We're just back from our trip, the first week was at Wyndham Kona Hawaiian! They definitely have beach/pool towels for your use. I think there were 6 in the linen closet when we arrived.
We loved breakfast at Huggo's on our first morning in Kona, and then returned to go to Huggo's on The Rocks for dinner our last night before moving on to Kauai.
A couple of activity highlights for us:
1. Coffee roasting session at Kona Joe's (even a tour there would be nice, or just a stop for a coffee...which we did on a subsequent day)
2. Snorkeling Kealakekua Bay/Captain Cook, we kayaked in using rentals via this Groupon: https://www.groupon.com/deals/bay-side-adventures-1 They couldn't have been nicer, I highly recommend this company!
3. as mentioned, the night snorkeling with manta rays! We used a Groupon here as well: https://www.groupon.com/deals/my-kona-adventures Another great experience, they were so nice and the group size was small, which was sweet. We saw much bigger boats with so many more people with longer light board things - I felt lucky that we had chosen My Kona Adventures with 6 people per session. I was able to ask questions and talk with the diver that was out there with us, he was very knowledgeable!
We also really enjoyed the Aloha party at the resort, it was just the perfect little music and hula show with a few pupus. I was afraid it was going to be a backhanded way to get us to an owner update, but it totally wasn't.
I did get a parking pass, but it was fairly low pressure and because I had already made plans for activities it was pretty easy to say no thanks to their discounted offers for doing the update. They didn't pester us the rest of the week.
Have a wonderful time!!! I can't wait to go back!
We are going to stay there in December. I know it may be a little hot out there now to walk to Kona from the resort. However, we are walkers as long as it is safe to walk and not get hit by a car so we would like to do it in December when it should be around 10 degrees cooler. Is it a safe walk? Are there sidewalks?
We would do the walk from the resort into Kona in the mornings. No sidewalks. Just be aware of the cars on the road.We are going to stay there in December. I know it may be a little hot out there now to walk to Kona from the resort. However, we are walkers as long as it is safe to walk and not get hit by a car so we would like to do it in December when it should be around 10 degrees cooler. Is it a safe walk? Are there sidewalks?
Yes! They make a cinnamon roll the size of your head, so tasty!When I stayed at Wyndham Kona Hawaiian resort 4 years ago I enjoyed breakfast at Island Lava Java--a couple of times.
We're walkers too. No sidewalks, but people do walk along the road, there is a decent shoulder/bike lane. As long as you're aware of cars, you'll be fine. We walked into Kona a few times and also walked the other direction to the other Wyndham (the name escapes me right now) to check it out. We walked to Honl's Beach to watch fireworks from there on the 4th of July, too. After dark was not my favorite, but do-able if you're used to walking a lot around various areas.
That is where we used to walk every morning to get coffee. They have changed location (I don't remember how long ago) and are now farther up into town.When I stayed at Wyndham Kona Hawaiian resort 4 years ago I enjoyed breakfast at Island Lava Java--a couple of times.
My dh always felt the walk was more dangerous than I did. I doubt he would have wanted to do it at night. We've never used Uber, but I imagine it's available, it just might not be as quick as in some places.We don't drink and drive so we would like to be able to either drink in the condo and walk in or walk in and have some drink and then Uber it home and not have to worry about driving home.