Tropical North Shore Island Nature Retreat! 2.5 blocks to the beach & famous surf breaks. Close to historic Haleiwa town & many other gorgeous North Shore beaches & world-class surfing!
Rental is a 2-Story Yurt with a generous 1500+ square foot open-concept floor plan. Sleeps up to 11 people. Features a kitchen & full bathroom amenities. The hot water in the bathroom is glitchy, sorry, but there is an additional outdoor shower available with hot water near the yurt. Some of the fabric windows on the yurt do not close properly and the windows do not have screens.
Description
This unique 1500 square foot glamping space features 2-stories of unique living space. The 4 bedroom open concept floor plan features 6 beds, a kitchen and a bathroom attached to the yurt, and a hot outdoor shower near the front of the yurt. The first story has the kitchen, living space with 2 pull-out memory foam sofa sleepers (one double and one queen), and a bedroom with a queen bed. The second story has 3 open-concept bedrooms, one with a queen bed, one with a full bed, and one with a twin bed and loveseat couch. The yurt can sleep up to 11 people. Please note that there are no doors to any of the open-concept bedrooms. The bedrooms just have partition walls with open walkways between the rooms (see pictures) and no bedroom doors. Please remember this is a yurt, so there is minimal framing, no drywall, and all rooms are connected & open, except for the bathroom which does have a door. No drywall on the walls means that electrical boxes and wires are exposed, which is why we disclose that this is an unsafe space for children & infants.
This glamping yurt is located on a 2+ acre gated country estate with many mature fruit trees. You are welcome to eat from our orchards as long as you leave some fruit for others to enjoy, too. Located in a country setting with typical country sounds like dogs, roosters, road noise, and the sounds of big waves breaking during the winter! If there is an emergency, there will be sirens from the emergency vehicles, and the neighborhood dogs will howl and bark because the sirens hurt their ears, but once the sirens pass, they will stop.
The property entrance is a large driveway gate that you will need to put a code into a padlock & manually push open and close behind you every time you enter & exit the property. There are other long-term tenants & dogs on the property.
The hot water heater inside the attached yurt bathroom is a bit glitchy, sorry. It works, but needs to be reset often. The hot water is only available in the attached yurt bathroom. There is no hot water in the yurt kitchen. The hot water system is an on-demand outdoor camping propane heater, & the pilot light can be a bit finnicky. If the water does not stay hot or is not getting hot at all, please message the host immediately so we help you reset the heater & explain how to re-ignite the pilot light. There is also an outdoor shower near the laundry that has very hot water which you can use anytime.
The yurt is older & has some issues. Most screens on the windows are ripped, broken, or missing altogether. Some of the windows also do not fully close, so rain can come in through the gaps. We have clips & clamps on the fabric windows to keep them shut. The windows do not have any glass: they are made of fabric with velcro closures, so they are safe. If rain comes in through the upstairs windows, it will affect both levels ...
Registration Number: GE-173-135-0528-02, TA-173-135-0528-01, 1570010130044
Allison G.
Mar 27, 2024
Read the description thoroughly before booking. It is VERY rustic. Although the location is ideal for North Shore exploration and the neighbors are super sweet and helpful, the yurt can use some much needed TLC. For example, of the 14 windows upstairs where it is hottest, only 3 windows have screens. The hot water heater had to be reset almost daily with no hot water reaching the kitchen where the sprayer was stuck on till we managed to fix it. The painted surfaces and floors are dirty and scuffed, there is no dining table or enough seating. Some of the cookware is too gross to use, there are no serving bowls, and the knives were so dull, we had to buy our own. There is no wifi, no shades on the lamps, not enough bedding, and the sheets on the pull outs are smaller than the mattresses. Only one roll of toilet paper is provided. We made the best of it and had a great laugh when one of the men screamed like a little girl when he encountered a tarantula sized spider in the shower, but the price being charged is double what this place is worth. I would definitely not book it again.
caroline g.
Feb 29, 2024
Wonderful camping type experience. We loved exploring the north shore from this unique lodging!
Tina M.
Aug 11, 2023
We really enjoyed our time at this yurt. It was so peaceful. It was like staying in a very spacious treehouse and we just loved it. I really enjoyed cooking in the circular kitchen, which was well-equipped with everything we needed, nothing we didn't need. Great location close to the beach and north shore activities. The fresh mangos and avocados we got to enjoy daily from the host's organic orchards were an added bonus! We will be back!
