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Luxury week on the Big Island

Ask this member a question. SheaG Full-time resident in love with the island
10 Aug 2007
3.5 of 5 stars based on 7 votes
Places to stay, things to do, where to eat, when money is no object
  • Explore locations featured in this Traveler List: Kailua-Kona, Honaunau, Captain Cook, Kamuela, Island of Hawaii
  • Category: Perfect week or more
  • Traveler type: Culture, Sightseeing, Active/Outdoors, Never been before, Repeat visitors, Sports buffs, Beachgoers
  • Appeals to: Couples/romantics, Honeymooners, Singles, Families with small children, Families with teenagers, Seniors, Students, Active/adventure, Tourists
  • Seasons: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall
  • Tags: Big Island of Hawaii, Kailua-Kona, Four Seasons, luxury, dining, scuba, snorkeling, beach
1. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii
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Ave price: $900
Consistently named one of the best properties in the world by travel publications, the Four Seasons Hualalai lives up to the hype. A perfect property to use as your base of operations during your perfect week on the Big Island of Hawaii. Snag an oceanfront suite in Bungalow 9, the most perfectly located building. If youc an tear yourself away from your fabulous room, go snorkeling in the hotel's saltwater pond right next to the bungalow, which includes eagle rays and an abundance of reef fish.
2. Pahu'ia Restaurant
The Four Seasons Hualalai signature oceanfront restaurant is right next door to your oceanfront suite in Bungalow Nine. Start out your morning with the fabulous breakfast buffet here, and make reservations for dinner another 2-3 times during your stay.
3. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Golf Course
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai Golf Course, Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii
After your fabulous breakfast at Pahu'ia and some snorkeling in the pond, tee it up at the gorgeous golf course.
4. Scuba Diving the Kona Coast
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The kona side of the Big Island offers some of the best diving in the state. Clear, warm water, sharks, rays, turtles, eels, and an abundance of endemic reef fish all await. The Four Seasons can hook you up with a charter, but for the best dive outfit on the island, try Aloha Dive Company. Owner-operators Mike and Earl are two local guys who know the island better than anyone and offer a small-boat experience with world-class dives that most of the other tourist operations don't know about or don't bother going to.
5. Alan Wong's Hualalai Grille
After some golf or diving, eat a late lunch or dinner at Alan Wong's Hualalai Grille, located on the 18th hole of the Hualalai golf course. Signature items include a chilled tomato soup. Nice wine list, great desserts, impeccable service.
6. Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park
Puuhonua O Honaunau National Historical Park, Honaunau, Island of Hawaii
A goregous and interesting historical site approximately an hour south of the Four Seasons Hualalai. After visiting the park, go next door to the lava rock beach for some of the best snorkeling on the island, sometimes known locally as "Two-Step".
7. The Coffee Shack
The Coffee Shack, Captain Cook, Island of Hawaii
You don't need a fat wallet for this one. A roadside cafe just up the hill from Puuhonua O Honaunau is an excellent place to stop for lunch. Be prepared for slow service, but the hearty sandwiches, excellent coffee, and fabulous desserts are worth the wait.
8. O's Bistro
This eclectic restaurant tucked away in a strip mall offers the best food in Kona outside of the Four Seasons. Their nightly specials are particularly good, consider yourself blessed if the chef is offering up osso buco or a ciopinno. The chocolate bread pudding is out of this world. Limited wine list, but well-chosen, and the lowest mark-up on wines-by-the-bottle you're likely to ever find in a restaurant. In Kailua-Kona, approximately 20 minutes south of the Four Seasons Hualalai.
9. Surf, Sand, and Stars Buffet at the Four Seasons Beach Tree
On Saturday evenings, the Four Seasons offers up a great buffet at the Beach Tree, the poolside, oceanside, more casual dining option on the property. The buffet is on the sand and features lobster, steak, fish, sushi, and an array of salads and desserts. Special touches include a high-powered telescope and expert to show you planetary wonders, and a campfire on the beach to make s'mores. Worth every penny of the $75 price tag.
10. Kukio Beach
Kukio is located next door to the Four Seasons. A paved, oceanfront path takes you south from your hotel, past the oceanfront holes of the lovely golf course, to Kukio Bay. Here is a lovely beach and bay to sit, watch the abundance of turtles, and go for a swim. Walk down the beach to the end, scramble over some lava rocks, and there's another lovely series of beaches with a great little cove that is perfect for the little ones. For the more adventurous, there is excellent snorkeling if you swim out past the lava arches.
11. Hapuna Beach State Park
Hapuna Beach, Kamuela, Island of Hawaii
A great place for the whole family. Approximately 30 minutes north of the Four Seasons. A huge sand beach for the little ones to play, perfect bodyboarding waves for those who know how, and to the south, waves for those with bigger boards and bigger skills.
12. Kilauea Volcano
Kilauea Volcano, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii
Get an early start for the approximately 3- 3/12 hour drive from the Four Seasons to Kilauea Volcano. Spend the day hiking and exploring the craters and lava tubes, and the evening viewing the lava flow (if you're lucky) from the bottom of Chain of Craters road.
Explore locations featured in this Traveler List: Kailua-Kona, Honaunau, Captain Cook, Kamuela, Island of Hawaii