I spent an expensive night at mauna lani and If you can drop 1200 dollars a night —what a sweet place.
If you want a local —close to a couple beaches place —with an easy drive up alii to Kona town—Queen Palm is great. Clean—functional—good bed—a little view of the ocean—a nice breeze—good ceiling fans that cool the place down at night. Nothing like waking up to the hills silhouetted by the sunrise and having the scent of gardenia and plumeria wafting through your little tree house. Isaac is great—helpful and present—and I loved the chickens and ducks.
Just what I needed.