Royal Kona Resort

The staff was wonderful and helpful. Loved the breakfast included package. Great location central to shopping, eating and recreation. Bar has a fabulous view. Highly recommended

Hotel nicely located, registration staff very friendly, room was comfortable. Only housekeeping item was one of the elevators floor carpet was severely stained. Could use a cleaning. Aloha

Parking 10$ a day! Internet 10$ a day! Check your bill, even if you didn't use an internet!

Kona is the least touristy island which makes it a great place to kick back and relax away from the crowds. This is the place to stay. Location is great. Best part about this resort is that it's right on the water so you hear the waves crashing from your room and the whole resort grounds. Bar food is nice and fresh, not too overpriced. Staff are friendly and helpful. The lagoon is very cool and you can see angel fish and other aquatic life hanging out in there. The interior decor is a little dated. The guests are fairly mixed but seem mainly to be married couples revisiting but also a bevy younger travelers too.

The location of this hotel was very good but as far as amenities and friendly staff that is a much different matter. The bathroom was extremely short on the number of towels. The coffee maker in the room was never replenished after the maid came. Extra cost was never openly indicated. Parking was $10 a night per vehicle, wi fye was $10 a day. Extra charges that were not legitimate were added on to the total bill and had to be removed. The restaurant staff were beyond rude, never smiled, were unhelpful, created an atmosphere which was very unpleasant.

The Royal Kona was a great place to relax and to enjoy the sights and sounds of Kona. It is only a short, five minute walk to the friendly shopping and eating district frequented by many tourists.

The hotel is at a very good location, very close to the downtown. It is quite old as compared to the pictures they have put up online. They don't have microwave in the room. You have to pay extra for the coffee. Get your own conditioner, they don't have any. You can see their Luau dances for free from your hotel room or the pool.

The pros: I loved the decor and architecture. We had an ocean front room which has a lovely view that was worth the upgrade. There are several lounge and sitting areas with slightly different looks making for nice variations in scenery all in one location. It's near one end of the tourist strip, which was great for us because it was slightly away from the noise and gaudiness but well within walking distance of all of the activity, shops and restaurants. They offer a nice luau on site, which we attended and enjoyed. (I gathered that some other locations' luaus are more elaborate.) The cons: the rooms and some of the lounge areas were a little worn in places, needing paint or other maintenance touch ups. The rooms were a little smaller than I expected. The restaurant closes early and there is no room service at all. Overall, the pros outweighed the cons and we enjoyed our stay.

Lovely sunsets nice option for late check out Good pool views lagoon is nice too

Pros: Right by the ocean and close to shops and restaurants. Room was comfortable and charming. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Cons: Wireless internet and parking not included ($10/day each). My bathroom faucet gushed water all over the counter every time I used it. The room was sometimes noisy (could hear other people flush toilets in the next room and I was situated over the main entrance so I could hear people coming and going all night).