Must-see hotels in Kona Coast

  • Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

    Kona Coast

    This luxury resort earns its accolades with top-flight service and lavish attention to detail like fresh orchids in every room, lush gardens and an ocean…

  • Holualoa Inn

    Kona Coast

    From gleaming eucalyptus floors to river-rock showers, serene beauty shines in every soul-soothing detail. Common rooms are graced with Polynesian and…

  • Royal Kona Resort, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii
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    Royal Kona Resort

    Kailua-Kona

    Spread over three ship-shaped towers, this breezy, 1970s Polynesian fantasy has a tropical theme that lets you know you're in Hawaii. Rooms are a little…

  • Hale Maluhia Country Inn

    Kona Coast

    Take an exuberant grab-bag run by a friendly couple and stuff it with Japanese, Hawaiian and bohemian style and sensibility. Put it all on a jungle…

  • Honu Kai B&B

    Kona Coast

    Amid tropical gardens, this plush, romantic four-room B&B is filled with rich fabrics, carved bed frames and Asian and Hawaiian decor. Guests share a hot…

  • Wyndham Royal Sea Cliff

    Kailua-Kona

    This seven-floor timeshare complex feels almost like a hotel, giving you the best of both worlds. Immaculate units are generously sized and appointed with…

  • Outrigger Kanaloa at Kona

    Kona Coast

    These tropical townhouse-style condos feel exclusive, sitting behind a private gate on an oceanfront lava ledge. Incredibly spacious, immaculate and fully…

  • Lilikoi Inn

    Kona Coast

    All four rooms have an airy, modern-art-gallery-in-the-tropics kind of vibe, blending cool monochromes with tasteful Hawaiiana. Each has a private…

  • Bear's Place Guest House

    Kona Coast

    Located up the slope from the airport, about 6.5 miles inland, Bear's Place is a cool upland retreat with good-value apartments that benefit from plenty…

  • Kona Hawaii Guest House

    Kona Coast

    This cozy house, on a quiet cul-de-sac, could be a good base for exploring the west coast. It enforces a multi-day minimum stay policy (the number of days…

  • Kona Tiki Hotel

    Kailua-Kona

    You can find affordable oceanfront views at this retro three-story hotel, located south of downtown Kailua-Kona. The motel-style rooms are basic, and…

  • Mango Sunset B&B

    Kona Coast

    Hawaiiana-bedecked teak furnishings and bamboo accents spruce up the snug accommodations on this family-owned organic coffee farm. The best rooms offer…

  • Kona Hotel

    Kona Coast

    Family run and operated, the pink Kona Hotel looks like it was dipped in an ice-cream vat. The interior dates to the 1930s and has maybe been updated once…

  • Big Island Retreat

    Kona Coast

    Big, airy rooms come decked out with plumeria-themed decor, Hawaiiana and a bright rainbow tropical color palette. All rooms have fridges, sitting areas…

  • My Hawaii Hostel

    Kailua-Kona

    This simple, clean hostel is a welcome addition to the slim pickings that are the Kailua-Kona budget-accommodations scene. While $40 is a bit steep for…

  • Hale Kona Kai

    Kailua-Kona

    All condos overlook crashing surf at this well-managed oceanfront complex off the busy commercial stretch of Aliʻi Dr. The one-bedroom units vary in style…

  • Casa de Emdeko

    Kailua-Kona

    With Spanish-tile roofs, white stucco, immaculate gardens and two pools, this enormous condo complex south of downtown Kailua-Kona is stylish and restful…

  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites

    Kailua-Kona

    No big surprises here: fresh, clean rooms with mid-range, chain-hotel-style rooms and a central location. Honestly, the lack of surprise is the big draw…

  • Luxury Retreats Hawaii

    Kailua-Kona

    Comprehensive database of rental villas and mansions – pricey but opulent. Most rentals seem to cluster in the Kohala resort area.

  • Hawaiian Beach Rentals

    Kailua-Kona

    Let's be fair – these rentals are sometimes on the beach, sometimes further inland. Wide variety, friendly service.

  • Kona Coast Vacations

    Kailua-Kona

    Offers an enormous range of vacation rentals up and down the coast (plus a few locations on the east side, in Puna).

  • Keahou Property Management

    Kona Coast

    A property manager that organizes rentals here and in Kailua-Kona; prices range from around $150 to four figures.

  • Boundless Hawaii

    Kailua-Kona

    This rental outfits offers up properties and condos all across the island.

  • Kona Rentals

    Kailua-Kona

    Well stocked with condos and guest homes.

  • Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel

    Kailua-Kona

    In a pinch, head to this low-rent waterfront hotel. The good: it's right downtown, the service is super friendly, and there's a complimentary continental…