Post #73449 by thejab on Thu, Jan 29, 2004 5:41 PM

I highly recommend the small 2-story Tiki Hotel just south of Kailua Kona. It's not fancy but the rooms all face the ocean (the first floor rooms have small patios) and have kitchens, tikis on the doors, and there's a lava rock pool area. I figure when your in paradise who needs a fancy room. It's not on a beach - it's a rocky coastline but it was heaven falling asleep listening to the crash of waves.

They have inexpensive rates. I can give you their number later when I can look it up.

I liked the 60s look of the Royal Kona close to town and they light their tiki torches nightly.

There are many fancy hotels north of Kona if you want to shell out big bucks.

I can give you tips for the volcano area and Hilo also as we stayed there too.