Whale's Tail -Beachfront in Magical Puako! Ocean playground outside the door! Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Is Whale's Tail -Beachfront in Magical Puako! Ocean playground outside the door! pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

Q: Where is Whale's Tail -Beachfront in Magical Puako! Ocean playground outside the door! located?

Nestled on the beach, this Kamuela vacation home is within 3 mi (5 km) of Puako Bay, Mauna Kea Beach, and Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area. Puako Beach and Waialea Beach are also within 1 mi (2 km).

10/10 Excellent

Debra B.

Feb 1, 2025

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Excellent stay in Puako

This beautiful home was exceptionally clean and comfortable. We really enjoyed the beach out front and great snorkeling. We bought fish at the market in Kawaihai and cooked lots of our meals at "home".

Stayed 9 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sam L.

Feb 28, 2025

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A week away.

Perfect and private. Just what we needed. Room for everyone. Wouldn’t mind coming back!

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2025

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10/10 Excellent

Debra M.

Jan 6, 2025

Another Relaxing Puako Vaction

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Great house on a quiet street with beach access. So much to see from the lanai and access to water sports in your backyard.

10/10 Excellent

Scott T.

Feb 3, 2024

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Nice place

Nice home in a quiet area. Enjoyed access to the ocean.

Stayed 10 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Marco S.

Aug 1, 2023

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Paradise at Puako

Just a beautiful home and location. Enjoyed the morning sunrises and sunsets. Will return next year.

Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

John K.

Jun 11, 2019

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Beach vacation

Amazing property at a beautiful snorkeling beach right out the back door. Everything as advertised and then some.

Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

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10/10 Excellent

A guest from Hayes, SD M.

Jan 10, 2023

Whale's Tail the Best

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Beautiful home, fabulous location, excellent management company. We will be back!

10/10 Excellent

Ken S.

Oct 23, 2023

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A Memorable Vacation

We loved our stay at this beautiful property and amazing location. Our entire stay from beginning to end was 5 Stars. Everything we needed was right there including the General Store right down the street which has the best fresh baked cookies! Totally relaxing setting for a perfect "real Hawaii" get-away. The welcome basket of goodies and the welcome note were a very nice touch. We will most definitely be back! Thanks for everything!

Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

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8/10 Good

Jan 21, 2023

Whale's Tail stay January 7-18, 2023

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We stayed in the owner's home next to the rental property Whale's Tail, due to storm damages to Whale's Tail in December.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Oct 1, 2019

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Absolutely perfect!

This rental could not have been more perfect, from our own beach spot, to the lovely and large house to the quite neighborhood, not to mention the wonderful snorkeling out our back door! We vacationed with two other couples and this house was exactly what we had been hoping for! We also appreciated being able to do our laundry and having a lot of ingredients needed to cook with, plus the treats left by the staff. We love it!

Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mary L., Seattle, WA

Feb 3, 2024

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Great location

This is a wonderful location, perfect for low-key swimming and also for more serious swimmers and snorkelers. The kitchen is well-equipped, and the beach equipment includes beach chairs, beach towels, a beach umbrella, life vests and aqua socks in both child and adult sizes. There is an extra frig/freezer in the garage, very helpful. Beds are comfortable, sheets and towels very nice. We spent a lot of our time either at the lanai or on the beach in front of the house. All in all it was a great week and we will be back.

Stayed 7 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

melissa s.

Oct 8, 2019

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Big Island vacation

We (3 couples) had a fantastic vacation at whale's end. The property is ideal. 3 bedrooms with baths and a lovely porch looking out on a practically private beach. Every necessity was taken provided. It was so wonderful to have such nice accommodations while we visited the Big Island. Close enough to lots of places to eat and explore and secluded enough to have a real get away vacation. Thank you!

Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

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10/10 Excellent

susan s., sacramento

Jun 20, 2023

Perfect!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Our second stay at Whale’s Tail was just as magical as our first. The house is so perfect for the location. So clean, comfortable and well stocked. The beds are comfortable. The management was very welcoming, receptive and easy to work with.

10/10 Excellent

lisa s.

Aug 2, 2019

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Perfect location for our family

Great beach access, fantastic air conditioning, quiet secluded location, excellent snorkeling and kayaking right at property, comfortable bedding, fluffy towels. Plenty of beach/water toys provided with unit: coolers, chairs, umbrella, sand mat, beach towels, snorkeling gear, reef shoes, sand toys. Several top-end restaurants and groceries within 15 minute drive. House was not lacking in any category, and we can be pretty picky. We will be returning.

Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019

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6/10 Okay

noreen Mc C.

Jan 19, 2025

Wonderful property but unfriendly neighbor.

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The Whale's Tail is a beautiful property. I have been wanting to stay there for years. Sadly the neighbor next door was very lacking in aloha spirit. In fact in my over 20 years of coming to Hawaii I have never encountered such rudeness. She played her music so loud that we were forced off our deck several times. She raked beach debris onto the path my 4 and 6 year old grandchildren had to walk through to the beach. The children did not stay with us but visited some days. I thought about complaining to her or the rental management but I was afraid she would double down and be even more rude. It was unfortunate as my husband is not in the best of health and the deck was where he was most comfortable when the noise was at a better level or they were gone. I would recommend putting the entrance to the beach further fron her gate as it was uncomfortable walking by her. Her barking dogs scared my grandaughter. The 2nd to last day she did speak to me briefly but too little too late. She and her group of friends monopolized the beach between the properties every day. Despite that we did have a great time and I love the house. Next time I hope to go back to Hale Puako or somewhere else. It will just be 3 of us.

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10/10 Excellent

Gerry S.

Mar 20, 2024

Love Puako

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: This is a fabulous property, better than the pictures. It was clean, and the kitchen had everything we needed to cook in. It’s a very isolated neighborhood. A nice clean, virtually private beach right out the back door, with nice tide pools for the little ones. We had a great week.

Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Alan E.

Mar 2, 2024

Whales Tail

Rating Details: The property manager was more than helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Excellent home. This was the second time we have been to the property and we arrived with high expectations and were not disappointed! All the utensils and equipment in the house were well thought out. Location is one of the best on the island, quiet, great views, beach, safe and varied, snorkelling, whales and turtles. What more could you want? Will come back again!

Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2024

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10/10 Excellent

Anne G.

Dec 21, 2023

Thanksgiving 23

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Lovely property. Well equipped with everything you might want for your stay.

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10/10 Excellent

Betsy M.

Nov 23, 2023

Can Not Wait to Come Back!

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Can Not Wait to Come Back!

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10/10 Excellent

Jack B., Seattle

Sep 27, 2023

Our 1st Kona visit

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Whale Tails is a great house in a wonderful location. We enjoyed the beach access for snorkeling and lying around. Fabulous sunsets and star gazing. There is a great general store walking distance down the road and sometimes we were adventurous and would walk to the nearby beaches and resorts. We loved the place.

Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

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10/10 Excellent

James F.

Aug 24, 2023

Couldn't imagine anything better

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The property is an oasis. So amazing. Spent a week at a condo in kona that was tons of fun but busy. The following week was spent at whale's tail and I couldn't imagine a better experience. We basically just went out to eat once a day and cooked at the property the rest of the time. It had everything we needed. My wife described it the first night as heaven on earth. I hesitate to say so much as we will definitely be back. Such a calm little oasis. There's so much to do on the island but honestly just hanging on the property and the beach I'm not sure you would need to do anything else. Maybe not for everyone but if you're looking for an amazing place to just relax and unwind I'm not sure you could do better than this spot. We all loved it.

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10/10 Excellent

moore h.

May 13, 2023

Whale tale stay

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: Nice charming house on the beach. Exactly what I expected

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10/10 Excellent

Janet M.

Mar 7, 2023

Whale’s Tail

Rating Details: The property manager was very helpful. The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was more than satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: The management team of Jenny and her husband, Matt and Robbie could not have been better, nicer or more professional. We had some things happen that were out of anyone’s control and all was handled so well

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10/10 Excellent

Melissa B.

Oct 27, 2022

Quiet Beachfront Family Getaway

Rating Details: The vacation rental was spotless. I was very happy with the location. I was very satisfied with the condition of the vacation rental. Overall, I recommend this vacation rental. Reviewer Comments: We traveled to the Big Island with a family group to celebrate our parent's 50th anniversary. We love Puako and couldn't have picked a more beautiful home or accommodating rental agency. The house has three bedrooms with four beds and 3.5 baths. There is air conditioning available in every room (if needed). In addition to being beach-front at one of the only accessible entry swimming beaches in Puako, it was also very quiet, with lots of privacy from the nearby homes. We loved waking every morning for a dip in the ocean and walking out onto the volcanic tide pools for the best sunset view. The lanai was always shaded, and the loungers were super soft and luxurious -- five stars. We used the outdoor beach shower every day to rinse off. Plus, the gas grill worked great, and there was an extra propane tank. The beds were very comfortable, and the home was incredibly well stocked with beach chairs, towels, and everything you would need for the kitchen.I was thinking of something that would have improved the stay, which was very difficult. The one thing I'd recommend is adding hand-held shower sprayers in the showers. That is always a plus for a sandy beach. We wouldn't hesitate to rent again if we had a large group. And you really can't beat the service. Everyone we dealt with at the management company went the extra mile. We look forward to returning to Puako soon.

10/10 Excellent

Donna M.

Sep 20, 2022

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Whales Tail

Beautiful location and wonderful house!!

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2022

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