Courtyard by Marriott King Kamehamehas Kona Beach Hotel

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3949 reviews

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  Great location

  This hotel is in the best location because you can walk everywhere. There’s a beautiful beach right in front of the hotel. Chairs and umbrella are about $50 per day. The pool area is really nice and has an outdoor bar adjacent to it. Temp of water is perfect. Our servers at the pool were really provided great service. You will need your room bracelet and towel card to access pool area. The towel attendant was very matter of fact. I wondered why he never smiles or says hello. The bartenders are great. It was unfortunate one day I had to wait almost 20 minutes for a drink, to the point where a guy sitting next to me had to get the bartenders attention to help me. Looked like she was busy and by herself. It would have been nice to know that it was happy hour while I was ordering. Front desk staff were friendly, helpful and efficient. Housekeeping was great, always a smile! We were only there for 3 nights, so never got the room serviced but they were always willing to get whatever we needed. The Bellmen were incredibly helpful, professional and kind. Our room was comfortable and we enjoyed the upgrade to an ocean view. A special shout out to McKenna, our server at the pool and James, the Bellman. Hotel staff can make your stay so much more enjoyable and we thank you all!

  Oct 01, 2025
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  Great location and access, slightly pricy for room quality

  The location is good -- a short walk to a nice downtown area with lovely restaurants, and beautiful beach walks. Also has easy access to snorkling and other ocean activities. The interior of the hotel is a bit drab, the hotel feels like it was primarily designed for hosting business events. The view from our mountain view room balcony was beautiful, but there were some ants on the balcony. The room quality and amenities were a bit below what I was expecting given the price tag.

  Sep 26, 2025
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  Old Town Vibe & Nice Hotel that did not disappoint

  First trip to the Big Island but many trips to the other Hawaiian Islands. What I love about this hotel during my stay based off my Beach Front accommodations: I'll try to keep my review short. 1. Beach Front Hotel (Pay the extra for a beach front room, the views are amazing) 2. One of the only hotels on the island that has a true beach adjacent to the property where you can enjoy any hours of your stay. 3. Wonderful salt water hotel pool (warm during a 9:45pm swim, plus for me). 4. Live music everyday of my stay. 5. Spacious room w/ balcony chairs and tables. 6. Lovely clean, decorated Hawaii style them hotel throughout 7. Tennis courts 8. Best location to stay for walkable restaurants and being in the heart of downtown Kona. 9. Almost all of the hotel staff we encounter were very friendly. As for my dislikes, I don't really have anything to share at this time. I left a lot more out of this review but everyone gets the logistics of my review. If you're like me and spends days on researching hotels and house rentals, I hope my review helps! Yes, I would return to this hotel again. It's the perfect hotel for what I was looking for; Restaurants, low key downtown vibe, short distance to attractions & airport, all my required hotel amenities on site. I didn't want or need an extraordinarily big hotel to have a perfect vacation. This one was for me :)

  Sep 05, 2025
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  Housekeeping sucks

  The location of the hotel is great but the staff ruin the experience. I am a pilot scheduled to fly an all nighter and despite the very obvious Do Not Disturb sign on the door, housekeeping tries to rip the door open. Gets my heart racing and scares the daylights out of me, now I’m wide awake. Who likes tired pilots or canceled or delayed trips because the crew got no rest? You can thank this hotel.

  Aug 15, 2025
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  Disappointing!!

  This hotel has a good location central to shopping, dining, and nightlife in Kailua Kona. But that’s not enough to offset their housing of ICE agents, which is a huge disappointment and does not reflect the values of the community, nor the County or State of Hawai'i. Before booking here, please consider if this is what you want your hard earned dollars to support.

  Aug 13, 2025