About this hotel
General information
Opened in 1996, Four Seasons Resort Hualalai covers 350 hectares of the Kona-Kohala Coast on Hawaiʻi Island, along an 800-metre beach on the Pacific. Low-rise bungalows in a mid-20th-century Hawaiian style, all natural wood and a quiet palette, are set among lava formations and gardens to catch as many ocean views as possible; rooms, suites and stand-alone villas face the ocean, the gardens or the 18-hole golf course.
Resort life revolves around eight pools, among them the King’s Pond swimmable aquarium, a tennis club, a water-sports centre, Hualalai Spa and the Ka‘upulehu cultural centre, which introduces guests to Hawaiian history and tradition; a collection of local art spanning 1775 to the present hangs throughout. Children have a club of their own, while events are served by 2,172 m² of indoor space, including a 574 m² ballroom, and generous outdoor lawns. Weddings and honeymoon packages are also offered.
Location
The resort is on the west side of Hawaiʻi Island, on the Kona-Kohala Coast, 11 km (about 10 minutes) from Kona International Airport and 24 km (15 minutes) from central Kailua-Kona.
Spa
Hualalai Spa moves between indoors and out: 19 treatment rooms, 18 of them in the open air — including thatched hales with soaking tubs and outdoor showers — a glass-walled steam room and the Waiea Garden, whose stream is lined with stones gathered across the island. Signatures include the Polynesian Niu coconut scrub, the Iliahi sandalwood body treatment and Hawaiian lomilomi massage, and there is a hair and nail salon.
Sports & leisure
The grounds hold eight pools:
- King’s Pond — a 6.8-million-litre swimmable aquarium set in lava rock, home to some 4,000 tropical fish and a spotted eagle ray, with marine biologists on hand at the Kumu Kai Marine Center
- King’s Pond Infinity Pool — an infinity pool around King’s Pond with three hot tubs
- Seashell — a family infinity pool with thatched palapas and oversized daybeds
- Keiki — a sand-bottomed children’s wading pool
- Ocean Pool — ocean swimming sheltered by a natural lava breakwater
- Beach Tree — a quiet pool framed by a wooden deck, steps from the ocean
- Palm Grove — an adults-only infinity pool with a swim-up bar
- Lap Pool — an Olympic-style pool with four lanes at the spa and fitness centre
The 1,393 m² fitness centre, designed with trainer Harley Pasternak, has three open-air gyms, a half basketball court and dedicated yoga and Pilates studios, with yoga, cycling, HIIT and water classes, sunrise meditation and hikes across the volcanic landscape. The 18-hole, par-72 Hualalai golf course is a Jack Nicklaus design, and the Golf Hale adds TrackMan simulators and swing and putting labs. There are seven tennis courts and three pickleball courts, while the Alaka'i Nalu ocean ambassadors teach water sports and take guests out on the resort’s own 14-metre catamaran. Further afield: helicopter tours, deep-sea fishing, horse riding, Mauna Kea summit trips and Volcanoes National Park.
For children
The complimentary Kids For All Seasons club for 5–12-year-olds runs year-round in its own space, with Hawaiian crafts, ocean explorations and theme nights. Young guests can also join the Kumu Kai Marine Center’s activities, toddlers have the sand-bottomed Keiki pool, and in summer Camp Manitou takes teens, tweens and families on island expeditions, from stargazing on Mauna Kea to swimming with manta rays.
Restaurants & bars
The resort’s five restaurants lean on local produce and ocean views, with private dining and in-room dining also available.
- ʻULU — Pan-Asian, Hawaiian-inspired cooking between the Ocean Pool and King’s Pond, with local or Japan-flown fish, crudo and sashimi
- NOIO — a sushi lounge upstairs from ʻULU, with an omakase counter and a seven-course tasting
- Beach Tree — Californian cooking with an Italian accent, on the sand or in the open-air dining room, with its own bar and lounge
- Miller & Lux Hualalai — Chef Tyler Florence’s American steakhouse overlooking the 18th green: prime steaks, a raw bar and seafood
- Residents' Beach House — casual lanai dining beyond Waiakauhi Pond, with simply prepared seafood and sunset views
Swimming
The resort sits on its own private beach, and a natural ocean pool sheltered from the surf by lava rock is another place to swim.
Rooms
The 249 rooms, suites and villas (196 rooms and 53 suites), set in low-rise bungalows, are designed in an elegant island style and hung with work by Hawaiian artists; balconies and terraces look over the ocean, the golf course or tropical gardens.
Each room has air conditioning, a TV, a phone, Wi-Fi, a safe, a minibar, tea and coffee facilities, an iron and board, and a bathroom with tub, separate shower, hairdryer and robes.
Oceanfront Room
A king bed and a sofa bed, a seating area, a walk-in wardrobe and a terrace right on the ocean. Up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
Ocean-View Deluxe Room
A king bed and a sofa bed, a walk-in wardrobe and a terrace with a sofa, garden access and ocean views. Up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
Prime Ocean-View Room
A king bed and a sofa bed, a bathroom with tub and separate shower, and a balcony with ocean views. Up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
Ocean-View Room
A king bed and a sofa bed, a seating area, a walk-in wardrobe and a terrace facing the ocean. Up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
Partial Ocean-View Room
A king bed and a sofa bed, a seating area, a walk-in wardrobe and a terrace with partial ocean views. Up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
Poolside Room
A king bed and a sofa bed, a walk-in wardrobe and a terrace stepping out to the pool, with garden views. Up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
Ocean Golf-View Room
A king bed and a sofa bed, a seating area, a walk-in wardrobe and a balcony over the golf course and ocean. Up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
Deluxe Suite – Prime Ocean View
A king bedroom, a living room with dining area, a guest bathroom with steam shower and a terrace with panoramic ocean views. A second bedroom can be added.
Deluxe Suite – Ocean View
A king bedroom, a living room with dining area, a steam shower, an outdoor shower and a terrace over the ocean, gardens and pool. A second bedroom can be added.
Deluxe Suite – ʻOhana
A family suite on the ground floor: a king bedroom, a spacious living area, a guest powder room with steam shower, an outdoor lava-rock shower and an extra-large terrace opening onto a lawn, with pool and garden views. One or two bedrooms; up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
Superior Suite – Oceanfront
A king bedroom, a living room, a walk-in wardrobe, two bathrooms and an ocean-facing terrace.
Superior Suite – Prime Ocean View
A king bedroom, a living room, a walk-in wardrobe, two bathrooms and a balcony with panoramic views of ocean, gardens and pools.
Superior Suite – Ocean View
A king bedroom, a living room, a walk-in wardrobe, two bathrooms and a balcony overlooking the ocean, gardens and pools.
Superior Suite – Poolside View
A king bedroom, a living room with dining area, two bathrooms and a garden-view terrace with direct pool access.
Superior Suite – Ocean Golf View
A king bedroom, a living room with dining area, two bathrooms and a balcony or terrace over the golf course and ocean; ground-floor suites add an outdoor garden shower.
Hawaii Loa Presidential Villa
The resort’s most prestigious address, a two-storey stand-alone villa right on the ocean at Palm Grove: four bedrooms (three kings and one with two queens), each with its own bathroom, an expansive living and dining room and a lanai with private spa, direct beach access and unobstructed Pacific views. Up to ten guests, including up to five children.
Makaloa Villa
A secluded two-storey villa among gardens on the edge of Waiakauhi Pond at Palm Grove: three to five bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, vast indoor and outdoor living and dining areas, and a lanai with private plunge pool, spa, hanging daybed swing and fire pit overlooking the pond and ocean. Up to twelve guests, including up to five children.
Ho'onanea Villa
A beachfront villa between the Seashell and Beach Tree crescents: one to three ground-floor bedrooms, each with its own bathroom and outdoor lava-rock shower, an open living space and sun deck upstairs, and a wraparound lanai with private pool, spa and fire pit. Up to seven guests, including up to two children.
Kou Suite
A single-storey, individually decorated bungalow at the south end of Beach Tree beach: a king bedroom, a living room with dining and work areas, an outdoor shower and a large ocean-view terrace. A second bedroom can be added.
Kailani Suite
Another single-storey, individually decorated bungalow at the southern end of Beach Tree beach: a king bedroom, a living room with dining and work areas, an outdoor shower and a large terrace with panoramic ocean views. A second bedroom can be added.
Milo Suite
Finished in the Polynesian milo wood that gives it its name: a king bedroom, a living room with dining area, two bathrooms and a balcony with panoramic ocean views.
Wai'olu Suite
A king bedroom, a living room with dining area, two bathrooms and a generous terrace with its own garden, overlooking the Palm Grove pool and the ocean.
ʻAnelakai Suite
A suite whose terrace has a private pool and steps down to the beach: a king bedroom, a living room, two bathrooms (some with a steam shower) and an outdoor garden shower. A second bedroom can be added.
Kekaha Suite
A one- or two-bedroom suite on the upper floor of the new oceanfront bungalow at the north end of King’s Pond: a king bedroom, an expansive living room, a guest powder room with shower and a lanai with unobstructed views over Kumukea Beach and the ocean. Up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
Kahuwai Suite
A one- or two-bedroom suite on the ground floor of the new oceanfront bungalow at the north end of King’s Pond: a king bedroom, an expansive living room, an outdoor lava-rock shower and a long lanai with a private infinity-edge pool and direct access to Kumukea Beach. Up to three adults, or two adults and two children.
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