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The Kahala Hotel & ResortvsMauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection
Both The Kahala Hotel & Resort and Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection are rated highly by reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, The Kahala Hotel & Resort ranks significantly higher than Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection. The Kahala Hotel & Resort comes in at #6 in Hawaii with approval from 14 publications like Gayot, Frommer's and Forbes Travel Guide.
The Kahala Hotel & Resort
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5000 Kahala Avenue, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96816
From $312/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Concierge "Set on a sheltered beach just a ten-minute drive from Waikiki... You really never need to leave the property."
Jetsetter "The Kahala Hotel & Resort sits just 10 minutes from the bustle of Waikiki but feels like a serene self-contained oasis." Full review
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Or you can choose to just laze in a cabana off by the calm water.
Fodor's "Hidden away in the upscale residential neighborhood of Kahala... one of Hawaii's very first luxury resorts." Full review
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If you're a golf fan visiting the second week of January, ask for a room overlooking the course for a bird's-eye view of the PGA Sony Open from your lanai.
DK Eyewitness "On a great swimming beach and close to plenty of golf, this resort is perhaps best known for its lagoon, where guests can mix with bottlenose dolphins through the Dolphin Encounters program."
Star Service "Service is equally commendable, yet the creatively fashioned digs here are among the loveliest in the islands, competing even with the units at Four Seasons' sibs on Lanai and the Big Island. " Full review
Gayot "This hotel stands apart from the pack of finer hotels on Oahu for a number of reasons, beginning with its location."
BlackBook "Serene, secluded and gloriously luxurious, the Kahala is where the see and be seen go for leave-me-be time."
Zagat4.5
"The staff at this "serene" Honolulu "oasis" delivers "first-class treatment from arrival to departure" in a "beautiful" beachside setting overlooking a "lagoon with dolphins"."
Forbes Travel Guide Recommended
"Besides powdery beaches and beautiful views, the classic Kahala Hotel and Resort... offers a 26,000-square-foot lagoon occupied by Atlantic bottlenose dolphins." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler84.8
"Opened in 1964 by Conrad Hilton, this ten-story property is in a residential area at the foot of Diamond Head." Full review
Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection
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62-100 Mauna Kea Beach Drive, Puako, Island of Hawaii, HI 96743
From $699/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Frommer's "Old-money travelers have long embraced this golf-course resort, which began as a twinkle in Laurance Rockefeller’s eye." Full review
Gayot "The location of this legendary hotel is incredible."
Fodor's "The grande dame of the Kohala Coast has long been regarded as one of the state's premier vacation resort hotels, and it borders one of the island's finest white-sand beaches." Full review
OysterLuxury
"This luxury property on the Kohala Coast is known for its beautiful white-sand beach, fine dining and world-class golf and tennis facilities." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The Big Island’s first big resort, the Mauna Kea is still one of the best in Hawai‘i. It has been extensively renovated and upgraded with fewer, more spacious rooms."
Condé Nast Traveler "Guests are lei'ed on arrival, and refurbished rooms feature private lanais, large baths and flatscreen TVs." Full review
goop "The beach here (white-sand Kauna‘oa) is one of the best hotel beaches you’ll find on the island. Mauna Kea is also known for its famed golf course." Full review
Hideaway Report95.0
"Renowned resort founded in 1965 by Laurance S. Rockefeller, overlooking an exquisite white-sand beach on the Kohala Coast." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The 258 guest rooms—all with private lanais overlooking the sea or the championship Robert Trent Jones, Sr.-designed golf course—are now sleek aeries outfitted in teak and Hawaiian-inspired fabrics. " Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel still maintains the grandeur—and some unique quirks—envisioned by founder and financier, Laurance S. Rockefeller, at its opening in 1965." Full review
