Mango Sunset BnB Inn at Lyman Kona Coffee Farms

Located on the West-Side of the island at 2,100 feet elevation; this cozy B and B had potential to meet all of our vacation needs. It delivered on these aspects : reasonable price, cozy rooms, great views of the ocean, decent & hot food, great Kona coffee, and exceptionally clean conditions. On these things; we were pleased. However, the male B&B host, Hans, was a detriment to our experience. Basically, he is a pompous ass. He parades around the breakfast serving like he is a combination of King George and Albert Einstein. At what is supposed to be a quiet relaxing breakfast; he immediately starts talking about himself, how smart he is, and gives you all of his political views of life. What a turn-off! Please don't take the coffee tour as it is a continuation of this rude and arrogant behavior. Oh by the way.......I was looking to buy organic Kona coffee for my Coffee shop in Madison WI. When treated so rudely by Hans on the tour; we decided that he will not get any of our future coffee business. I decided to select Anthony's Coffee from Maui as my business choice. Sorry Hans, but you need to work on customer relations. It's not ALL about the production of a coffee bean.. It is a shame that Hans' personality spoils a great thing at this nice B and B. Everyone else at this facility was pleasant, hard working, and exceptionally welcoming.

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I was afraid that this lady was going to be a problem guest but did not anticipate that she would resort to slinging insults. The coffee tour is 90 minutes of my very limited time, it is free of charge, and I give it to my guests upon request. The feed back is normally enthusiastic. This lady was a non-stop talker who, quite apparently, resented that I requested to hold questions. She "knew all" about coffee and attempted to lecture me. I only "talk about myself" in the context of the farm--most people want to know when and how and why we started the coffee venture (I have given the coffee Eco-tour several 100 times, and as a retired professor I know how to transmit knowledge most effectively). During breakfast, I only get up from my seat to assure that guests are well served. No king George there. My customer relations are actually fine--I have more demand than supply. Well, every 100 or so guests you get a nasty one. I'll survive and talk to Einstein about it.

- Hans (innkeeper)

The Mango Sunset B&B is a great value! The rooms are adequate and clean. They have a small carbon footprint by having solar showers ...always hot showers. The breakfasts are amazing with lots of fresh fruit, 100% organic kona coffee, and yummy Mac nut crepes, taro pancakes, fresh guacamole, etc. We got a free 90 min coffee tour with our stay which was very informative. We watched sunsets from our lanai and lounged in the hammock. The cons are small showers and breakfast is served at 8am so no sleeping in. We absolutely enjoyed our stay and will definitely return.

After a hectic week in town during the build up to the Kona Ironman race, it was a wonderful relief to head up the hillside to the quiet, calm and cool setting of the Mango Sunset BnB. Being a coffee lover, the coffee farm was very interesting to see up close. Hans and Marsha are very friendly and welcoming and the farm is open for guided tours and self-guided exploration. While the coffee plants take center stage, there are also many varieties of fruit trees producing tasty fruit that often ends up on the breakfast table! The views are fantastic and I loved the relaxing atmosphere hanging out on the lanai. I look forward to a return trip!

Fantastic property within an award winning coffee estate. Very informative coffee tour and sharings on the finer sides of coffee appreciation and cultivation. Great breakfast. Lee

The Breakfasts were absolutely fantastic, fresh food, a healthy mix of (local) fruit and vegetables, and hearty delicious fare. They serve their own grown coffee with it, and he will tell you about his coffee, his food, everything, he takes pride in all his work. The one day we had to leave too early for a full breakfast they provided the coffee, fruit and good yogurt. The premises were very clean and well decorated with Hawaiin art and informative posters. The view from outside is beautiful. There's an awesome hammock. It's quiet inside and the TV room can be closed if someone wishes to watch cable all night with out disturbing others. There is also a lot of books to read on Hawaii and coffee history. There is a guest kitchen available, a fridge to store food and a barbeque. If your planning a lot of cooking you will want to double check what pots, pans and spices are available for your use, it is a very basic kitchen set up. My Mom and I enjoyed out stay here.

Very clean. Simple but very tasty and complete breakfasts using fresh ingredients from the farm. Great hospitality - very interesting tour and demo of coffee roasting.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Mango Sunset. It has an excellent location and at an elevation of 2100 feet much cooler than Kailua-Kona. The hosts were friendly and helpful, although you'll want to be careful asking Hans about coffee. It's his passion. We would definitely come back.

The venue is beautiful, high on a slope above Kailua-Kona with a sweeping view of the coastline. Hosts were friendly and helpful, with good information about the area. The hot breakfasts were better than comparable cost B&B's we stayed in on the Big Island. The room, bed and bath linen, and bathroom could have used more TLC that they apparently had received.

We spent our last two nights in Hawai'i at Mango Sunset and enjoyed our stay. Hans and Marsha are very friendly and interesting to talk with. We especially enjoyed talking with Hans and his experiences in the German forces and various jobs when he left the military. The B&B is small but certainly adequate. The view from the lanai, especially at sunset and moonset, is wonderful. Breakfasts were excellent with very, very good coffee. Don't expect a luxurous B&B. What you will find is the experience of staying at a working Kona coffee estate and a host that is very involved in growing organic coffee and will tell you fascinating details about coffee growing. Would stay here again.

The Inn sits about 2200 ft above sea level. If your going to the airport you can coast down to Hy 11. The view is due west with great sunsets over looking the coffee ochard. We learned a lot about how organic coffee is grown. The morning coffee is excelent, bought 2 bags to take home. The Inn reminded me more of a bunk house with private baths. Breakfest was ok but nothing special like we have excperienced in other B&B's. Could use a little up ticking in linens etc. Beds were less than great,, but we were so tired at the end of the day a board would do. The Inn keepers were plesent.

My husband and I went to Hawaii to celebrate our five-year wedding anniversary. This was the last place we stayed before heading home and I can't imagine a better end to a terrific trip. The room was lovely and the guest kitchen facilities perfect - places to store and heat up food/drinks as well as implements for eating/drinking. The hot breakfast served on the lanai was delicious and the view is stunning. It rained our first morning there, and we used the rain as an opportunity to do the coffee farm tour which was informative and interesting, and I now have a place to purchase wonderful, organic coffee from. I would definitely recommend this place!

The man at the Inn insited that we remove our shoes prior to entering the home. This is NOT what I paid for and quite frankly, I do not like to remove my shoes outdoors to enter a home. The room was very small but very clean. The breakfast on Sunday morning was adequate but not abundant the other mornings breakfasts were outstanding. I would not return to this location.

Lovely and convenient location. Comfortable and private accomodations. Guests were not always a priority, so left me longing for more of the Aloha Spirit.

My wife and I enjoyed our stay at the Mango Sunset BnB in Kona. The geographical location, the coffee farm setting as well as the sunset views were delightful. The breakfasts were outstanding!!

Some places are just that-- a bed and a breakfast, but not true here. Hans is by far one of the most interesting people I have met. It was great to hear his life stories that I have only read about. He also truely loves his family and shareing them with us. Great quiet location. I wish I had more time to talk with them.

The B&B is situation on a lovely working coffee plantation in the hills above Kona. Its a chance to learn about Kona Coffee first hand and Hans is an expert as his craft. The B&B itself tends to be quirky. Our room was 7.5 feet wide (there are jail cells bigger) and the layout was a bit strange. I'd love to rework the layout and interior to reveal its full potential as a B&B. It seems to be an obvious adjunct to the main business, or perhaps a necessary distraction. Still, its a comfortable place to stay with all the basic necessities. The location is about 2500 feet above the ocean and temps average 13 degrees less than the online temps listed for Kona. Bring a sweater for cool evenings and mornings. Its better for growing high quality coffee!

We spent 3 nights at Mango Sunset B&B in January. It is waaaaay up the side of the mountain (or hill to others). The view from the patio or porch is spectacular. The rooms are well thought out and of ample size. The facility provides a sitting area and a small dining area and refrigerator, although the breakfasts were served on the porch. Marsha gave us an efficient map which helped us get down to Kona proper. Hans taught us all and more than we ever wanted to know about organic coffee growning and processing. As always, this B&B offered us a chance to learn more about the "local" people in the area.

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Sorry, Real Estate lady, this is the best we can do. Our website points out that the rooms are cozy and we show pictures of everything. You also want to remember that you chose the cheapest BnB on the West Side. No, our BnB was not an afterthought. It was built as the very first structure, and we shared the house with guests for 5 years.

- Hans (innkeeper)

Mango Sunset was a nice place to stay. It wasn't fancy, and the room was small, but everything was clean and the breakfasts were tasty and fresh. Very good value for a budget-conscious traveller.

First trip to Hawaii and first trip to a B& B. So glad we stayed here. Hans, Marsha and Karen made our stay great, and they went well beyond what they needed to to make the stay enjoyable. Loved the coffee tour and trying out new foods. Karen was the perfect little manager. And the care you took for my brother and sister's wedding was simply beyond words. Can't wait to come back again. Thanks for everything.

We stayed at Mango Sunset last fall and realized it would make a wonderful, beautiful spot for a wedding. The Eckerts were perfectly accommodating and enthusiastic, even donating Karen as an outstanding flower girl for our ceremony. Family members enjoyed staying in the same place as the wedding, and the view was magnificent. We are so glad we chose to get married here! And we hope to return many more times.

Just about everything was quite good. The hosts were quite friendly and informative about their farm. The room was pleasant though maybe a little crowded to put our luggage. It was nice sitting outside and eating breakfast with a grand view of the ocean and the hillside that we were on. We enjoyed the hot breakfast on Saturday morning, but were a bit disappointed with the cold offering on Sunday morning. It was adequate but not what we usually like and expect from a B&B.

We enjoyed staying at Mango Sunset and speaking to the owners about their coffee farm. It made the stay in Kona interesting and added that extra dimension to the trip to the Big Island.

We visited the Mango Sunset Inn in october 2010, while attending a medical meeting at Hapuna Beach Hotel. We declined the offer to stay in this hotel, we preferred on beforehand something different and something more personal. Well, this was exactly the right choice. We stayed 7 nights. We received a personal welcome from Marsha and Hans, and they provide you with insights and opinions, especailly while breakfasting on the Lana, that you will not find in your ordinary pocket tourist guide. We loved the place (imagine, you are actually on a coffee plantation). the rooms are cosy and well, tastefully decorated. We loved the breakfasts, though during the week we often had to leave early foor the meeting and just had some excellent coffee. Really, fresh Kona coffee has an unusual fruity aroma. This is not an ordinary bed&breakfast place, we loved it and you´ll love it too!

Breakfasts were a bit disappointing but the view from the porch was outstanding. Gardens and coffee plantation was very interesting. Common area could have been more welcoming.

Hans and Marsha made our stay in Hawaii absolutely perfect. Breakfast and fresh roasted Kona coffee on the lanai, peaceful sleeps and attention to our every need made life at Mango Sunset a true vacation.

Very pleasant and I learned a lot about the Lyman family as well as about "Real" Kona Coffee. Mahalo!

++ fantastic ocean view from the lanai + great pancakes 0 rooms, bath and kitchen - stressful breakfast with host -- unpolite host

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These guests arrived for our minimum 2 day stay late after regular check-in (9 PM) and were not given our usual welcome and intro to the BnB. In the morning, when Marsha brought the fresh coffee, the landy (without a "Hallo") said: "we only want to stay here one day. Can we get our money back". They were campers and had not planned well ahead (their first trip to the U.S. and Hawaii). Marsha explained our refund policy (that everyone gets a copy of) and said that we would consider a solution. Later, when I arrived, I agreed to credit them for 1/2 a day (more than required). This was likely more stressful for poor Marsha than for the very confident guests, I must say, and their comment is ill deserved.

- Hans (innkeeper)

Me and my sister stayed at this lovely little B&B in our Spring Break. We stayed for 2 nights and absolutely loved everything about our stay. We found Hans' directions from the nearby Kona airport spot on... The place is lovely and the rooms impeccaby clean and the beds comfy after a long haul from London. Love Hans' "locavore outlook in that all food made for us was local to the island...and his farm and what ever is in season .. is what is on the menu. Hans made us two cooked yummy breakfasts, delicious fruit juices and fresh coffee: was the bomb! Found him to be a very interesting man who regailed us with tales of far and wide, and loved his tour of the farm and took some of his coffee home... yum! Marsha also very hospitable and welcoming and their little daughter is very cute. Thank you for a great stay: I would recommend your B&B to anyone... and hope to some day return.

We visited Mango Sunset B & B for 7 days in May 2010, a trip of 24 days (3 different B & B's) on 3 islands. PLEASE LORD, LET US HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE TO COME BACK SOMETIME SOON! What a unique experience to visit a B & B where the owners are sincere in your personal comfort & enjoyment. It's a working coffee farm-with "see with your on eyes" fresh roasted Kona coffee, right off the tree papaya & delightlyfully made from scratch breakfast. Where else on any HI island can you: view the pacific at a cool 2000 ft. above sea level, while eating a really unique selection of fresh food, have quiet/peaceful place to ponder your day, watch planes land/take off below at sea level & boat enter/exit the harbor, learn (or not) if you wish, about how someone with advanced degrees & special technical skills decided to become a extremely, but delightfully expert in growing the most delicious coffee on Planet Earth. WAIT A MINUTE? How do we qualify to say all this? We have travelled all over the U.S. to resorts/hotels/motels/cabins, B & B's & 100's RV parks. Mango Sunset B & B at Lyman Farms-by far the most pleasant experience of them all. The improvements are not fancy, but very well done, & clean. Hey, this is a prime B & B, not a $400 or $500/night resort. Less than 10 min. to shopping-15 to resort area of Kailua-Kona. We felt comfortable, safe, wanted & appreciated. Hans is just so knowlegable, conversational, bursting with pride of clearing jungle, planting, growing, harvesting, roasting, preparing, brewing, serving & (yes) marketing their Estate Grown, organic, pesticide free, Kona coffee. And Marsha was right by his side with answers to any question, just so kind, willing to go the extra mile. Daughter, Karen, was delightful, helpful, charming-like our grand daughter in Texas. I could go on...Want more? Feel free to contact me.

Man fühlt sich wie bei Muttern bei Hans & Marsha. Das Zimmer war Spitze. Die Aussicht aus 600 M.ü.M. auf die Küste und das Meer ist einmalig. Auf der Terrasse lässt es sich herrlich relaxen. Wer nebenbei noch etwas über die Kaffeeproduktion lernen möchte, ist bei Hans an der richtigen Adresse. Die 3 Nächte, die ich im Mango Sunset B&B verbrachte, war Erholung pur.

Tucked up in the hillside, this B&B will give you a taste, figuratively and literally, of real Hawaii. Mango Sunset is situated on a working coffee estate, so breakfast is early, around 7:30 am, (but definitely worth getting up for, with fresh fruits, delicious homemade crepes, and last, but certainly not least, the wonderful coffee!); if you want to sleep in, you have access to a full kitchen and your hosts will leave you ample goodies to warm up at your leisure. Very quiet, but not isolated, as you are only a short drive from Kona and a number of beaches, and you are surrounded by beautiful flowers and colorful birds. Our room was bright and airy and we had a stunning view from our patio. Be sure to ask Hans to give you his coffee tour!

Mango Sunset provides a beautiful, peaceful home for any visit. The hospitality, advice, delicious breakfasts, and of course the heavenly coffee cannot be surpassed. I feel lucky to have found this place and would choose it for another visit.

My siblings and I (four of us) decided to vacation in Kona two nights; we enjoyed our stay at Mango Sunset B&B so much we extended another night. The B&B is so close to town but not right in town. Very convenient location and so much more pleasant than staying in a hotel. We also were taken on a personal tour of the coffee farm by Hans and he patiently answered all our questions about coffee farming.

We stayed with Hans and his family in Dec 2008 and loved the experience of living on a working Kona coffee farm. The rooms were basic but very comfortable, but the hospitality was beyond compare. The views were the best you can get, from 2000 feet up the volcano, enough to get out of the Kona vog. We learned so much about coffee, and tasted the best coffee I have ever had, hands down. (And I am picky!) The breakfasts were beyond expectations.....home made cheese blintzes with strawberry purree, fresh organic farm picked papayas....yummm! My mouth is watering all over again just writing this review! This isn't the pampering and maid service you will get in one of the resorts, but if you are looking for a unique experience and great breakfast, this is the place to go. The only down side is that you will forever be ruined with coffee and anything else you drink will taste like dirty water! You will have to mail order Lyman coffee from here on out, like we are having to do! :)

It has been two years since we visited and stayed at the mango sunset yet I still remember the name. Accommodations where comfy, breakfast wonderful (not sure if it was the food, the coffee or the view), and they couple running it friendly and welcoming. We stayed at another B&B in Hilo and it was just weird and unfriendly. I tell anyone I know to go here. We are heading back but this time going to another Island. I hope to find a B&B that was as good as mango sunset.

My husband and I stayed at Mango Sunset B&B for 2 nights in early Nov. 2008. This place definitely exceed our expectations. We were concerned that our room would be too cramped, but this was not the case... perfect fit and right next to the bathroom. We also appreciated the public computer to jump online for a few minutes. Marsha made an awesome breakfast one morning of Belgium waffles, papayas (from their tree of course!) and homemade topping... so good! The view from our room was perfect! The first thing we saw in the morning was the wonderful coffee farm with the ocean in the distance. The drive to the farm was up a ways and there was a bit of road construction at one part, but really we were still only 10-15 minutes from Kona beach life or the airport... far enough away to not feel like a tourist, but close enough to enjoy everything. We only wish we could have stayed here longer to explore the farm and get to know Hans & Marsha better. They were both very kind and we did enjoy their company during the time we were there. Two thumbs up on Mango Sunset!