Royal Kona Resort
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-08-22
at Hotels.com
on September 8th 2009
"All of the staff were excellent in service and appearance. The hotel itself is old and they are making improvements. The rooms were large and comforta"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed Donald R
at Hotels.com
on September 8th 2009
"I travel to Kona a lot and this is a very convenient and well run hotel. When I go to Kona, this is where I stay most often."...Read Full Review
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Reviewed Chad p
at Hotels.com
on September 8th 2009
"While in Kona, the last place we wanted to be was in our hotel room so the Royal Kona worked out perfectly! The hotel's location is fantastic. All of"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-08-29
at Hotels.com
on September 8th 2009
"Less then sparkling gem in fantastic beach front location. Staff was pleasant but not overwhelmingly friendly. Room was clean but had paint peeling. B"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-08-29
at Hotels.com
on September 8th 2009
"My daughter and I recently stayed at the Royal Kona for two nights. We chose the hotel due to the exceptional location and price. We were not disappoi"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-08-27
at Hotels.com
on September 8th 2009
"I travel to the hawaiian islands five times a year on business and this hotel is a good choice - good valve"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-07-03
at Hotels.com
on September 7th 2009
"Walking distance to downtown Kona. However, they charge $10 per day to park your car in their parking lot."...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-06-11
at Hotels.com
on September 6th 2009
"On the waterfront with outdoor pool, wonderful views, good food at "Don the Beachcomber's" (Don invented the Mai Tai - according to the signs posted t"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-06-07
at Hotels.com
on September 6th 2009
"This hotel provides you with what you need to have a good stay in Kailua-Kona: comfortable room with good price for ocean view, nice lanai, and fridge"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-05-28
at Hotels.com
on September 5th 2009
"Upon check-in the hotel staff were very accommodating. The room(s) were comfortable and clean and far exceeded the expectations for a resort area on a"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed Glynne D
at Hotels.com
on September 5th 2009
"Guest reception was a disappointment. For any seasoned traveler you come to expect a friendly greeting. You are there to be welcomed and served. You h"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-05-17
at Hotels.com
on September 5th 2009
"I travel to Kona for business 4 or 5 times a year. I have stayed at a few other hotels in the area and this hotel is a good choice, good valve, clean"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-05-10
at Hotels.com
on September 5th 2009
"We got here late at night after spending 4 days in Honolulu. Although we paid the same price, the quality of this hotel was by far not the same as the"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed Gina D
at Hotels.com
on September 5th 2009
"Check-out and check-in took a long time. The lines were long, and they only had several people working the desk. Most of the workers seemed to be chec"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-30
at Hotels.com
on September 4th 2009
"My room in the bay tower smelled horrible and the room hasn't been updated for a few decades. I checked out after one night, I was so dissatisfied. Su"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-30
at Hotels.com
on September 4th 2009
"This return visit to Royl Kona Resort reinforced my strong support for this hotel, mainly because of the friendly service of the staff. Location is id"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-18
at Hotels.com
on September 4th 2009
"very good"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-16
at Hotels.com
on September 4th 2009
"Convenient to Kailua town. Not much sandy beach available unless you drive 20 minutes north.
Everyone very hospitable at hotel.
Ate off premises but r"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-15
at Hotels.com
on September 4th 2009
"This was my wife's first hotel in Hawaii. We have since stayed in some of the finest hotels and condo's in the islands. We always want to stay here. S"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-09
at Hotels.com
on September 4th 2009
"nice place but the room 212 to close from the fan kitchen"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-04-03
at Hotels.com
on September 4th 2009
"The hotel needs to be renovated but is well located. The rooms are clean and the staff helpful. The safe in the room was not working so we were offere"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-03-09
at Hotels.com
on September 3rd 2009
"We had a wonderful, 4th floor corner, spacious room in the Laguna tower- great view of saltwater pool and ocean. Had no trouble receiving extra blanke"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-03-06
at Hotels.com
on September 3rd 2009
"great location, great pool, awesome bar and restaruant. Good value for the money, the parking fee is a rip off however. It is an older place, but well"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-27
at Hotels.com
on September 2nd 2009
"Very nice staff...only complaint is room was in need of major dusting and air vents in bathroom were very dirty."...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-23
at Hotels.com
on September 2nd 2009
"To our surprise and delight, the discounted room in the older "Bay Tower" had a sliver view of the water. There were just enough decrepit touches to j"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-16
at Hotels.com
on September 2nd 2009
"Room was clean and comfortable, and we received a free upgrade with full ocean view. We had a wide balcony, and I think all rooms have them. The hotel"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-15
at Hotels.com
on September 2nd 2009
"The high points is that it's a good location, right at the end of the Kona main drag. Going in winter, we were able to get free parking a short walk f"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-12
at Hotels.com
on September 2nd 2009
"Needs improvement. Elevator doors close so fast it closed on me and broke the bracelet I was wearing. The hotel did not care. And I am not a slow walk"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-06
at Hotels.com
on September 2nd 2009
"Considering you get what you pay for this hotel was right on.
The room we had was "full view ocean" or sort of and it was in one of the refurbished to"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-02-05
at Hotels.com
on September 2nd 2009
"I stayed in both the Ali tower and one of the older towers while I was here. Both had spectacular views from the lanai. The older room's decor and bat"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-01-29
at Hotels.com
on September 1st 2009
"We upgraded to an ocean front room because our reservation was an ocean view room but a big palm tree blocked the view. The view we had from our ocean"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest
at Hotels.com
on September 1st 2009
"We were on our honeymoon and very excited to stay on the Big Island. We heard mixed reviews about the Royal Kona Resort, so we went with it - that was"...Read Full Review
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Reviewed A Hotels.Com Guest On 2009-01-03
at Hotels.com
on September 1st 2009
"The Royal Kona is located in a nice area. That is the best thing that I can say about it. The Bay Tower rooms were filthy and needs to be updated. The"...Read Full Review
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Anonymous
at Travelocity
on June 1st 2009
"The Royal Kona is in the beautiful location and I would recommend it as a destination sight but the hotel is getting tired and needs to be cleaned rea"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on May 27th 2009
"I was a little scared after the horrible reviews I read. I actually ended up staying at the Alii Tower, the nicest tower of the 3. Even that room is a"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on May 23rd 2009
"Hotales are hard to review. Mostley because they come in different priceranges. Value for money? Well you get that with the Royal Kona, if you dont mi"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on May 20th 2009
"Yes. The hotel can use a bit of improvement still, but this is much better in terms of value and the "Hawaiian" feel than other hotels....especially o"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on May 14th 2009
"I bid for a 3 star hotel on priceline and got a pretty good deal on this hotel. When checking in I was told that my assigned room was in an unrenovate"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 30th 2009
"I had read all of the negative reviews before staying here and after staying myself I have gathered that those people must have stayed in the one towe"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 30th 2009
"For they are true. I have never checked out of hotel after a single night because I've been so turned off by my room until I visited the Royal Kona Ba"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 29th 2009
"My family and I were pleasantly surprised the Royal Kona Resort exceeded our expectations, considering we expected alot out of the property as it was"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 28th 2009
"This hotel obviously was built before most westerners realized that some of our practices like feeding our kids tons of sugar and then beating them fo"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 27th 2009
"The ads all say it has been renovated but when we arrived we happened to be checked into the one build that has not yet been renovated - sorry! Oh but"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 26th 2009
"Checked in hassle free, was already pre-booked in the Alii Tower with corner ocean view room. Was a huge room with fantastic views. The fact that the"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 22nd 2009
"We stayed for one night and were assigned an ocean front room in the Bay Tower. It was the most disgusting hotel room I have ever been in. The carpet"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 21st 2009
"After reviewing numerous resorts and hotels on the Big Island, we selected The Royal Kona Resort and were so happy we did! Magnificent grounds surroun"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 18th 2009
"My husband and I stayed here during our honeymoon. We got married on Maui and spent a few days on Hawai'i. This hotel was okay. When we arrived there"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 12nd 2009
"I was a bit leery after reading some of the prior reviews, but can say i was pleasantly surprised. I only paid $70 through an online bid.
Location was"...Read Full Review
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a user
at Trip Advisor
on April 10th 2009
"The rooms are small but the price is right. We had an ocean view room and it was really nice. We got to see spinner dolphins at breakfast! The breakfa"...Read Full Review
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Brenda G.
at Travelocity
on April 1st 2009
"My husband and I arrived at the Royal Kona and things were great from the start. We had a nice room. The people were very friendly. The location is fa"...Read Full Review
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