These low-rise Hawai‘i Big Island condo buildings in a gated complex house four units each. This was one of the earlier condos finished in the area and, from the outside, look very similar to Wai‘ula‘ula at Mauna Kea. But inside the finishes are not as upscale in...
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...
This is a Hawai‘i Big Island hostel close to Kealakekua Bay. There are five rooms with shared baths, eight rooms that each have their own bath, women-only dorms and a co-ed dorm in a scattering of three buildings with a shared kitchen at Pineapple Park Kona....
This resort is best described as sophisticated and understated, with islandy designs scattered throughout, but feels a bit stark with lots of concrete and the rooms feel bland and boring. It does, however, embrace its oceanside location. (But there is no sand beach...
These Hawai‘i Big Island condos are large and comfortably furnished, and they seem well laid out. Many Country Club Villas units have distant ocean views from the large lanais. If you want to avoid stairs, get a second-floor unit. (First-floor units have stairs...
Upscale Hawai‘i Big Island condos with amenities, such as showers with two heads and large Jacuzzi bathtubs in the two- and three-bedroom units by the water, outdoor wet bars, etc. 2/2 units are quite large, 3/2 units simply add an open loft to 2/2 unit. Our only...
Also known as Keauhou Gardens, this condo complex was built in multiple phases. The units in the first phase (where the rental pool comes from) can best be described with one word—large. Large kitchens, large bathrooms with deep soaking tubs and/or separate...
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....
This gated condo property is made up of older townhouses and newer condos. Huge variation in rooms here, even among the condos. Buildings 1–5 have outstanding units with incredible locations. On the other hand, some buildings have rooms that could be described as a...
This Hawai‘i Big Island condo complex consists of two separate (and pretty different) buildings—the larger Reef and the smaller Seaspray. They sold units as condos when the original owner moved on. With their glorious location almost across the street from Kahalu‘u...