Aston Waikoloa Colony Villas

We rented through Ashton Waikoloa Colony Villas last year and had a wonderful experience. Sadly, this year we had a different unit and a completely different experience. The kitchen was infested with cockroaches. We saw more than 10 in one day. They were crawling under the buttons for the oven, still alive. There was still coffee in the pot when we arrived. Spills on tables and dust in the fans. The furniture was worn and stained. Carpets felt dirty. White sheets had turned yellow. You could feel the springs inside the cheap mattress. Pillows and sheets were cheap. I am not one to complain and spend many trips camping. This was unacceptable.

We rented in the Aston Waikoloa Colony Villas through interval international's get away for spring break. The pictures you see on interval's site for their rentals is not what we ended up with. Let's first start with check in. You check in off-site, which is really not a terrible thing, more of a hassle because it's in the Queen marketplace where parking is not adequate and your first time going it's a small challenge to find offices. Secondly office staff is super friendly and helpful and I want people to know that through this ordeal the staff was great especially Emmie and Hailey. Sorry for the spelling. We first checked into unit 1001 and then 1401 and to be blunt we were very appalled that Interval would allow the use of these condos. I'm not exxagerating when I say filthy stained carpets in both, heavily used, dinged up, dirty couches, tables, chairs and then hairs in shower stalls. We spent the night in 1401 but asked again to be moved. Please believe me that I wouldn't take off my flip flops and walk on either units carpetting in barefeet. The next day Emmie helped us find unit 1703, which just happens to be the unit you see on intervals site and it was beautiful. So my suggestion is to make sure you know what unit you are getting and demand to see pictures. Units 1401 and 1001 are not acceptable and I will be contacting interval to let them know about this situation. Everything else about the property is stunning and again a big shout out to the office staff for helping us.

I was surprised by the size of the villas. Our family of 4 stayed in unit 403, which was very private and overlooked the 10th hole of the Waikoloa Beach golf course. It was a clean, 2 story unit with 2 bedrooms and 2.5 baths, a stocked kitchen, and a large, open living area with an additional fold out couch. There is a lanai off the master bedroom and a patio off the dining area with views of the golf course and blocked from other units. In the garage was beach and pool toys as well as 2 boogie boards. Other units in the complex are not as private, so note the location of the condo you rent. The villas are located close to the Hilton and the Kings and Queens shops. There is a garage attached to the unit and this unit also had a reserved parking space. Walking to the beach, restaurants, and Buddha Point is easy from the condo. It is a quiet, gated community with easy access to everything in the Waikoloa Beach area.

Prior to this past May I've never been to Hawaii. Last February my family and I booked our trip to Hawaii to attend my nephew's high school graduation in May. We planned to stay for five days at the Big Island. We were going to stay at Royal Kona Resort through a family discount. However two weeks prior to my Hawaii trip we ended up not getting the reservation. Desperately at the eleventh hour on Friday before Cinco de Mayo my cousin's girlfriend booked this place. Even though we were about 45 minutes away from our original destination to stay we had no choice but to book the reservation at this place as everything else was booked. Where you stay affects your itinerary. By staying here I had to change my itinerary. If things don't go as you plan you have to make the most of it. Even though I wasn't able to stay at Royal Kona Resort there were some benefits of staying here. First this place is about 2 minute drive away from Queens Market Place, which not only was the pickup destination for the Kohala Waterfall Tour but also there was grocery place Island Gourmet Markets and Starbucks that serves Kona Coffee, which you can't find at any Starbucks on the mainland. Second unlike the busy resorts full of tourists this place is separated from all the noise because you're staying at a condo. Third this condo is very safe as you don't have to worry about theft as this a gated facility. The house we stayed at was a two-story with 3 three bedrooms. In this facility there is a tennis court and swimming pool. During my 5-day stay here on the last week of May I had a relaxing, quiet time here. There are drawbacks staying here. First unlike the resorts that are situated next to a beach this condo isn't close to a beach that is walking distance. Second is this condo is more expensive than a resort. Third and the most important is you are responsible for cleanup through the usage of the kitchen and bathroom. By staying at a resort you don't have to worry about the cleanup. I'll be honest my rating had to do by not staying at a hotel and ended up by staying here at the last minute. This place isn't for everyone. If you're with family I believe a resort would be more beneficial. However if you plan to have a bachelor or bachelorette party this place would be more useful and convenient than staying at a resort. At the end it all depends on you where to stay.

Great Beach services. It supplies all snorkeling gear, beach gear and chairs. It provides super market just out side the villa area called Queens market. Accommodation is very nice with scenic view, clean and neat. Tennis court and swimming pool facility is available. There is Beach next to it called Waikoloa.