Holualoa Inn Estate: Calling All Sanctuary Seekers to Come to the Island of Hawaii

Once again, our West Coaster Kathy Leong was caught escaping to Hawaii. While we’re all jealous here at Champagne Living, we know that it’s not easy relaxing when you have stories to write. Just kidding, she knows how to have a FABULOUS time so that she can give you the REAL story about some of her favorite destinations.

Today it is raining in Hawaii, I could not be happier. It’s a perfect excuse to cocoon as giant drops hammer the roof of this refurbished barn. Outside the weather is pummeling, inside I am at peace, hiding in the elegant Red Barn studio at the Holualoa Inn Estate on Hawaii, the state’s largest island.

This boutique inn is nestled in Holualoa Village, an historic art enclave on the western slope of Mount of Hualalai. If you are seeking refuge, quiet, tranquility, and all of the above, this is it.

In January, I needed sanctuary, a place to unpack the mental and emotional luggage accumulated from months of sheltering in place. Little did I know what would lay ahead.

The rental car rolled onto a long driveway skimming gingerly past avocado and mango trees. Standing in front of the main house to greet us was the smiling, barefoot Kathryn Saffro, the property’s business manager. It was like coming home even though we…