Opened in 1937 as a YMCA youth camp, this quaint lodge was converted in 1986 by Albert and Lorna Jeyte. (He was a makeup artist on Magnum P.I.) The whole thing was very well done and lovingly maintained, but it switched hands in 2018 for $4 million (we assume this...
Kilauea Hospitality Group is the collective name for three charming properties in Volcano Village. These are a great option if you want to experience an exotic paradise without breaking the bank. Chalet Kilauea is part of a larger collection of properties that have...
What a find! This inn is small, just over an acre, and was originally built as an artist’s workshop, but was converted in 2006 with buildings added over time. The stand-alone rooms are set amid a very lush, dense tropical forest of native plantings. Each feels very...
Reopened in 2013 after a three-year closure, this hotel is located on the rim of Kilauea Caldera inside Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. Before its renovation, it was the longest “continually running” hotel in the state. Volcano House opened across the street in...
This is a quaint 30-room inn in Hawaii's Big Island. The Kamuela Inn rooms are nicely updated, feel modern and fresh. No phones (office phone available). Nice continental breakfast included. The setting is well-groomed, and the staff is very helpful. If they are...
Good-sized rooms and free WiFi internet access. We've had unpleasant interactions with staff in the past—really bad. We can't quite put our finger on why, but something makes us feel closely watched here at Waimea Country Lodge. Their site suggests that the place...
Located just off Kalanianaole Avenue in east Hilo past the industrial area, this hostel is popular with backpackers. They also offer mostly private tours in their vans, since, as they put it, “Most of our guests don’t have cars." (If you book the Mauna Kea Summit...
Very clean, modern, minimalist hotel rooms across from the Ice Pond in Hilo. This family hotel got a long-awaited updating and reopened in mid-2021 as SCP Hilo. The updates earned them a Real Gem rating. Their very warm staff makes the whole hotel feel inviting....
The Grand Naniloa Hotel is clean, spacious and modern with Hawaiian influence in the decorations and live music seven days a week. There are now pool and lounge chairs available around the pool, there used to be none. Although sometimes the combo of Hawaiian and...
This used to be the best hotel on Banyan Drive, but it's got new competition over at the Grand Naniloa Hotel. It's hard keeping things pristine in moist Hilo, and the interior of the hotel feels significantly more luxe than the outside does on your drive up. Their...