Overview
This deluxe resort on the Kohala Coast is set on the largest white sand beach on the island; world-renowned for swimming, bodyboarding, sunbathing, snorkeling, and the Hapuna Golf Course, an 18-hole championship course. The hotel has undergone an exciting transformation including newly renovated ocean facing guest rooms, lobby, pools, and restaurants. Guests also enjoy signing privileges at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel and complimentary evening dining shuttle between resorts.
Resort fees include
- Guests who booked after February 17, 2020 for travel before December 19, 2020 will have their resort fee waived.
- two bottles of water daily
- One hour snorkel gear rental daily
- One bucket range balls daily
- One time 10% spa service discount at Hapuna Spa
- 20% discount on golf merchandise at Pro Shop daily plus one eco-shopping-bag per room per stay
Check in
4:00 p.m.
Check out
12:00 p.m.
Rooms
249
Inclusions
Rooms
- 1 king bed
- Partial ocean view
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- 1 king bed
- Partial ocean view
- Maximum 3 adults
- Maximum 2 children
- No more than 3 guests in the room
- Bathroom with tub and shower
- Units are individually decorated and may vary by unit
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Complimentary coffee/tea
- Crib (on request)
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-fridge
- Phone
- Rollaway bed (on request, $)
- Room service ($)
- Safe
- Slippers
- Turndown service
- TV
- 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
- Ocean view
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
- Ocean view
- Maximum 3 adults
- Maximum 3 children
- No more than 4 guests in the room
- Bathroom with tub and shower
- Lanai
- A/C
- Alarm clock
- Bathrobes
- Coffee maker
- Complimentary coffee/tea
- Crib (on request)
- Hair dryer
- Iron/Ironing board
- Mini-fridge
- Phone
- Rollaway bed (on request, $)
- Room service ($)
- Safe
- Slippers
- Turndown service
- TV
Amenities
Adults pool with water beds
Adults pool
Beach chairs
Cabanas
Chaise lounges with beach view
Courtyard reception
Family pool
Ikena Landing
Lobby foliage
Lobby nook
Lobby seating area
Lobby view
Meridia dining area
Meridia
Piko staircase
Piko
Pool and ocean view
Resort exterior
Resort view
Romantic dinner
Sunset and pool view
Location
Reviews
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating
Just shy of Luxury
Msk6261 on Dec 01, 2024
We have been to the Hapuna Beach Resort many times - beginning when it was the Hapuna Prince Hotel (so before it was a Westin). The last time before this visit was during Covid so we gave it some slack in our expectations. It may very well be the best beach on all the Hawaiian Islands. The staff is friendly and solicitous so I would say the service is very good. But the resort itself is due to up it's game if it wants to compete with the other Luxury properties nearby. The "bones" of the building are good. High ceilings, broad staircases, sweeping ocean views, decent sized guestrooms and everything is clean. But the common areas are sparsely decorated with tired decor. The landscaping is well maintained but not lush. More pots an planting would do a lot to give you the feeling you are in the paradise that you are. Unfortunately, the rooms are in need of more than a simple cosmetic update (I think the carpet is the only thing that has changed in the most recent times we've been there). Furniture is worn. Threadbare sheets and the blankets were worn and PILLING!!!! The bathroom needs a major overhaul, not just updating the vanity. A few years ago, they built a set of privately owned condos in front of the main building. This pretty much wiped out most of their rooms in the Ocean View Category. The only way to truly see the sunset from your Lanai is to be on the top 2 floors. Otherwise, to see the ocean from most of the OV rooms you have to look over the roof of the condo complex or over some large trees that block the view on the other wing of the property. The dining options are the weakest of all the amenities. Except for the continental breakfast, we chose not to eat on property even once on this trip. The breakfast buffet looked plentiful but was lacking imagination and for $50/person, it should be matching in caliber. I will point out that the staff was excellent. It's a shame because a good Fine Dining and casual daytime restaurants could be a draw to guests of other hotels and condos. Especially since we found out that they sell "day passes" for use of the hotel pool, gym and amenities to locals and people staying elsewhere.I can't imaging the current offerings are attracting anyone but Westin guests who don't want to leave the property. Lastly, if they are going to charge a resort fee, I resent that self parking is not included. Especially since #1 the hotels in this area are remote and you must have a car and #2 This is not a city hotel and Parking lot land is plentiful. Understand that they would charge for valet but it's odd that they boast that fees for both Valet and the self parking are the same $35/day. The is not a bad hotel just not the Luxury it was or could be. The beach is stellar and the building has such potential to be a WOW. We even speculated that they are possibly waiting for the overhaul of the Mauna Kea property to be completed before removing any of the room inventory for construction or investing in a sorely needed update to the Haupuna as a whole? This theory , I will add, is purely conjecture on my part and is not backed up with any real facts.
Great honeymoon stay, would recommend.
danNH347 (Arlington, Virginia) on Nov 08, 2024
Fantastic property, and great staff. The breakfast in the open-air restaurant was something I truly looked forward to each morning. We stayed by the adult pool for most of the week, and it was never too crowded. Wait staff was also incredibly attentive. The rooms really aren't "ocean front", but if you get a higher floor (you walk in on floor 6) you'll have a better view. My only complaint, and this was kind of a bummer, is we arrived on the day the Ironman competition was taking place. From the Kona airport, there's really only one main road to get there, and it was closed. The resulting detour would have taken hours as compared to a 25 minute or so drive. We decided to wait it out at the airport. It would have been INCREDIBLY helpful for the hotel to have given a heads up about this. Essentially, that the only road to our property is closed. Yes, this is well known to the locals, but not something I would have thought to look up prior to arrival. Disappointing that this isn't something that was mentioned ahead of time, but not enough that I wouldn't come back to this delightful property.
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