We stayed at this motel January 31-February 6, 2012. We were looking for nice but not fancy/stuffy and this was the perfect choice. It was immaculately clean and everything looked new...no spots or wear on the carpet or furniture. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful. The concierge we saw shared personal experiences not associated with the motel to help us make choices best for us. The rooms are setup so that it was quiet for us at all times. We never heard people in other rooms. Our deck was large and private. They gave us enough towels without asking! And the view from this motel was just awesome!!! It sits right on the ocean and we walked along the property to see sunsets, many flowering plants, crashing surf, and manatees (they visit the bay there nightly!). The motel offers many activities including historical tours of the area, hula and lei lessons, happy hour specials...etc. Although we didn't have children with us, I noticed there were many activities for kids including a room with video games, ping pong, etc. The location is great as it is just outside all the activity of the town but a quick 5 minutes away. I would recommend this motel to everyone!

Reasonable prices comparable to other area hotels. My wife and I stayed here for our Honeymoon and found the scenery to be spectacular, the pool very nice, the restaurant ok. Room was a little worn, but not too bad. How much time are you going to spend in the room, anyway?

This is a great hotel on the big island. There is something you should know about the big island, it is two hours to get to anywhere. Whether you take the north, the south, or the middle route, it takes at least 2 hours to get across the island. This hotel is under going renovations now to update it, but it is a fine hotel. They think the renovations will be complete by 2013. One great thing about this hotel is the great waterslide and the pools. Both are solar heated (a little bit chilly in the winter) and are clean and fun. I DO NOT recommend this hotel for families with small children (under 9) ONLY because there is no beach. There are very few beaches on the big island because it is relatively new. (only about 1 million years old) Other than that they have great luau's, the teen room is nice, the coffee shop is very good, and there are at least 3 ping pong tables and 2 pool tables (for all ages.) Overall the hotel is great, they have manta ray dives,(we tried but got cancelled THREE times due to high surf, blah blah blah.) they have nice pools, and the big island is awesome.

For the price that I got with just 10 days of advance, I can only say great place!!
Its perfectly located to explore the Kona coast and the volcanoes. In need of a good update, but the place is clean, it has great views. The Gym is decent and the pool is very nice.