Hilton Waikoloa Village - Waikoloa

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The premises were outstanding! All the staff appeared interested in helping you enjoy your vacation. Only one guy in pizza restaurant ripped of my change. A negative - the drinks were too watery and the Lau Awo (SP?) was an overpriced disappointment. The entertainment was what saved the evening from having people ask for their cash back.

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Just spent 3 days and nights here after seeing it on the travel channel. This is the best resort I have ever stayed at. Not only is it as good as advertised, but the customer service was outstanding (can't say the same about the Hilton in Waikiki ). The tram makes it very easy to get around. The lagoon lets you swim in ocean water without worrying about […] anything eating you. The luau is exceptionally entertaining, especially after dinner when they start twirling fire around. The only real downside is no immediate access to an ocean beach, though there is one a few blocks away that you can get to by car. Read more

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We really enjoyed staying at the Hilton Waikoloa Village with our 20-month-old daughter. The enclosed, ocean-fed lagoon is a great place for a toddler to splash around (with supervision, of course) and snorkeling is fantastic with lots of different fish to see. In addition, my husband and I each ran into a Honu (sea turtle) at least once each time we […] snorkeled. Our daughter also enjoyed saying 'aloha'' to the exotic birds (macaws, cockatoos, and parrots) in the main lobby everyday. Read more

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Need more hot tubs ...and need a hot tub by the adult pool

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The Hilton Waikoloa village is ideal for a family, especially one with small children. The lagoon provides a wonderful environment for snorkeling in ocean water that is still safe and "managed" as part of the resort. The swimming pool on the Lagoon tower side is phenomenal, with waterfalls, a slide, and a massive pool including a sandy wading pool for […] smaller children. The overall attention to detail can feel a little contrived at times, but for a family with kids the peace of mind and endless fun in a safe environment makes it well worth it. Would go back in a heartbeat. Read more

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Very pretty hotel but so big and manicured it kind of feels like you're at disneyworld more than in hawaii. You can take a tram around the grounds or do a long walk. Such a long walk to get out of the hotel so its easier to eat at one of the hotels restaurants, but the food was very disappointing. A great feature of the hotel though is the hotel lagoon […] where you can snorkel and see great fish and sea turtles. Read more

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Great staff, cleanliness and beauty. Since large and much ground to cover, allow 20 minutes by walking, boat or train...would help to run more boats... Overall a must see, one of a kind hotel...snorkeling thr lagoon is better than a snorkeling charter... Prices for drinks and dinners high and parking if you rented a car far away... Great people and […] good restaurants... Enjoyed it but tired from all the walking. Read more

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Reviews;you cannot believe everything you read on the internet! Complaints about the Birds, to him I say, stay home! The Minah birds enthustically announce the sunrise & sunset daily. The resort has everything you could ask for except available food. What is much worse is the uncontrolled children running around everywhere. Noisy children everywhere! […] Much worse than the birds. Complaint;they could not see the ocean. Yes if you buy an OceanFRONT room it is right there! Very close & unobstructed. There are Gardenviews, Lagoonviews & partial Oceanviews more available @ a better price. It is beautiful! The lagoon is totally awesome! Where else can you & your family safely swim with dolphins, turtles & marine animals. They have over 40 varities of birds & animals on the 35 acre resort. There is some distance to cover but they have a riverboat & a tram to carry you from one end to the other.My only complaints;front desk & restrauants. We asked to extend 2 days & they refused. Not only refused a long time Hilton Honors client (since they began HiltonHonors!) but refused to advise us as to where we could get a room for the following 2 nights. All hotels/resorts keep a few rooms open for such occurances. And most will help you get in elsewhere. They basically put us out on foot after spending thousands $$$ to stay there. Very difficult to get into a restrauant there onsite. They do however, keep the alcohol flowing as much as possible for the drinkers! Read more

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Was expecting a resort property run as a hotel. We got something closer to the Disney World experience. Parking was additional $17 per day and you had to park in a remote lot. TV and WiFi were another $25 per day (mandatory) with "free DVD movies" - big deal! These rip off add on charges were not disclosed at the time of booking. Property was designed […] to isolate you in their environment and then charge for everything at quite high prices - $32 for a pizza big enough for 2 maybe 3 people. Only thing free was coffee in your room. They even wanted to charge for a trolley that ran from the resort to a nearby commercial area with shops and restaurants. Not at all what we were expecting. Read more

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The hotel is a major resort on the West Coast of the Big Island. If you are looking for a resort setting, this is a very nice hotel. If not, this hotel is difficult to navigate due to its large size (one must take a train or boat to get from the front lobby to the buildings that house the guest rooms). Everything at the hotel is very expensive and their […] are a lot of hidden fees. The location makes it difficult to visit shops or restaurants outside of the hotel that maybe cheaper - forcing the guest to pay the high prices presented at the hotel for items. Rooms were not as sound insulated as one would expect and one could hear guests in neighboring rooms and passing in the hall. Luckily, the hotel seems to cater to families, so the hotel was quiet at night when few people were up. Staff were adequate in their service, but not friendly or very helpful. They would perform their duties to the letter of what was expected, but did not make the guest feel as if they were welcome or anything more than just another number and a mandatory part of having a job with the hotel. For the prices demanded at the hotel, it left a lot to be desired. Read more

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Beautiful resort, we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. There are several pools, one specifically for adults. We never found any of the pools or beaches to be too crowded and were able to find seating easily. It's a very large resort, so a bit confusing to get around until you are more familiar with the lay out.

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Great hotel for family with young children. If you plan to stay and spend time by the pools most of the time then this is the hotel for you otherwise resort fee and parking fee are kind expensive.

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Enjoyed the resort very much. From our room we watched whales cavorting in the ocean. Plenty of fun activities to do. Great restaurants, especially the Kirin - serving Chinese Cuisine. My only gripe would be that their unique boat transport system is somewhat inconsistent. They were supposed to run from 2 to 10 but were frequently out of service when […] we wanted to ride them. Read more

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Stay was very comfortable and enjoyable

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This is a beautiful destination resort - however, there were three issues for us: the resort is so large that it takes a long time to get back an forth to your room, it is very windy on this part of the island - made it not as conducive to sitting out or swimming - and it is almost an hour's drive away from the downtown Kona area.

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A bit torn on the review for this hotel. The grounds and overall upkeep of the hotel is excellent. The rooms are spacious and comfortable. The AC vents (we had two rooms--the first had a "musty" smell, the second was grand) in both rooms were filthy, which indicates a lack of attention to detail. This is a resort hotel, so you will never need to leave […] the grounds if that is something you are interested in doing. However, they charge you for nearly everything, including Wi-Fi (albeit they do have some public areas where you can sign in), and the shuttle back and forth to the shopping on site. The restaurants are quite expensive, e.g. breakfast is $30 per person, and it can easily cost a couple upwards of $100+ for dinner. The hotel grounds are indeed beautiful, and there is plenty to do on site, it just gets a little pricey once you get there. Read more

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This hotel is NOT for the handicapped. It is spread out over some 60 acres and to get from one place to another is very difficult for those who are not yet in a wheel chair but have difficulty walking. The tram or the boat takes people from one building to another. After that you are on your own up and down stairs and walking long distances to get to […] the pool, restaurants, etc. This Hilton is in need of renovation. The views are incredible but the carpets are pulling away from the wall and doorways. Read more

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Wonderful hotel. Certainly large and a pricey place to stay but totally worth it! The hotel has beautiful views of the ocean- a totally "worth it" up-grade in hotel rooms. Make sure you are prepared for the costs of Everything in this resort- dinner for 5 was $180, breakfast buffet was over $100 for family of five. afternoon drinks were $50 by the lagoon, […] and stand up paddle boarding was $50 for an hour. Even a garden view room, in addition to a great gold course view had a silver of ocean. Kids loved the breakfast buffet, water slides, and the macaws placed throughout the hotel. I loved the art and the long pathways to walk along the ocean and the many places to sit or enjoy nature. Best of all was the lagoon- feeds directly to the ocean and has fish, sea turtles, and even an eel that wandered in. Shallow water not more than 6 - 8 feet feet at the deepest part and a perfectly clear, perfect conditions for snorkeling and swimming with the fish. Ocean water waterfall incredible, and the sandy shoreline with plentiful reclining chairs and bar service means after paddle boarding, kayaking, snorkeling, swimming... You can be delivered something delicious to your parched lips. We didnt go, but they also have Swimming with dolphins on site- I walked by and watched for a while. Beautiful and intimate setting for interacting with nature. Best stay on the Big Island. Read more

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One of the most beautiful hotels in the world when it comes to the grounds. Sculptures, beautiful landscaping, sand beach lagoons with tropical fish and turtles, great for sun bathing, paddle boards and snorkeling for even the smallest adventurer. Dolphin experience. Every sort of dining experience from burgers to the elegant Kamuela Provisioning Coimpany […] (KPC). Three hotel towers. Lagoon tower overlooks lagoons,dolphins and ocean. Great for families with kids, pool has slide. Ocean Tower, farthest rom lobby. has adults only swimming pool. Our garden view king room had a perfect view of Mauna Kea. Room large, nicely furnished, king bed, sofa, desk and chairs. Dressing room and large closet with safe. Tub and toilet in separate room. International clientele, Palace tower, closest to lobby. Does not have its own pool. Rooms the same in all towers. Suites available.Sits lava flow on the ocean. Great whale watching in winter. White sand public beach next door. Read more

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This is a perfect resort! Every employee we ran into was very friendly, the restaurants were great, the grounds and views are gorgeous, and the rooms are very nice. This is a perfect place for couples or families. Can't go wrong at this resort!

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the early morning and evening noise from the birds is annoying, also the noise from the manmade waterfall while charming during the day, is a bit loud after dark.

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Concierge was very helpful. Waiting staff courtesy was very inconsistent across restaurants, ranging from rude (Boat Landing) to excellent (Production Company).

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Very, very beautiful place. It could have been anywhere, however. Very sterile. Every single thing "included" at the resort actually had an extra and steep price. We spent twice as much for food, activities, and transportation as we would elsewhere.

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It was GREAT

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I would recommend this hotel for those truly looking for a resort. Otherwise you may feel trapped by the enormity of the place. They run special deals to try to get people to eat on site which can be helpful. As someone who wanted to do other things in the area, it was a challenge to plan ahead for the 20 plus minutes it took to walk from my room to […] my car (and I walk quickly). I guess this is to be expected at a 62,000 acre resort (that is what their materials said) but a bit challenging. Despite all that, I could not ind a pool towel at 9pm when the pool is open until 11pm and it took 15 minutes of hunting around with a poor staffer to find said towel. The resort fee of $25 does not really cover anything besides Internet access and they make you pay it. Another $17 for self parking on top of what is already a $200 plus room seems unwarranted. Also, at least if you stay in the Ocean Tower, the birds joyfully announce the sunrise- usually before 6am at least in February- and the rooms are not soundproofed. Read more

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First of all, I'm from South Korea. I stayed at the hotel for my honeymoon. The hotel was so big and nice that we could enjoy staying in the hotel. The staff are all very kind and friendly whenever I asked for help. And the restaurant in front of our room which is located at the end of the boat route was great. Everything comforted me and my wife. It […] was the best hotel experience in my life. I really thank the guys at the main gate helping parking and miss them. My wife and I kind of promised to come back there within so many years. Read more

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After checking in, our luggage took almost an hour to be delivered to our room. When finally delivered, he noticed the deadbolt on our door had fallen off (it was on the ground outside the room)so we had no 2nd lock. There was a gap under the door and since the doors to all the rooms open directly to the outside, you can hear everything! We were woken […] up at 4am by about 1000 birds going crazy out in the courtyard. Other guests were complaining about this as well-it was ridiculous! The room was shabby and rundown; linen was clean and bed was nice, but we were unimpressed with everything. This continues to the restaurant service. We ate at an outdoor place by the dolphins and our waitress was horrible! Nobody came for over 20min, my husband finally went to the bar to ask for service. We ordered, then never saw our waitress again until the end. Someone else brought our food, we had to track down a different waitress for water, and finally after waiting for forever for the bill, our waitress came by with it, all smiley and chipper. Terrible service for so-so food. On the morning of our checkout we called for assistance with our luggage and were told someone would be there in 10min...after waiting 35 min (no joke!) we finally hauled it down ourselves, and happily checked out of this hotel. We've had previous experience with Hiltons, and most are decent, but we will never stay here again! Read more

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The hotel I stayed in Maui is way better than this Hilton. The service is so so.

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The rooms were a bit dated and could use a little facelift and the food could bankrupt you if you don't watch your money. That being said, it is a great place for families. Once we figured out that everyone bought their meals from the local market and ate in their rooms to save money, we were much happier!

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My family and I really enjoyed our stay at the resort. Beautiful grounds and we loved all the different sculptures, statues, artwork and museum pieces everywhere you looked. We snorkeled everyday in the lagoon which is ideal for beginners or children. So many turtles in the water swimming along with you, it was great! So many places to sit and watch […] amazing sunsets. We never had a bad meal, all the food was very good. We had just a few issues, such as very long waits in the lobby to sign up for things, not enough staff perhaps? Also, we hated having to pay a 25$ resort fee every day, for what? Free Internet and DVD rentals? We don't mind paying a higher rate for resorts, especially this one which had so much to offer but an additional daily resort fee on top of the room rate and very high rates for anything offered at the resort, renting kayaks, paddle boats, swimming with the dolphins etc.... The resturants are also extremely expensive, breakfast prices were ridiculous. We went to Costco and bought cereal and milk and lots of snacks which worked out great! The resort is very beautiful and very large and a lot to offer but you do pay for it. Read more

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Based on Expedia reviews and reviews at other travel sites, we knew this wasn't going to be the Four Seasons -- but it was perfect for our kids, both the 3 year old and the 13 year old. Waterslides, sea turtles, salt-water lagoon with paddleboats and snorkeling, mini-golf, motorized trams, waterfalls, dolphins, pretty good pizza, free PS3 and Blu-Ray […] rentals, etc. -- what's not to love? The rooms were indeed a bit dated, and the property itself isn't always in tip-top shape (including garbage floating in the waterways, etc.). And as others have said, the restaurants are a rip-off and not always high quality. But hey, you're a tourist in Hawaii! Overall, this place offered a fantastic family getaway. We will likely be back. Read more

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very good prestations ! very good option if you plan to take a tour all around the island and want to finish by 2 days of luxury rest ! by the way the restaurants are very good too the only thing is the internet connection = slow !

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We stayed in the lagoon towers. Beautiful and so extremely clean very impressed! Our only disappointment was the quality of service at the resorts restaurants. Definitely would stay here again especially with the location of the shops a block away.

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Huge hotel! Lots to see on the property. Great place to stay for relaxation and beautiful sunsets!

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Fantastic vacation. Everything you would want to do is at this resort. Restaurants overpriced

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it was a wonderful experience in the Hilton hotel I was impressed for the wonderful swimming pool. thank you.

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Hotel has a lot to offer for families with kids. We used valet parking to save some time, still the commute from lobby to room can easily be 20 min, mostly waiting for train or boat. Restaurants are a bit expensive. We borrowed boogie boards and sand toys from front door. The small beach is not the nicest but very convenient and safe for small kids. […] We saw lots of fish and sea turtles there. Read more

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The resort is very large and spread out. Much time is spent walking from point A to point B, or waiting for a tram or boat if one does not feel like walking. My room was on the 8th floor (nice view) however no where near an elevator, which made hauling all of our luggage a chore.

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The transportation is sooo poor.. Really inconvenient to go to the downtown or any other bay

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It was beautiful and the birds made it more island

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A true resort. After our day trips on the island we looked forward to return back to our hotel.

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Nice hotel, does need some updating. The property is huge. The tram and boat system does get a bit old, and the other option is to walk a very long way all the time. If I go again I would probably stay at the lagoon Tower to be closer to the big pool and parking. It is not super luxery if that is what you are looking for, but for the cost it is goo […] d. Read more

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Everything was great except the nocturnal extremely loud birds that kept me up all night. This was in the ocean tower room 5010. Everything else was top notch except for those darn birds.

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Buy walking shoes. Only one elevator per tower. Smoking section is in dark secluded areas. There's not enough staff when you need one. Very beautiful grounds. Needs a better detailed map of where to locate everything.

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