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Kona (Big Island of Hawaii), HI   

Kona Bay Hotel (Uncle Billy's Hawaiian Family Resorts)

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75-5739 Alii Drive,Kona (Big Island of Hawaii), HI 96740
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Check-in: 1500
Check-out: 1200
Local currency: USD

Ready for an adventure that awaits you on the Big Island of Hawaii? Kona! Explore our rocky shoreline with uniquely located sandy shores. Secluded beaches are more our offering. Catch an elusive Pacific Blue Marlin, a fishing tale for the ages. Traverse the coastline visiting our world famous Kona Coffee farms and all their history. Walk the paths that our ancient kings and queens built. Explore an active volcano, up close and personal. Adventures are waiting to happen on the Big Island of Hawaii, all on an affordable budget with Uncle Billy's. Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel is located in the heart of Kona Village. Our affordable island style designed property is a great starting point for your Big Island adventure. Across the street youll find a shopper's paradise at the Kona Inn Shopping Village. After the sun goes down you're in the heart of town where the nightlife begins! Choose from a variety of restaurants and night activities all within a short distance.

Hotel policies

Check-in: 1500
Check-out: 1200
Local currency: USD


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Overall score

3.5 out of 5

(16 reviews)

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Hotel address: 75-5739 Alii Drive, Kona (Big Island of Hawaii), HI  96740  

 
 

Area served

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Area airports

Keahole Airport

Description

In the heart of Downtown Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

Amenities

  • Internet Access
  • Handicapped rooms/facilities
  • Free Breakfast
  • Pool
  • Wireless internet
  • Restaurant

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Superior Room

Our spacious superior rooms are located on the 2nd and 3rd floor of the property; enjoy views of our tropical garden below with red ginger and fragrant plumerias. Rooms are equipped with either a king size or 2 full size beds, individual climate controls, refrigerators, in-room safes, cable television, telephone, coffee and coffee maker, iron and ironing board, alarm clock radios, and a private lanai.

Hotel policies

Check-in: 1500
Check-out: 1200
Local currency: USD


Terms and conditions

*rate found for check-in Dec 22, check-out Dec 23

Rates displayed reflect the lowest rate found over the next 30 days. This rate is subject to change. Rates may not include service charges, extra person charges, fees or incidental charges (such as room service).

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The amenities and/or facilities may not be located at this hotel, but within a reasonable distance and additional charges may apply for use. All information has been provided by this hotel.

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Overall score

3.5 out of 5

(16 reviews)

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3 out of 5

average hotel

low maintenace Nov 13, 2009

Dining and shopping places were plentiful! Great location, but staff just didn't have a clue about anything. Must do ... snorkeling at Kahalu'u and eat at Splasher's Grill and Bongo Ben Island Cafe. Skip the Fireneesia- it's very cheesy.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
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3
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4
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1
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4
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5
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4
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Traveler type: Couples


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5 out of 5

Uncle Billys

Kimi Sep 8, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

I loved it very relaxing , very convenient location , and the staff was very friendly and helpful ...

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
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5
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5
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4
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5
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5
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5
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Traveler type: Couples


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4 out of 5

Trip hint

Good deal & excellent location

Sack boy Aug 20, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Good location & friendly staff. Nice sea view. ...

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
2
Room comfort:
3
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
2
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
4
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Couples

Dining hint, Short Walk

Huggo's provides a nice diner next to the sea with live hawaiian music at an affordable price.


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Dining hint, Short Walk

Huggo's provides a nice diner next to the sea with live hawaiian music at an affordable price.

--Sack boy, New York, NY Aug 20, 2009

Money savers hint, Short Walk

good dining in walking distance with great ocean views

--speechie, michgian Aug 15, 2009

Dining hint, Long Walk

Boston Basil Pizza

--Hawaiian, New York NY Jul 18, 2009

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3.5 out of 5

(16 reviews)

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3 out of 5

average hotel

low maintenace Nov 13, 2009

Dining and shopping places were plentiful! Great location, but staff just didn't have a clue about anything. Must do ... snorkeling at Kahalu'u and eat at Splasher's Grill and Bongo Ben Island Cafe. Skip the Fireneesia- it's very cheesy.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
1
Maintenance:
4
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
3
Value:
4
Dining options:
1

Traveler type: Couples


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5 out of 5

Uncle Billys

Kimi Sep 8, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

I loved it very relaxing , very convenient location , and the staff was very friendly and helpful ...

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
4
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
5
Dining options:
4

Traveler type: Couples


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Score

4 out of 5

Trip hint

Good deal & excellent location

Sack boy Aug 20, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Good location & friendly staff. Nice sea view. ...

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
2
Room comfort:
3
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
2
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
4
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Couples

Dining hint, Short Walk

Huggo's provides a nice diner next to the sea with live hawaiian music at an affordable price.


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Score

3 out of 5

Trip hint

great price

speechie Aug 15, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

This hotel was in a great location downtown considering the price and having a complimentary breakfast. The room itself was ... adequate for the price/location. It would stay here again.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
3
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
2
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
5
Dining options:
4

Traveler type: Couples

Money savers hint, Short Walk

good dining in walking distance with great ocean views


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Score

3 out of 5

Trip hint

Uncle Billy - Kona

Hawaiian Jul 18, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

Room was good - nothing spectacular but I wasn't looking for it anyway. Breakfast could have been a little better. The first ... day they had a little bit more options but then it was always the same.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
2
Hotel check-in:
3
Maintenance:
3
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
4
Dining options:
4

Traveler type: Couples

Dining hint, Long Walk

Boston Basil Pizza


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Score

3 out of 5

Trip hint

Uncle Billy at Kona!

Local from another island Jul 10, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

It was good overall, Clean room and great friendly staff. Bit on noisy side at night since it is on main strip of Kona the ... Alii dr. Very HOT, had to keep A/C on. Can not do much about that since it is in Kona. The Internet was extra through ShakaNet and parking also, just $5 a day for parking.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
4
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
5
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Single

Dining hint, Short Walk

Great location for Dining, anything from local grinds like L & L, McDonald's to fancy restaurants are walking distance. One great thing about Kona!.


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Score

4 out of 5

Trip hint

Great Stay for a good price

carl Jul 6, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

great location in the heart of Kona Town. The exterior of the hotel looks a little run down but rooms were clean and seemed ... new. Not noisy at all. The hotel is very close to restaurants and shops, which are mostly all in walking distance.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
3
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
5
Dining options:
4

Traveler type: Couples

Dining hint, Short Walk

thai restaurant and local beachfront dining restaurant right across the street.


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Score

3 out of 5

Good for the price

ah Jul 3, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

The staff was nice and it was in a great location. The rooms where nice but kind of dirty, the only big problem was that my ... sink was infested by ants and they were all over the twols and stuff. Other then that it was good for the price.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
3
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
3
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
4
Dining options:
4

Traveler type: Single


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Score

4 out of 5

Trip hint

Perfect Location

Crazy Couple from Arizona Jun 14, 2009

Would recommend to a friend!

The most important thing about any vacation is meeting and staying among the locals. This was the best place we could have ... chosen for just that. We could walk every where and met people who will be friends for life.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
3
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
5
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Couples

Nightlife hint, Short Walk

Sam's Hideawat @ Kona Marketplace, just next door. Ate, drank and sang with people from every walk of life. The BEST.


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Score

4 out of 5

Trip hint

Convenient and inexpensive

Gerald Oct 30, 2008

Would recommend to a friend!

Uncle Billy's is not the fanciest hotel, and it shows its age, but it is located right in the middle of everything in Kona. ... The room was clean and comfortable.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
2
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
3
Value:
5
Dining options:
2

Traveler type: Couples

Recreation/Attractions hint, Short Walk

You can easily walk to lots of eating establishments and shops of all kinds.


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Score

4 out of 5

Trip hint

My overnight stay

Francis Jul 19, 2008

Would recommend to a friend!

It was short and sweet. The morning buffet could have been a whole lot better. My family and I stayed there practically the ... whole morning since we had no time to go elsewhere but the brunch menu was always so empty when we wanted to eat what we wanted. Nevertheless, we still had a good time.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
4
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
4
Value:
4
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Business

Shopping hint, Short Walk

Stores and eating places


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Score

1 out of 5

Trip hint

Well never stay at this hotel again.

Leung Jun 26, 2008

The carpet was very dirty, the bathroom tub was very slow going down the drain, there were cockroach running around in the ... room, and have a very strong smell in the room. Spend little bit more $$ to stay at a better and nice hotel on your vacation. I would not recommend this hotel to anybody.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
1
Room comfort:
1
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
1
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
1
Hotel Staff:
3
Value:
3
Dining options:
4

Traveler type: Couples

Shopping hint, Short Walk

Shopping malls is right across the street. As well as Dinning.


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Score

4 out of 5

Trip hint

Great Local Hotel

Joanna May 22, 2008

Would recommend to a friend!

Uncle Billy's is in a great location for exploring Kona, everything you could want is within walking distance. The patios ... off each hotel room are very unique and very classic Hawaiian. The average guest age seemed to be quite young, adding to some noise until rather late in the evening but we also kept our patio door open all night, making the noise much easier to hear. They don't offer free parking for their guests and their parking lot is actually behind the hotel and not easily accessible to the hotel rooms so, if you have a couple of heavy bags like we did, it can prove to be somewhat of a burdensome trip to an upstairs room. Overall, I would recommend it.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
3
Room comfort:
4
Hotel check-in:
4
Maintenance:
4
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
3
Value:
4
Dining options:
2

Traveler type: Friends

Dining hint, Short Walk

The shopping center across from the hotel offers a locally owned coffee shop that sells authentic Kona coffee straight from their own farm (NOT blended coffee, full strength. Get some free samples &, enjoy the very best coffee!


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Score

4 out of 5

Trip hint

Friendly

john May 6, 2008

Would recommend to a friend!

Uncle Billy's Kona Inn is comfortable. The rooms are large with maid service daily. The bathroom is seperate from the vanity. ... The vanity is small. The shower is in the bath tub. The bath tub is high and there is no bath rail to hang onto as you step into the tub, making it difficult for the elderly. This I believe, is due to the fact it is an older building. Closet space is adequate. The location is excellent.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
4
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
4
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
3
Dining options:
3

Traveler type: Couples

Dining hint, Short Walk

Close to the waterfront,loads of shopping and dining.


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Score

5 out of 5

Trip hint

excellent value for the money

ed Aug 19, 2007

Would recommend to a friend!

We had a great time and the location is great. Right downtown. We used lots of towels at the beaches and always had more at ... the room. Large beds, very confortable.Downtown location is unbelieveable. I would recommend Uncle Billys to anyone.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
5
Room comfort:
5
Hotel check-in:
5
Maintenance:
5
Location:
5
Room cleanliness:
5
Hotel Staff:
5
Value:
5
Dining options:
5

Traveler type: Family

Shopping hint, Short Walk

Great location for night life and restaurants. Leave your car in the hotel lot and walk anywhere


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Score

2 out of 5

Trip hint

My review of Kona Bay Hotel (Uncle Billy's Hawaiian Family Resorts)

Kimberlee Apr 11, 2007

Pool green and roped off. Wide spread deferred maintenance throughout. Staff very slow at check in. When local people ... heard we stayed here, they were shocked or laughed.

Hotel features (5=best, 1=worst)
Amenities:
1
Room comfort:
3
Hotel check-in:
2
Maintenance:
2
Location:
4
Room cleanliness:
4
Hotel Staff:
2
Value:
2
Dining options:
2

Traveler type: Couples

Shopping hint, Short Walk

Shopping and fast food nearby; few good restaurant. Tour buses and cruise ships dump tourists on the street. Very congested.


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Dining hint, Short Walk

Huggo's provides a nice diner next to the sea with live hawaiian music at an affordable price.

--Sack boy, New York, NY Aug 20, 2009

Money savers hint, Short Walk

good dining in walking distance with great ocean views

--speechie, michgian Aug 15, 2009

Dining hint, Long Walk

Boston Basil Pizza

--Hawaiian, New York NY Jul 18, 2009

Dining hint, Short Walk

Great location for Dining, anything from local grinds like L & L, McDonald's to fancy restaurants are walking distance. One great thing about Kona!.

--Local from another island, Oahu, HI Jul 10, 2009

Dining hint, Short Walk

thai restaurant and local beachfront dining restaurant right across the street.

--carl, hilo Jul 6, 2009

Nightlife hint, Short Walk

Sam's Hideawat @ Kona Marketplace, just next door. Ate, drank and sang with people from every walk of life. The BEST.

--Crazy Couple from Arizona, Glendale, AZ Jun 14, 2009

Recreation/Attractions hint, Short Walk

You can easily walk to lots of eating establishments and shops of all kinds.

--Gerald, Cambridge, MA Oct 30, 2008

Shopping hint, Short Walk

Stores and eating places

--Francis, Honolulu, HI Jul 19, 2008

Shopping hint, Short Walk

Shopping malls is right across the street. As well as Dinning.

--Leung, Bloomington Jun 26, 2008

Dining hint, Short Walk

The shopping center across from the hotel offers a locally owned coffee shop that sells authentic Kona coffee straight from their own farm (NOT blended coffee, full strength. Get some free samples &, enjoy the very best coffee!

--Joanna, Staunton May 22, 2008

Dining hint, Short Walk

Close to the waterfront,loads of shopping and dining.

--john, Tampa, FL May 6, 2008

Shopping hint, Short Walk

Great location for night life and restaurants. Leave your car in the hotel lot and walk anywhere

--ed, Boston, MA Aug 19, 2007

Shopping hint, Short Walk

Shopping and fast food nearby; few good restaurant. Tour buses and cruise ships dump tourists on the street. Very congested.

--Kimberlee, San Francisco, CA Apr 11, 2007

Reviews represent the opinions of CheapTickets customers, not of CheapTickets or its staff.

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