I was with my fianceé and we had great nights at Kona Islander Inn. Couldn't be better!!! The localization is perfect, just in front of the ocean and close to everything in Kona: restaurants, shops, beaches, snokeling points and The Kona Brewing Co (a Hawaiian beer company, very goooooooood one!). The hotel is quite and peaceful, a very good place... More

There have been some upgrades to some of the rooms, however, one must be very selective in choosing a room. I was given room 152 but after reviewing the room I asked for a cleaner room. I was given the opportunity to look at rooms 246 and 345. Room 246 was pretty standard for the most part but the view... More

Reading all negative reviews I have to add, some owners (most rooms are individually owned) have put a lot of effort in upgrading their rooms. The rooms with negative reviews are the cheapest rooms, the ones that have not been renovated since the 70's !!! If you ask for the cheapest room, the hotel will give that to you... Avoid... More

This place has all the things normal people never want around them on vac.drug dealers thugs cockroaches buy the thousands dirty sheets the room is about as big as a good size broom closet its the projects of kona .....save your vacation don't stay here what ever they say they will do ,,I'm sure one of there office people will... More

Booked this place online. Information indicated that these were individual condos with small kitchen and bathroom. So far, so good. The hotel is located in the centre of Kailua and close to lots of bars and restaurants. That's pretty much the end of the good stuff! If you like shabby 1970's-type rooms with mouldy bathrooms, tatty shower curtains and crumbling... More

Excellent location. Beds comfortable. There is virtually NO management: conflicting info, could not get extra towels (2 scrimpy towels for 8 days for 2 people) or linens. Bring EVERYTHING. There was no salt & pepper, cleaning supplies, paper towels, coffee filter, not even coffee for your first day. We arrived after midnight so that was hard. Unit not clean, or... More

Do not stay in room 152. The kitchen and bathroom are one room!!!! There was dried food on the cabinets. The room looked like it had not been cleaned in a long time. We left a message for the front desk to get some cleaning supplies and never got a call back. The cieling was dirty as well (falling off... More

I loved my studio here at the Kona Islander, it was great having a small kitchen with everything I needed to slice up all the marvelous fruits from the farmer's market only a block or so away!! This place had the feel of staying in a well-kept jungle with all the banana trees and lovely flowers on the grounds, but... More

We managed to get two studio condos at the last minute in March for one night before we flew out back to the Mainland! We also got a great price (no Kamai'aina price for locals) for $102 per unit per night. That was a DEAL on March 2, 2013!! This place was absolutely lovely. The grounds are gorgeous, and full... More