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Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu – reviews, photos

5.0 of 5
72-100 Ka'upulehu Drive, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii, HI 96740
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Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu
Ranked #1 of 16 hotels in Kailua-Kona
5.0 of 5 stars 685 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Beach tree(21)
  • King pond(18)
  • Very nice(11)
  • Adult pool(10)
  • Ocean views(10)
  • Golf course(9)
  • Top notch(8)
  • Kona Village(7)
  • Best hotel(7)
  • Eagle Rays(6)
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Chicago, Illinois
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16 reviews 16 reviews
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12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
“Finest luxury resort we ever stayed at”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012 via mobile
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We have stayed at many of the top hotels and resorts in the world. This is our favorite. Relaxed atmosphere in idealic location. Service is outstanding amenities like beach chairs cabanas etc were always available. The golf was phenomenal perfect condition visually appeal was over the top. And, I had the whole course to myself. If there is any room for improvement it would be dining. Reservations are needed. Setting is over the top. But the food and service could have been better especially for the price. Still it was outstanding.

  • Stayed November 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Chris White, Director of Sales at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu, responded to this review
10 February 2012
Aloha,

Thank you, for posting a review of the Four Seasons Resort Haulalai. We appreciate your time and choosing to stay with us during your Hawaiian vacation.

We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your expereince while at Haulalai but we also take your feedback seriously in regards to food and beverage.

It is true, that due to the success of our dining options it is necessary to make reservations during certain times of the year. Our food and beverage team will continue to strive to ensure that the food and service is providing value to our esteemed guests.

We look forward to welcoming you back to the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai.

Chris White
Director of Marketing
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Southern California
1 review
“Heaven on Earth!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012

Amazing experience from start to finish! Only disappointment was a couple meals that we felt were "so-so" given the standard of excellence of everything else.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Hong Kong, China
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“The best resort in Hawaii, if not the world !”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 February 2012
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Our second time at the Four Seasons Hualalai. This time with my parents and my sister's family. The welcome drinks and flower greeting was all ready once we pulled up and escorted to the picturesque lobby area with views over the resort. Check-in was quick and sweet, all three rooms were perfectly assigned as requested, next to each other with two being a connecting.
The butler gave my family a wonderful tour of the resort in the golf buggy. And once we got to the room, my 6yo niece were blown away by her very special kiddie bed and on it kiddie bathgown, stuff toy, hula kit. She was even more thrilled when you went to the bathroom and saw her name writtten with colourful crayons on the bathtub !!! All rooms had delicious welcome treats ....

The daily breakfast was a true delight at the Pahuia, which is right on the beach. Though the buffet did not have a very big selection, it did have varieties of western and some asian items and lots of freshly cut fruits ! Dinners at Pahuia, Beach Tree are not be missed with live entertainment.

Great variety of actitivies allow time together as a whole family. We spend so much time at the extraordinary Kings Pond and also fed the Eagle ray there. We even saw three turtles on the beach !!!

There is so much to do also on Big Island, we went to the volanoes, the highlight would be swimming with more than 40 dolphins, visited a few coffee plantations, we drove around the island and were marvelled by the landscape.

Definitely going back to Big Island and the Four Seasons Hualalai

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with family
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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London, United Kingdom
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9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
“Thank you”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012
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people found this review helpful

Wow! We had high expectations before we arrived. What is fantastic is that not only were those expectations met - they were in every aspect exceeded. Every member of staff just seems focussed on making guests have a perfect holiday. Our thanks go to them and the management of this hotel for making our stay so wonderful. We will be back.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“Surf Sand and Stars Dinner”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

We were celebrating a birthday and our waiter Stephan made a special effort to harken back a number of time with a comped drink, a birthday dessert and fawning over the birthday boy.

The buffet on the beach was gorgeous and delicious. The staff was extremely attentive and accomodating. The dessert table included coconut souflle that was spectacular. The father, son and uncle trio accompanied dinner with traditional Hawaiian harmonies.

At the end of the evening an astronomer pointed out Jupiter on a high powered telescope. A walk on the gounds added a lovely touch to a wonderful evening.

Room Tip: We were the for thi dinner only.
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  • Stayed February 2012, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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  • Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
  • Four Seasons Kailua Kona
  • Four Seasons Kailua-Kona
  • Kailua-Kona Four Seasons
  • Four Seasons Hawaii
  • Four Seasons Hualalai
Address: 72-100 Ka'upulehu Drive, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii, HI 96740
Price range (per night):* INR37,690 - 61,065

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