Outrigger Kona Resort And Spa

“Good hotel for its location”

This hotel is great, if you do not look at it as an all encompassing hotel. We wanted to stay close to downtown Kona but still benefit from the amenities of a resort and this was the perfect mix of the two. Room, staff and pool were the highlight of the hotel. I would recommend this hotel to others… lisää

This hotel is great, if you do not look at it as an all encompassing hotel. We wanted to stay close to downtown Kona but still benefit from the amenities of a resort and this was the perfect mix of the two. Room, staff and pool were the highlight of the hotel. I would recommend this hotel to others. Pros - Kona town is just a 15 min drive north. Check out Umekes Fish Market, Hico, Kona Brewery, Kai, On the rocks, Island Lava Java - Magic Sands beach and Kahalu'u Beach Park is 10 min drive north - Kealakekua and Captain Cook, which are the other spots for Coffee farms and food is 15 mins south. Absolute breathtaking views getting back to the hotel from there. Check out Shaka Tacos, Coffee Shack, Greenwell Coffee Farms (free tour), Randys Huli Chicken, Rebel Kitchen - Volcanoes National Park from the south of the island is 1.5 hrs - Massive pool for kids and adults including a slide, sand area and hottub - Manta Ray viewing deck, get to the deck by 7:30-8pm before the boats start showing up and see a good number of manta rays - Parking was a short 2 min walk from the rooms - Friendly staff and housekeeping Cons - There is not much of resort activity happening during the weekends - Food is overpriced and you can get much better options if you step outside

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“OUTRIGGER KONA RESERT AND SPA”

Kona Outrigger Hotel and Spa We spent 7 nights at the Outrigger Hotel and Spa on Kona. It was a little ‘long in the tooth’ but, overall it was a nice hotel. There was some construction going on because of refurbishing and updating. Below are our comments which relate only to our personal experienc… lisää

Kona Outrigger Hotel and Spa We spent 7 nights at the Outrigger Hotel and Spa on Kona. It was a little ‘long in the tooth’ but, overall it was a nice hotel. There was some construction going on because of refurbishing and updating. Below are our comments which relate only to our personal experience. We upgraded our room from ‘partial ocean’ view to ocean view. Our room was large and comfortably furnished including a desk, large screen tv on the wall and spectacular view of the ocean. The bathroom was clean and adequately stocked with linens. My only negative comment regarding the room was the bed. I prefer sleeping on a firm mattress with firm pillows. The mattress on our bed was either very old or just too soft. When I lay down on the bed, the middle sagged like I was sleeping in a hammock. It was terribly uncomfortable but maybe that was just me. The upgrade was purely worth it for the view. The hotel was built on an old lava flow and our room sat on the ocean edge of the ancient flow. There was a large coral growth where you could often see fish. The hotel also has a manta ray viewing spot overlooking an area by the back patio. We could actually see the mantas from our patio deck. Also, we could see the manta viewing excursions who were only 200 yards off the back of the hotel. The hotel has a large oceanside area where they have lit the ocean with floodlights at night. You can sit on the edge of the ocean where the lights are shining and watch the manta rays come in to feed on the plankton. We sat out there one night and there were 7 large mantas that had come in to feed. It is really fascinating to watch them. Although we were notified before we made our reservation the Outrigger Hotel and Spa does not currently have an operational Spa. Now, let’s talk about food. Currently, they only have one restaurant which is their pool level café. I found the menu to be extremely limited and very expensive. We only ate dinner there once on the night we arrived. The food was fairly good but nothing to write home about. They also served breakfast there. I’m a light breakfast eater so I would order from the menu (also limited) rather than take the buffet. I’m from Las Vegas so I know from expansive buffets that run $40 to $100 but this was not that. It was expensive and (by my experience) limited. Now that I have talked about the café, I want to talk about the pool bar. The pool bar had a menu of sandwiches, burgers, fish tacos and other expected items. Because this food was so much better than the café, we frequently ate at the pool bar. The service there was fun, the food was served hot and was very tasty. The resort has two very large pools. One pool in adjacent to the café and is for adults only. This pool is accented by a large waterfall at one end that was fun to hang out in or around. The other pool is for families and children and is accented by a long, curving waterslide that is the fastest one I have ever been on. It was a blast to go down, even if I’m nearly 80 years old. There is a small market where you can pick up some snacks or souvenirs and there is a small coffee spot at the back of the market. Speaking of coffee, there is a coffee bar adjacent to the café on the pool level if you aren’t interested in sitting at the café to eat. The personnel that we dealt with while staying there were all helpful and very pleasant. I especially want to point out Monette who made sure I had my coffee in the café; Lana at the pool bar and especially Servanda who was our room attendant during our stay. She was very honest and so helpful. There was also Kevin at the pool bar and Toa at the pool towel hut. All in all, our stay at the hotel was pleasant. I would give it a 7 out of 10 and the only downgrade was for the food.

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“Bad food and housekeeping”

The Room Itself was clean and good size, but we were shorted towels call housekeeping never got any had to use our own. The restaurant choices are terrible. We did the buffet. It was cold both times and bugs all over the fruit will not stay there.