Less than two miles beyond the center of town, and across the street from the gorgeous crescent of white sand known as Hamoa Beach, these two units are going to be popular.  I say “going to” because they were constructed in late 1999 and the world really didn’t know about them at press time.  As soon as that changes, you may have trouble making reservations.

Hosts Sandi and Dan Simoni live on the second floor of the main house and rent the first floor and adjacent cottage.  Both properties sit on an unobstructed corner lot.  While there is traffic heading to the beach during the day, (when you are undoubtedly at the beach, too, or out exploring), it dies down just before dusk, when your are arriving back at your home away from home.

The main house, built to resemble an old plantation house with a double –hung front porch, enjoys a separate bedroom and living/dining/kitchen area.  Furnishings are tasteful and tropical.  The layout is also spacious (about 1,000 square feet of living space) and breezy, with polished bamboo flooring in the bedroom and cool white tile in the living room/kitchen.  There’s plenty of room to spread out; a sleeper sofa can accommodate two extra people.  The fully equipped modern kitchen features a dining bar with stools.  But you’ll probably be eating on the long lanai, where you can take in bay views across the street.

The romantic cottage is a gem, the kind of place where you could hole up for seven rainy days and not go stir crazy.  (Just in case, though, you can rent videos at the nearby general store.)  Decorated in an old Hawaiian style, with fan palms in lieu of traditional ceiling fan paddle, for instance, the cottage boasts a little covered oceanfront lanai and bay views from the bed.  The small bedroom is dominated by a bamboo sleigh bed, giving the room a warm, natural feel.   White, white towels punctuate the new bathroom.  The small but complete kitchen is topnotch with a cappuccino maker and Jenn-Air stove.  No corners were cut here.  The cozy living room, open to the kitchen, features oversize wicker armchairs and couches upholstered with classic 1940s reproduction patterns.   Picture windows beckon you outside to Hamoa Beach.

Guests staying for a week have access to laundry facilities.  There are beach towels for all, regardless of the length of stay.  Outdoor showers were being added at press time and will be luxuriously private once the landscaping matures.