Islands at Mauna Lani

Staying at Mauna Lani Resort is my favorite summer resort vacation. This was my third visit to Mauna Lani Point this year. The staff always greeted me with a smile and welcomed me back. Mauna Lani Beach is just a short distance away. I can't imagine staying anywhere other than Mauna Lani Point.

I am speechless!! I booked this for my 5th anniversary trip since we go to Hawaii every year and try to go to a different island and get a new experience. The staff has been communicating with me prior, providing plenty of concierge and helpful information, which helped me feel excited and also comfortable with knowing there were people to reach out while there. But it dawned on me, I hadn’t had anything like that during previous trips to other properties. I thought maybe this is just how it starts, but no. The minute we got to the front office, I was met with such warmth and kindness. I couldn’t believe that multiple staff members remembered our anniversary and were waving and smiling. I honestly almost cried. I hadn’t even met them yet and they knew why we were here before every stepping foot in the room. My jaw dropped. These villas are insanely luxurious, grand and the view is breathtaking. We had a special note, towel decorations with birds of paradise and an entire golf course to view from the spacious balcony. I always book the trips and my guy was floored. He said he felt it was the nicest place he has stayed in and felt so special. I couldn’t take the credit- coral tree at mauna lani point is the full package. They keep checking in on us and i cannot imagine not coming back. In fact I’m scared to go anywhere else because they spoiled us!!!

Nice residential condo unit rented out and managed by hyatt? Website accurately describes everything so no surprises. Beautiful view. Clean and well acommodated. I had none of the problems of previous reviewers. Extra towels brought out if needed but you need to ask for them the day before as they are not going to stand around 24 hours per day for you. Or you can simpily use the washing, takes only an hour at most and a few minutes to throw your clothes and provided gel detergent you know. Unfortunately the beautiful resort encroahes and desteoys the natural environment, but i the user is equaliy guilty for paying them to enjoy this resort. It is a mixed enjoyment when fully aware of the damage caused by these developments. Guilty as charged. There are the typical resort stores and a grocery store, rstaurants and tourist stores. Think nice condo with almost everything you need. Extras like snorkels surfboards kayaks bicycles are not provided but fridge utensils and kitchen hardware mostly adequate. Check in quick and staff helpful. Cleaned one a week and after people checkout. Clean your mess then you would be ok. This is not a hotel, it is your home away from home while you are there. The big island is still a paradise, but human controlled and modified, but to a much lesser extent than oahu... we took every advantage of these human improvements startinf with landing at kona airport, renting a car driving a nice two lane asphalt highway to mauna lani and to this beautiful resort built on top of an old lava flow by the ocean. Maui is visible. Sunsets are beautiful and the bortles are such that the milky way galaxy can be enjoyed to its fullest glory. It may be worth staying just for a little peek at our home galaxy. The private beach access makes snorkeling with tame tropical fishes worth almost as much as the peek at the galaxy. Hawi is a short drove north and the aiport maybe a short thirty minutes or so south. Hilo is about an hour drive and loa and kilauea another half hour. Drive to the 9000 ft visitor center for the mauna kea observatory is off about half way to hilo. Drive to the top is allowed condition permitting, is you have a 4x4. Rangers are therento make sure idiots without proper equipment do not attempt to get to the top. Kea is 13000 feet sot its up there. Kea is another human encroachment that i enjoyed. Not sure how all this is felt by the native Hawaiians, but innocence has been breached. The residence is a nice place to come back to from all your activities and to forget about all the breaches to nature.