quaint little dives on a side street between Hilo and the volcano attraction. In the town there is a quilt shop, country store that felt so Americanesque, a fun tiny hardware store that screams ‘investigate me’, and a delicious Thai restaurant. Mind you, the Thai restaurant, gift shop Americana and the hardware store all connect seamlessly. We don’t have anything like that in the big city!
Spending the days hiking and the nights at the Volcano and relaxing was amazing, romantic and fun. We drove north to the black beach. How much fun running barefoot on a black beach. The drive further north was (here comes my word of the day) amazing. There is a lot to see in the area.
We enjoyed touring the local winery, going to some local place that had art, eating delicious pizza, visiting the coffee shop in the convenience store, hiking numerous locations, meeting some of the locals and meditating.
The Lodge was perfect for me taking time to meditate. I went beyond my usual and felt an exhilarating connection with nature.
Don’t go to the Lodge expecting a typical, traditional hotel experience and certainly not a boring, mundane B&B. For me, the time at The Lodge, as crazy as it may sound, conjured up images of an American version of the book and movie Out of Africa or a classic love story set in the wilderness. I felt a million miles away from civilization yet able to live and explore in a most civilized fashion