DOUBLE BED | 2 PEOPLE

KA'IULANI

DOUBLE BED | 2 PEOPLE

GIDGET

This double room is our tribute to Kathy Kohner, who inspired the character "Gidget", a surfing icon for all teens in the 50's. It is the most secluded room in the house, located on the ground floor with a double bed and private lockers. Exterior bathroom, shared with one other room. 

MORE ABOUT KATHY KOHNER AKA GIDGET

JANUARY 19, 1941 - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA

Kathy Kohner Zuckerman is the real-life inspiration for the fictional character of Franzie (nicknamed Gidget) from the 1957 novel Gidget: The Little Girl with Big Ideas. She is the daughter of European Jewish immigrants from Czechoslovakian, who worked as a screenwriter for the German film industry until 1933 - growing up in Brentwood, Los Angeles, spending much of her childhood on the beaches at Malibu. Her Surfing started at age 15, sometimes trading her peanut butter and radish sandwiches for chances to ride. She associated with such influential surfers as Miki Dora, Mickey Munoz, Dewey Weber, and Tom Morey. 

Based on what Kohner told her father about her exploits in Malibu and the journal of her trips there, which her father discovered, he wrote Gidget: The Little Girl with Big Ideas. 

Kohner-Zuckerman still surfs annually to benefit a cancer charity. She was named No. 7 in Surfer Magazine's 25 Most Influential People in Surfing.

In 2008 she was inducted into the Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Later, in 2011 into the Surfing Walk of Fame in Huntington Beach, California, in the Woman of the Year category.

DOUBLE BED | 2 PEOPLE

MR PIPELINE

Gerry Lopez is known as the best tube rider in the world. Ideal for two people and located on the first floor, this room is the house's biggest. It has a comfy double bed, private lockers and a view to the back of the house. The room shares two bathrooms with two other rooms.

MORE ABOUT GERRY LOPEZ

NOVEMBER 7, 1948 - HONOLULU, HAWAII, USA

He frequented the semi-secret reefs in and around Aina Haina and better-known surf spots in Honolulu, becoming the Hawaii State Champ at age 14 and began surfing Ala Moana Bowls frequently. It is here that Lopez began honing his casual style and masterful tube riding skills.

He was widely recognised as the best tube rider in the world and won the Pipeline Masters competition in 1972 and 1973, which was pseudo-named the Gerry Lopez Pipeline Masters until the passing of Andy Irons. 

In 1999, he was selected as "Waterman of the Year" by the Surf Industries Manufacturing Association (SIMA).

Lopez played an essential role in the industry of commercial surfboard manufacturing. While in Hawaii, and together with other shapers, Lopez started the Lightning Bolt Surfboards brand of high-performance shortboards. Lopez created the eye-catching but straightforward Lightning Bolt jag, which became extremely popular in the 1970s. This brand was the first to sponsor team riders with free boards, partially because many riders didn't have the money to buy them.

He has also appeared in numerous surfing documentaries, including Five Summer Stories (1973), Tales From The Tube, Step Into Liquid (2003), and Riding Giants (2004). Lopez also appears on YouTube in Patagonia sponsored "Talkin' Pipe" series, where they describe their harrowing and sometimes humorous early experiences at the Pipeline.

DOUBLE BED | 2 PEOPLE

THE DUKE

Our tribute to Duke Kahanamoku. A Hawaiian legend and the father of modern SurfingSurfing. This Bungalow for two has a couple's bedroom, a private bathroom, A kitchen, an eating area, and an extra room to relax. Ideal for couples who want a bit more privacy and independence from the main house is also a favourite for families, who can request a set up for an additional bed.

MORE ABOUT DUKE KAHANAMOKU

AUGUST 24, 1890 - JANUARY 22, 1968 - HONOLULU, HAWAII, USA

He was an American and Native Hawaiian competition swimmer who mainstreamed the ancient Hawaiian sport of Surfing. 

Growing up on the outskirts of Waikiki, Kahanamoku spent his youth as a bronzed beach boy. At Waikiki Beach, he developed his Surfing and swimming skills. In his youth, Kahanamoku preferred a traditional surfboard, which he called his "Papa Nui", constructed after the fashion of ancient Hawaiian "olo" boards. Made from a koa tree's wood, it was 16 feet (4.9 m) long and weighed 114 pounds (52 kg). The surfboard had no skeg. In his later career, he would often use smaller boards but always preferred those made of wood.

He was the first person inducted into both the Swimming Hall of Fame (for his achievements in the Olympics) and the Surfing Hall of Fame. The Duke Kahanamoku Invitational Surfing Championships in Hawaii, the first major professional surfing contest event ever held in the massive surf on the North Shore of Oahu, was named in his honour. 

DOUBLE BED + BUNKBED | 4 PEOPLE

KING SLATER

This name almost needs no introduction, the last Bungalow and our tribute room to Kelly Slater, a living legend and the most successful athlete in Surf history ever. There is room for four, one room with a comfy bunk and another with a double bed. A private bathroom and a small kitchen allow privacy.

Ideal for four friends or a family of 4 surfers, the cherry on top is the patio facing the deck area and the swimming pool. This patio is fitted with beach chairs and hammock ideal for napping after a surf session.

MORE ABOUT KELLY SLATER

FEBRUARY 11, 1972 - COCOA BEACH, FLORIDA, USA

He is an American professional surfer, a true Surfing Icon known for his unprecedented winnings worldwide. He is, to date, the most significant professional surfer of all time.

Slater grew up near the water and began surfing at age five. By age ten, he was winning age-division events up and down the Atlantic coast, and in 1984 he won his first age-division United States championship title. Two years later, he finished third in the junior division at the world amateur championships in England, and he won the Pacific Cup junior championship in Australia the following year.

After turning professional in 1990, Slater struggled during his first two years on the professional tour, finishing 90th and 43rd in the world rankings. In 1992 he secured podium (top-three) finishes in three of his first five events before winning his first professional tour event, the Rip Curl Pro, in France. His win in that year's prestigious Pipeline Masters in Hawaii secured his first world title, and at age 20 became the youngest Surfing world champion ever. He advocates a sustainable and clean living lifestyle and is passionate about preserving oceans globally.