The original Kona Village was swept away in 2011 by a tsunami that began off the coast of Japan. In 2023, after seven years of development, it once again opened its doors… with stunning results that gets our vote for the best Hawai‘i Big Island resort on the...
The Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i Resort & Spa’s an easy Real Gem, and their awesome grounds put them in a class by themselves. It’s hard for us to review this resort without sounding like drooling sycophants. But the reality of the Hyatt is that they did almost everything...
We’ve been coming to this Kaua’i hotel at Princeville for over three decades now (it first opened in 1985), and every time we’re blown away by the views of Hanalei Bay and the mountain peaks that back the bay—honestly, how could you not be? Over the years,...
This property used to be called the Mokihana, and it was fairly run down, but after $5 million worth of renovations to rooms, lobby and pool, it was reborn as a boutique-type hotel. You can tell they are trying to appeal to the young budget traveler and do a pretty...
This gated 30-acre condo property is a series of buildings in three terraced rows on a hillside across the road from the Grand Wailea. (Their numbering scheme is so strange, it can’t be explained.) The views range from garden view at the front to full ocean view at...
