Name: Gingerhill Farm Retreat
Address: 81 6467 Mamalahoa Hwy, Captain Cook, US

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2026

Melissa

Our stay at Gingerhill Farm in Hawaii was a truly unique experience and the perfect retreat. If you're looking for something comfortable and memorable outside of the traditional resort stay, this is it.
The outdoor shower and open-air kitchen were absolute highlights—they made us feel immersed in the beautiful surroundings while still having everything we needed. The property is filled with lush gardens, blooming ginger, and vibrant tropical plants that create a peaceful, relaxing atmosphere. We also loved spotting the friendly geckos throughout the property, which added to the authentic island experience.
A wonderful bonus was discovering the beautiful artwork by Mayumi Oda displayed throughout the property. Her vibrant, nature-inspired prints complemented the peaceful setting perfectly and added another layer of inspiration to our stay.
If you appreciate nature, tranquility, and a one-of-a-kind place to stay, Gingerhill Farm is a wonderful choice!

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2026

Bernard Gerard

Room was excellent as were the amenities. Access was easy and the cabin (Bamboo Cabin) was very quiet and extremely private. Bath Hpuse was very good as was the shared kitchen - clean, well equiped and round an enjoyable stay. Highly recommended for those wanting something off the beaten track.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2026

Jill

This property is absolutely beautiful!! The only thing I’d change is the length of our stay. We only had one night…I’d have loved to stay a month! Check-in/out was ridiculously easy, suite was clean and so comfy, and the landscape is stunning! For real…pure magic!! Cannot wait to get back to the island for another visit! Thank you for a wonderful stay Gingerhill 🌺

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jun 2026

Frances

Beautiful lush property, good vibes and perfect to unplug! We loved utilizing the kitchen to make breakfast in the mornings!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2026

Sophie

Our stay at Gingerhill Farm Retreat was a unique and grounding experience. We stayed in the Bamboo cabin with an outdoor kitchen, shower, and sink, all supplied with propane and warm water, along with a clean compost toilet. The space was designed as an open lanai, allowing for natural cross-ventilation. We never needed the fan.
The cabin was surrounded by lush vegetation, with the sounds of the jungle creating a vivid atmosphere at night and in the early morning. The common areas include a terrace overlooking the ocean beyond the tree line, offering beautiful sunset views.
The staff was attentive and supportive throughout our stay. We also had the honor of meeting the owner, Ms. Mayumi Oda, often referred to as the “Matisse of Japan,” whose vision promotes healthy living and environmental awareness.
This experience offered a rare balance between natural living and everyday comfort. It felt less like a stay and more like an immersion into a different way of being.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Apr 2026

Lawrence

Unique room. Clean and comfortable. Not a cabin, more like a yurt. Lovely property easy to access. It was fun!

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Mar 2026

William

Lovely little cottage where i could feel surrounded by nature and listen to the frogs sing me to sleep! Beats a corporate hotel every time! Would absolutely stay here again!

10/10

Exceptional

25 Mar 2026

Sam W

Mind blowing scenery, felt so welcomed, just amazing!

10/10

Exceptional

20 Mar 2026

Denice

Beautiful rustic experience with great amenities. Staff welcomed us with aloha and proactive in communication along the way.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2026

Jacob

When I booked our stay at Gingerhill, I had no idea what to expect outside of an experience that would be unlike the typical room and board my partner and I are accustomed to. I can honestly say that this may be one of the most special stays that we have had the pleasure of experiencing. Falling asleep to the sounds of the forest in the Jungle Canopy and cohabiting alongside nature allowed us to seclude and connect in between adventures on the island. A charming, intimate, and surprisingly comfortable stay, we will be returning to this special place and recommend it to anyone who is open to connecting with the beautiful nature of the island.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Dec 2025

Susan

Sadly the farm realities do not measure up to the marketing photos & videos shown on gingerhill farm's website and on their social media. The farm has a slick marketing force that posts almost daily images on instagram.
My husband & I paid for 7 days/nights. We hoped for a tranquil beautiful fun farm experience.
The property and our cabin were very disappointing. The sweet young woman who is the property manager was quick to listen and she tried her best to fix the issues that were within her control. For example, the first night we opened the bed sheets to find they smelled like mildew. She thoroughly laundered them the next morning which we appreciated. Also we had read on gingerhill's website that each accommodation had a small fridge. No fridge in our cabin. We had already shopped for our week's groceries. The property mgr was kind to bring an insulated shopping bag but we couldn't be sure our perishable groceries would stay fresh so didn't use the bag.
There is no food served or any chef on the farm available for guests (unlike what is shown on social media etc.) There were no classes or social gatherings at the farm as were mentioned and shown in gingerhill's marketing. I was excited to take a yoga class or 2 but nope not offered while we were there.
There was no hot water in the community kitchen so hard to wash the greasy skillet, pot or dirty utensils
I could go on & on about the deficits. It's just sad that the gorgeous marketing photos were not the reality.
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6/10

Pleasant

09 Nov 2025

James

They had just weed whipped the grass and it stuck to my shoes and created a big mess.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2025

Kelsey

I loved my stay in the bamboo cabin at Gingerhill Farms! The staff was so sweet and helpful and the cabin suited my purposes perfectly. The grounds are a gorgeous lush forest full of fruit trees that is so lovely to walk around. I would recommend it to everyone who has an appreciation of nature and the outdoors :)

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Aug 2025

Rosalyn

It's a very unique place to stay and you're truly surrounded by nature. At night the frogs and insects are loud and it rained one night we were there and that was very loud!
It would have been nice to have a fan in the tent since it was very hot on our first night. Bathrooms, showers, and the kitchen were fairly close but it was a bit of a walk every time you need to go.
We couldn't figure out where the main house or place where staff were was so we were mainly alone during our stay. The video they sent us on how to find our tent was helpful and necessary.
It would also be helpful to provide a wheelbarrow or cart to help get luggage from the car to the tents. It is a bit of a walk carrying everything.
Overall we enjoyed it as an adventure but we're glad it was only 2 nights.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

08 Aug 2025

Xiaoyang

Not easy to go to bath and restroom, easily get mosquito bite in the bath house

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

09 Jun 2025

Nicole

Peaceful and quiet, a great place to unplug and detach from the modern world and all its amenities.
The only down side is the outdoor shower. Basically you have to shower early while the sun is still out. We came back late to our cottage and opted to shower in the morning.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Stephen

It was a beautiful quiet stay !!we had a lot of good fresh bananas available!!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2025

William Hamilton

We loved staying in the jungle canopy! The staff was very responsive to questions via text and made our entire experience very straightforward and enjoyable.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

21 Apr 2025

Christina

We stayed 4 nights in the sunset cabin and it was truly a fantastic experience! Syliva was welcoming and helped us settle in and answered all of our questions. The space was clean, the bed was comfortable and the shower was hot! The views were beautiful and the property felt magical! ...and the fresh banana's were delish! We truly enjoyed ourselves! Mahalo!

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Apr 2025

Meryl

This property is great for a camping retreat. quiet and out of the way. It looks like it does not get much use, though, For example, the path to our tent was overgrown with thigh-high weeds; there was no trash can in the tent, and only rusty rack to hold clean towels and hang clothes. It looks like the owners put a lot of effort into building the retreat space but have stayed on top of keeping it up. It is lovely if you are a camper complete with compost tolet outhouse and outdoor shower, but ask all the questions you can so you are not surprised by missing amenities.

Business_and_leisure Family

4/10

Poor

13 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

An Overpriced, New Experience

Pro: Kind staff. Falling asleep hearing all the pleasant sounds of the jungle.

Con: 4-inch long spiders and lizards as bedfellows.

The stay would've made sense if the cleaning fee, about half of the total amount charged, wasn't there.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

26 Mar 2025

Dawn

BEAUTIFUL!!!
We decided on a last minute trip to the Big Island. We didnt really want to stay at a resort. So glad we came across Gingerhilll Farm Retreat.
We stayed in Monkey Tree tent. The bed was so comfortable. Probably the best bed ive ever slept in besides our home one.
We live on a farm so this place was a littler more noisy for us. Lots of frogs going off and a very abnoxious rooster that i feel needs to go in a stew pot.or be moved away from all the cabins. He starts crowing around 2am. Other then that the place was amazing.
If your afraid of the dark and big spiders(harmless) this place is not for you. But if you want something off the wall and not a resort or you want a trip thats not going to hurt the pocket book i highly recommend Gingerhill Farm Retreat.
Oh we are not a young couple. In our 50's and this was one of the better trips we have been on. So laid back.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

16 Mar 2025

Cami

It's a very remote area. I had a late check in and there was a infestation of red ants in the cabin especially by the headboard of the bed

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2025

Dawn

We stayed in the jungle canopy and it was definitely like camping in the jungle. Outside shower was an outdoor naked experience.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Mar 2025

Gina

This was such a beautiful and relaxing space. I wish we had more time to stay!
Be ready for the coqui frogs. It can get pretty loud at night! (We liked it but could see how others could get overwhelmed by it.)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2025

Whitney

The property was gorgeous, tucked back off the beaten path! It had everything we needed to relax while adventuring on the big island!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2025

Amber

Don't miss out, it's well worth it!

This was my favorite stay on the big island. I stayed four places. This one was the most \"Hawaii\" I would say. It was gorgeous and lush. Beautiful flowers and trees plus goats and chickens to pet!
The property is just awesome, far enough away from town but not too far to be annoying. Still plenty of places near by for breakfast and coffee as well.
I stayed two nights and they were the most restful and comfortable nights. The birds and cows make noise in the morning but you can close the door and window and barely hear it. I preferred to sleep with everything open and felt completely safe.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2025

Claudia

The staff was amazing. And we loved the sound of nature at night time so peaceful and comfortable. It was an amzing experience.

2/10

Poor

27 Feb 2025

michael

UNSAFE UNHEALTHY.We booked the sunset room for 5 nights big mistake.When we pulled back the dirty sheets on the bed 2 giant cockroaches ran out.There is no outdoor lighting making it unsafe to go outside at night.There was feces on the wall in the bathroom junk though out the property.The sheets were old and dirty the shower had only cold water.Most horrible place ive ever been .This place should be condemned.Lost our money on top of it they refused to give us a refund.They only gave back a very small portion.This place should be removed of the site so others won't fall victim.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Nov 2024

Frank

A place to relax

Perfect

10/10

Exceptional

26 Sep 2024

Michael

Awesome, quiet place. Great community kitchen with ocean view dining patio.

6/10

Pleasant

23 Sep 2024

Hemanta

While it can be great for some people, it was not the most suitable for me and my wife. I booked the bamboo canopy.

What's great:
- Parking is free.
- Greenery is great and refreshing.
- Dining room and views from it are great.
- Great host
- They provide free towels, shampoos, cooking materials, free coffee in the dining area, cookware and silverware to use.

Issues for us:
- Light was too dim for the room, not bright enough even in the day.
- The shared restrooms were too remote. They have compost bathroom which means no use of water. Not very convenient. Shower was also not too great cause of no door, only covered by curtains.
- Too many insects, geckos everywhere and some spiders.
- Taking luggage from car to the room was very hard and far, had to go through all the grass.
- The sounds of insects at night is too loud.
- Spotty wifi and network.

I think this is best for people who are staying 1 or 2 nights with small bags and are well prepared. If you decide to stay here, here's a few tips:
- Don't bring big luggage.
- Bring some bright lights for room.
- Bring bug body spray and anti-itch cream.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2024

Xi

Good

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2024

Anna

Gingerhill Farm Retreat is a true gem! It’s a real oasis inside the jungles. You are very close to the nature. It’s a magical place and the owners and the volunteers are super welcoming, nice and helpful. Highly recommended!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2024

Greg

The garden cabin far exceeded our expectations. We had an amazing Hawai’i experience living in a jungle of every fruit you could imagine with an incredible view. So peaceful and quiet I could have spent my entire time on the island on that property.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jul 2024

Stefanie

The property was amazing. We loved Frank the pig

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2024

Sandra

Our favorite stay!

We are campers, we love animals, and we love the outdoors, and being grounded to our environment! This was our favorite stay in HI. We stayed in ocean front condos, rainforests volcanic caves, and cute motels, but this place was absolutely our favorite! We loved Kimba, the cat, the goats, the chickens, and the big ol pig!! The frogs and stars are night are wonderful. We were greeted at the beginning by a very kind person. She walked us to our cabin and showed us around.

We stayed at the bamboo cabin (BEAUTIFUL!) bamboos everywhere! we had out restroom, kitchen area, fridge, and shower. It was so cozy and romantic.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jun 2024

Jonathon

Ginger Hills is a lovely little place in close proximity to a lot of awesome things to do. I think they offer a good variety of lodging options and they've got a great staff comprised of legitimately vibrant and kind individuals. If you want to stay somewhere that's close to nature, you really cannot go wrong.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2024

Megan marie

Absolute gem ! We stayed here for our week long trip celebrating my daughter turning 18 . Comfortable beds , beautiful grounds and the most amazing noises at night ( coqui frogs and trees) . I grew up in Puerto Rico and adored hearing the frogs all night . Perfect little outdoor kitchen were we made breakfast every morning .Would stay here again !

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2024

Cordell

Amazing piece of paradise with lots of great energy, vegetation, cute animals and sweet people. We will be here again! Glamping at its finest with modern comforts while feeling like you get to stay in the jungle.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2024

Richard

Nice quite place to relax, surrounded by nature. It was a great selection to stay at.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2024

RONALD

I loved the seclusion and the Coqui frogs at night.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Apr 2024

Nolan

Beautiful private farm setting on a hill. Away from the busy area. Locked gates and unlocked door to my room was great compared to precautions that have to be taken in Honolulu

10/10

Exceptional

22 Mar 2024

Stella

It was a great experience to witness first hand the Hawaiian spirit starting with my stay in this Retreat FarmHouse; I booked for a small cabin for myself but to my surprise a day or two; through their welcoming email I found out that I was upgraded to Garden Cottage, amazing, yeah!😍 I got the whole place by myself that could accommodate a small family. Thankful, thankful for the management/staff for the warm welcome. I felt the closer connection with the nature in the middle of the lush; special mention to the Iris and Zach for being so warm and welcoming (they even provided the sweetest bananas I’ve ever tasted and I shared with the tropical birds, the papaya, and the pomelo) by the kitchen table. Hope to come back with my family someday.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2024

Amber

My second time staying at Gingerhill Farm and it was amazing!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

04 Mar 2024

Louis

The bamboo canopy was amazing to stay in. Very lush with trees, fruit, animals secluded from the main road staff was very communicative with when we would be there and answered all my questions definitely will stay there again in the future

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2024

Barry

lovely stay and beautiful view of the sunset

10/10

Exceptional

05 Feb 2024

Mary Ellen

Sad to leave our wonderful Garden Cottage!

My husband and I LOVED our stay here. The Garden Cottage added so much to our Big Island experience. Between a suite at a nice resort, or here, no question - I would take our cottage at Gingerhill Farms in a second! The lush greenery and sounds of nature all around us, the privacy and solitude of our spacious cottage, the ocean view from the porch, the luxurious bedding, the excellent communication with staff (who brought us fresh bananas upon arrival and even lent us snorkel equipment for free)...it was a dream! But it's different from a hotel, and some people might not appreciate it like we did. For example, the shower is outside, attached to the side of the cottage. But it's very private, and we found it unique and special to have a shower in the open air, surrounded by lush greenery, the sound of birds and a beautiful sky above. Another unique aspect - at night there are a lot of singing coqui frogs. But for us, it added to the experience. Bring earplugs if you prefer to keep the windows/doors open at night and you are sensitive to noise when you sleep. I really, really hope we will have the opportunity to stay at the Garden Cottage again someday. It was PERFECT. Thank you again to the staff, you were extremely attentive and kind, yet gave us our space and privacy. We appreciate you!

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2024

Federico

i expected a hotel room not a tent. However, if you like a tent in a farm setting, rustic, you may like it

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2024

Kevin

We stayed one night and had great stay.