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• Eating out and discovering great spots is one of the special pleasures of being on vacation. I don’t know about you, but Bonnie and I savor our restaurant experiences and hate to be disappointed. When at our condo we do often eat out and have many favorite places and opinions on food, service and the overall dining experience. A hidden gem is the Holualoa Café (76-5901 Mamalahoa Hwy, Holualoa (808) 322-2233). The drive along Mamaloha Hwy to Holualoa is itself like going back in time to older Hawaii. We go for either breakfast or dinner but mainly breakfast (see below for other breakfast recommendations). Good food and a lovely tropical patio. Traffic noise from the nearby Mamalohoa Hwy detracts a bit. We have also experienced very slow service on occasion. So take it easy, relax, and enjoy the location and moderate prices.
• A favorite place of ours, for at least one dinner visit while at the condo, is Jackie Rey’s Ohana Grill (75-5995 Kuakini Hwy,. Kailua-Kona, 808.327.0209). I would characterize it as a small family style place in a tiny strip mall. No tropical setting, no ocean view. It is best seen at night when it’s open wooden window shutters gives a kind of Hawaii Back Country feel. The food is good and the prices are reasonable..I like their attitude. They are plugged into the local community and care about it. Sign up for their news letter and when you are back home you will be an occasional memory aid of your visit when the newsletters arrive in the mail.
• For a really fine dining experience, Bonnie and I always pick the Pahu i’a. This restaurant is located in the Four Seasons Resort (72-100 Ka`upulehu Drive Kailua-Kona (808) 325-8000). The restaurant is very upscale and with prices to match as you would expect from Four Seasons. We have had breakfast and dinners there and have always felt that the whole experience was worth the price. Actually the experience begins at the entrance to the Four Seasons Resort property. The drive to the front lobby through the idyllic golf course (greens set in lava fields) sets you up for a walk through the lobby building. Splurge and leave your car with the valet. The lobby building, for me, epitomizes the tropical architecture style (perhaps Polynesian more than Hawaiian with it grand open-to-nature feel. Then walk to the Pahu i’a where you can take a table at the ‘rail’ and be nearly at the water’s edge. This is luxury setting with creative fusion cuisine. Impeccable service too. No question that the Four Seasons beats the Kona Coast for style and nearly everything else (as it should for the price). But when I look at those room units (at about $400/night), I think, you know they don’t even compare to the quality and value and livability of our condo. After a lovely special meal it is great to get back to our condo and the comforts of home.

Kona Coast Resort Condo # 7-106
Bonnie and Fred’s Condo

The luxury vacation rental town home Na Hale O Keauhou L-4 in the private gated Na Hale O Keauhou luxury resort on the Big Island of Hawaii near Kailua Kona has placed its nightly rental rates on sale.  All rentals that begin on or after March 26 and are completed by June 15 will get a very special rate of $150.00 per night for up to 4 people.  Compare this 3 bedroom luxury town home for $150 per night to a single hotel room for about the same rate and you cannot go wrong!

The Na Hale O Keauhou L-4 resort is a private gated secure resort that is just a few short miles south of the town of Kona on Alii Drive.  Na Hale O Keauhou L- 4 is a beautifully decorated town home that features panoramic ocean views from most of its rooms and both covered lanais.  This luxury town home is decorated throughout with designer tropical themed furniture, artwork and linens.   Na Hale O Keauhou L-4 also features a fully equipped gourmet kitchen compete with granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances and most anything you might need to prepare your gourmet meal.

The Na Hale O Keauhou L-4 resort also features a beautiful ocean view pool area that also features a spa, wading pool for the little ones and a covered barbeque area.  Some of the best Big Island Snorkling is a short distance away and championship golf is just across the street from the Na Hale O Keauhou resort.

Just above the Na Hale O Keauhou resort is the Keauhou Shopping center which features a market, drug store, restaurants, a multi screen cinema and many great shops.