Active Advisories
Lagoon Tower Improvement Project, November 21, 2022, through December 19, 2025.
Royal Kona Resort is a 12-acre oceanfront landmark with three distinct guestroom towers - Alii Tower, Bay Tower and Lagoon Tower
Beginning November 21, 2022, exterior improvements will take place at the Lagoon Tower located on the southern end of the resort property. As a courtesy, resort guests will be accommodated exclusively in the Bay Tower and the Alii Tower for the project duration. To minimize noise disruption, repair work on the Lagoon Tower will be restricted between 9am and 4pm daily.
All efforts will be made to minimize impact to guests during this time.
Overview
This 12-acre landmark oceanfront resort overlooks breathtaking Kailua Bay and is in the heart of Kailua-Kona. Within walking distance of restaurants, shops, historical sites, activities and a great base for exploring the island including Volcanoes National Park and the Astronomy Center of Hawaii.
- Free Concert – Every Thursday (5:00pm – 7:00pm).
Resort fees include
- Welcome to Paradise Mai Tais (one coupon good for two Mai Tais per room/stay).
- Bottled water on arrival (two per room per stay).
- Filtered water stations.
- Enhanced guestroom wifi.
- Fitness centre access and guest room safe usage.
- Daily yoga and fitness classes.
- Local & 800 calls
- Daily Hawaiian Cultural Activities (weekly schedule and sign-up available at Front Desk)
- Reef safe sunscreen (available at pool).
- Discount off Court Fees, Complimentary Tennis Racquet Rentals, Tennis Balls & Water (available at Royal Kona Resort Tennis Club. Pre-reserved court times available.)
- Discounts available at Lotus Centre Spa and Makalei Golf Club.
Check in
4 p.m.
Check out
11 a.m.
Rooms
436
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Amenities
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Reviews
Hot Mess
Sonia T (Calgary, Canada) on Feb 01, 2025
We stayed here for one night before heading to our VRBO. We have tracked the world and have never felt so unwelcome before in our lives. I will say though that the front desk ladies were very nice and helpful. Karen at the pool screaming at us asking if we go to the hotel. Asking us for a hotel key. Another male pool attendant 15 min later asking us if we are staying at the hotel. Asking us for a room key again. Bartender very rude and rolled his eyes at us when we asked for our complimentary Mai Thai. Told us to go to the other bar and also asked us if we were staying here. He said you need a voucher which I didn’t know was with the room keys in the sleeve. Basically told us to go away. It was like we were bothering him. Smelly wet carpet in the hallways which in the morning was sprayed with fake gross smell to mask it. Plugged/clogged bathtub drain with a 5 min shower. Standing in a foot of water….so gross. See picture. The aftermath was even more disgusting. Construction noise starting at 8:45 am, after they changed our reservation from the lagoon room that was being renovated on. Is it because of our age? Or because my husband is brown? Neither of us slept because we were so upset and distraught at how we were treated. The location seems good but then you walk past the homeless people to get to the touristy overpriced restaurants. I recommend staying no where near here. The manager refunded us our parking and resort fee was not charged. He said he would talk to Expedia about refunding our money however that never happened. Expedia said they couldn’t get a hold of him.
Good Location
Vinayakbs (Jakarta, Indonesia) on Jan 27, 2025
Well located on the beach and close proximity to commercial area of the Island. Good restaurants are in walking distance and plenty of options. I stayed in Bay tower on the sea front and the rooms were old but clean and comfortable. Al carte breakfast is standard and nothing to complain.
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