Best Boutique Hotels in The Big Island

Offering a year-round outdoor pool and hot tub, Holualoa Inn is located in Holualoa in the The Big Island Region. Offering free WiFi, this accommodation is 4.4 km from Kailua-Kona. Select units at this accommodation have a hot tub, while other units provide guest bathrobes and slippers. Each unit features a balcony or a patio with garden, ocean or pool views. For your comfort, each private bathroom includes free toiletries and a hairdryer. BBQ facilities are available to guests of Holualoa Inn. You will find a gift shop at the property. Free guest parking is provided. The nearest airport is Kona International Airport, 16 km from the property.

Featuring beachfront location and a top-rated golf course, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection offers a fresh flower lei greeting upon arrival, as well access to the array of water activities, on-site bars and restaurants, and private beach services. All guest rooms offer a private lanai with views of the ocean or the golf course. All guest rooms also include nightly turn-down service, a built-in entertainment centre with a flat screen TV and an electronics charging station, a refrigerator, and a coffee machine. The private bathrooms provide free toiletries, a hairdryer, bathrobes, and slippers. The Art of Mauna Kea, a beautiful coffee-table book about Mr. Rockefeller's art collection, is also available for the guest's enjoyment. The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel's on-site restaurant, Manta, offers a daily breakfast buffet and dinner made with locally sourced food. There is also Copper Bar, which hosts the cocktail and happy hour, as well as dinner. Guests have access to the restaurants at the Westin Hapuna Beach Resort, the sister property. A complimentary dining shuttle operates in the evening. Guests can enjoy supervised children's activities, Hawaiian culture experiences and a number of spa services. Guests can also take advantage of the 11 on-site tennis courts. The on-site tour desk at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection can also help arrange area tours and excursions.

Situated amongst 32 oceanfront acres on the Kohala Coast, the Fairmont Orchid is a spectacular resort offering luxurious accommodation and extensive resort facilities to the discerning traveler. The guest rooms feature air conditioning, a TV with cable channels, a refrigerator, a coffee machine, an in-room safe, and a writing desk with a chair. The en suite bathroom includes a bathrobe, free toiletries, a hair dryer, and ironing facilities. The Fairmont Orchid’s stunning beachfront location of white sandy beach and aquamarine waters even attracts a family of sea turtles. The resort scenery includes landscaped gardens and gorgeous waterfalls and a 10,000 square foot free form pool. Resort facilities include a wide range of restaurants and bars, 10 tennis courts, 36 holes of golf, and a unique outdoor Hawaiian ‘Spa Without Walls’, which features waterfall massage huts and massage cabanas. A casual dining experience can be found at the Hale Kai Restaurant. The Binchotan sushi at Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar is also available, while the three-day rotating breakfast buffet at Orchid Court is also offered. ‘Anaeho'omalu Beach, or A-Bay, is 9 km away, while Waialea Bay is 10 km away.

The Hilton Waikoloa Village is located on 62 oceanfront acres in the Waikoloa Beach Resort. The hotel offers a museum walkway, tennis, golf, luau dinner show, and a full-service spa. Guest rooms at the Waikoloa Village Hilton offers views of the tropical gardens, Pacific Ocean and Waiulua Bay. Flat-screen TVs and coffee makers are also included in each room. Hilton Waikoloa Village features 3 swimming pools, including one with a 53 metre water slide. A saltwater lagoon is offered. The hotel also includes on-site stores, several gourmet restaurants, trams that transport guests from the lobby to the towers, and a museum walkway with art from around the Pacific.