Big Island Revealed – Resort Reviews

Here are some of the Big Island Resorts that we have reviewed. Each review is unbiased and based on our personal visits. Our team regularly visits these resorts and reviews them for your benefit. You can also find Big Island resorts in our app for free! There you can filter them the way you want to find your perfect place to stay.

Featured Resorts

Outrigger Kona Resort & Spa

This resort is best described as sophisticated, understated, islandy with Sig Zane designs scattered throughout, but a bit stark with lots of concrete. It does, however, embrace its oceanside location. (But there is no sand beach here, and they could use more...

Islands at Mauna Lani

Even with all the new area condos that went up after its construction, this continues to be a stunning property. The two-story townhouse-type units have high-end amenities (like Sub-Zero refrigerators), large bathrooms, bathtubs with bay windows, private garages...

Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection

Note: This hotel reopened after extensive renovations. We will be back after the dust settles for a new review. This is one of those resorts that is hard for us to review without sounding like a drooling commercial. If you read our other reviews, you’ll see that...

Na Hale O‘Keauhou

This gated condo was completed in 2005 and every time we've visited, has smelled amazing thanks to flowering trees. All have garages that some owners will let you use. The units are contemporary in design, and this resort seems less crowded than others in the area....

Hale Kona Kai

This condo is broken into two wings (the short wing and the long wing) with no grounds. Rooms are pleasant and clean, and the living rooms and bedrooms both look out on the water from ocean-facing units. In ocean-facing units in the long wing, you will not get...

Wild Ginger Inn & Hostel

This is a budget traveler's kind of place, a little bit hotel, a little bit hostel. Private rooms have an empty fridge, microwave and TV; private hostel rooms have a full-size or bunk bed and shared bath. There's a shared kitchen in all categories. Towels, bedding...

Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel

The King Kam (as it’s known locally) is a Kona fixture. Located next to the Kailua Pier, the hotel is fronted by the tiny but calm Kamakahonu Beach. The Ahu‘ena Heiau is also on the grounds. This area was the home of King Kamehameha during his later years, and his...

Four Seasons Resort Hualalai

This resort shines, even among its superb competitors: 37 one- and two-story bungalows in several crescents with six to eight rooms per building, including a few golf course buildings. They used a lot of local materials, giving the resort a very Hawaiian feel. All...

Fairmont Orchid, Hawai‘i

We try not to blather on about a resort—it hurts our credibility. But when it’s right, it’s right. The Fairmont Orchid has an intoxicating richness that permeates everything. The lush grounds have a very sculpted and precise feel. Nothing is out of place. The...

Kilauea Hospitality Group

This inn is part of a larger collection of properties that have been through lots of changes over the years. The Deluxe Bungalow is two-story; a wooden spiral staircase leads to the bedroom with its dreamy view and is the most private. The grounds are lush with a...