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Hawaii | Beach Front | Ultra Luxury
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Mauna
Kea Beach Hotel
An architectural trend-setter, this hotel features golf, gardens, and 1,600
Pacific and Asian artworks. A
beautiful white-sand crescent beach tops a list of amenities also including
a swimming pool with ocean view; salon, fitness center, and activities such
as star-gazing. Ceiling fans cool guestrooms with louvered shutters and
locking screened entries. All accommodations have tile floors, teakwood
furnishings, and watercolor artworks.
Inspired by its environment, the hotel set
architectural trends when opened by businessman and conservationist Laurance
S. Rockefeller in 1965. Its open-air, blue-tiled entryway has sand-colored
concrete and seven-story palm trees. Staff and guests here include multiple
generations of families.
Mauna
Kea's golf course is built over black lava rock, and golfers can still tee
off over an ocean inlet at the third hole. Public spaces feature 1,600
Pacific and Asian artworks from founder Laurance Rockefeller's private
collection—including one of only three known 7th-century pink granite
Buddhas from India. Lifeguards watch swimmers, snorkelers, and sailors at
the hotel's beautiful, white-sand crescent beach, and the large pool has an
ocean view. Guests can choose from excursions, craft classes, lu'aus, and
many recreational activities.
Mauna Kea guests enjoy the amenities of the resort's companion, the
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, which includes a golf course designed by Arnold
Palmer and Ed Seay. A shuttle between Mauna Kea's hotel, oceanfront tennis
courts, and golf course; and Hapuna Beach's lobby, golf clubhouse, and
fitness center departs every 20 minutes.
The
resort's helipad is used by helicopters offering private aerial tours of the
Big Island. The concierge can also help guests arrange activities such as
parasailing or bicycle tours on the island. Lifeguards are on duty at the
hotel's white-sand crescent beach, and snorkel gear, kayaks, boogie boards,
and sailboats are available for rent.
Hotel founder Laurance S. Rockefeller's private collection of 1,600
Pacific and Asian artworks and artifacts is displayed throughout the hotel.
A brochure is available for self-guided art tours; docent-guided tours of
art and gardens are also offered weekly.
A salon offers hair styling, pedicures, and manicures, as well as massage
treatments given in tents on the beach or in guestrooms. The fitness center
with cable TV has self-service complimentary coffee. Coin-operated laundry
facilities are also available.
One
evening each week, guests can join astronomers to view constellations
through an 11-inch lens telescope. At Manta Ray Point, manta rays dine at
night on small fish attracted by a spotlight, as hotel guests watch.
This hotel has 310 guestrooms, all of which include teakwood built-in
closet drawers and sliding closet and lanai doors. Louvered shutters,
ceiling fans, and locking screened entries offer an alternative to air
conditioning. Each room has postcard reproductions of an original watercolor
on its walls. Additional room furnishings include teak writing desks and
rattan chairs. Bathrooms have a second phone, Neutrogena toiletries,
lace-edged shower caps, bathrobes, and slippers. All rooms have lanais with
a table, chairs, and lounge chairs.
The Pavilion at Manta Ray Point - Architecture is inspired by
18th-century Buddhist temples. Two large bronze Japanese koi and a 9-foot
diameter Japanese bronze bowl filled with small fish and water lilies sit at
its southern entrance. The dining room has hardwood floors and glass doors
that open to additional lanai seating. Breakfast service includes an á la
carte menu, Continental, or full buffet. The gourmet dinner menu features
native Hawaiian ingredients and such dishes as Big Island ahi sashimi,
Waimea tomato and sweet Maui onion salad, and macadamia nut-crusted prawns
with grilled pineapple rice and chili butter sauce.
Mauna
Kea's coastal golf course, built on black lava rock, includes a third hole
where golfers tee off over an ocean inlet. A lifeguard is on duty at the
hotel's white-sand beach, and guests can rent snorkel gear, kayaks, boogie
boards, and sailboats. Guests can also swim in the large freshwater pool
with a whirlpool spa tub. Of 13 tennis courts, 11 are oceanside. Tennis
clinics, round robin play, aqua fit, and yoga classes are offered throughout
the week (fee). The fitness center has cable TV and includes a weight room,
treadmills, stationary bicycles, elliptical machines, and circuit training.
The resort's helipad is used by helicopters offering private aerial tours of
the Big Island.
Complimentary activities each week include a golf clinic and a couples
putting contest; hula dance and ti-leaf skirt-making classes; and tours of
Mauna Kea's Pacific and Asian art collection and gardens. Guests can also
help prepare the imu (underground oven), where a pig is roasted for a
weekly lu'au. The hotel offers Hawaiian craft lessons in making miniature
bowls (umeke) and decorative flowers (fee). One night a week,
astronomers with an 11-inch lens telescope offer guided constellation
viewing (fee).
At no additional cost, guests can take advantage of all recreation at the
resort's next-door companion hotel, the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel, including
a golf course designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay and summertime "Dive In"
poolside movies
AMENITIES AT A GLANCE:
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Built: 1965
Check-in: 3:00 pm
Check-out: 12:00 noon
Rooms: 310
Floors: 8
Elevators: 2
Parking: FREE
Valet Service: FREE
Under 21 Allowed: Yes
Minimum Age: Age Required
18+ with major credit card
Family Plan: Children 17
years and under are free when sharing room with parent(s) untilizing
existing beds.
Location: Kohala Coast
Area
Airport Distance: Mauna
Kea Beach Hotel is just a short 30 minutes from the Kona International
Airport and 40 minutes fromm Kailia-Kona town
Non-Smoking Rooms: Yes
Non-Smoking Comment:
Available
ADA Handicap Rooms: Yes
Handicap Comment:
Available
Renovation: 1995
Miscellaneous Comments:
n/a
ROOM CATEGORIES:
| Description: |
Configuration: |
Occupancy: |
| Mountain View |
1K or 2T |
1-2 (3 max) |
| Premier Mountain View |
1K or 2T |
1-2 (3 max) |
| Beachfront (floors 2-4) |
1K or 2T |
1-2 (3 max) |
| Beachfront (1st floor) |
1K or 2T |
1-2 (3 max) |
| Deluxe Ocean View |
1K or 2T |
1-2 (3 max) |
| Premier Ocean View |
1K or 2T |
1-2 (3 max) |
| Beach Front Junior Suite (27 Series) |
2T |
1-2 (3 max) |
| Beach Front Junior Suite (00 Series) |
1K |
1-2 (3 max) |
| Mountain View Suite |
1K |
1-2 (3 max) |
| Beach Front 1 Bedroom Suite (27 Series) |
2T |
1-4 (5 max) |
| Beach Front 1 Bedroom Suite (00 Series) |
1K |
1-4 (5 max) |
| Ocean View Suite |
1K |
1-2 (3 max) |
| * K = King, Q = Queen, D = Double, T
= Twin, H = Hideway |
Hotel Room
Air Conditioner
YES
Daily Maid Service
YES
Alarm Clock/Radio
YES
Data Ports
No
Balcony/Lanai
YES
Electronic Door Lock
No
Bath Tub/Shower
YES
Hair Dryer
YES
Blackout Drapes
No
Iron/Ironing Board
No
Cable or Pay TV
YES
Kitchen/ette
No
Ceiling Fan
No
Mini/Refrigerator
YES
Coffee
YES
Rollaway
YES ($Fee)
Coffeemaker
YES
Safe (in room)
YES
Color TV
YES
Smoke Detector
YES
Connecting Rooms
On Request
Telephone
YES
Crib
YES
Washer/Dryer (in room)
No
Hotel Services
Activities Desk
YES
Hospitality Room
No
ADA Rooms
YES
Laundry Facilities
FREE
Coin Operated
Baby Sitter
YES
Non-Smoking Rooms
YES
Beauty/Barber Salon
YES
Parking
YES
Business Center
YES
Photo Mart
No
Children's Program
YES ($Fee)
Porterage
YES ($Fee)
Cocktail Lounge
YES
Restaurant
YES
Concierge
YES
Room Service
YES
Conference Room
YES
Security
YES
Dry Cleaning
YES
Showroom
No
Gift/Apparel Store
YES
Sundry Store
YES
Guest Services
YES
Travel Desk
No
Recreation
Barbecue Area
No
Sauna
YES
Beach
YES
Beachfront
Shuffleboard
No
Beach Services
YES
Snorkeling
YES
Bike Rental
No
Swimming Pool
YES
Exercise Room
YES
Tennis Courts
YES
Golf
YES
Volleyball Court
YES
Putting Green
No
Whirlpool Spa
YES
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