Best Things Nearby:
Good restaurants and Spencer Beach Park, a fabulous, calm beach that only the locals seem to go to.
Best Things About the Resort:
Clean, quiet, and very spacious accommodations.
Resort Experience:
Paniolo Greens is north of Kona about 45 minutes in Waikoloa Village. This is a very quiet little village with limited nightlife. Great Irish pub, food store, and some shopping along with a terrific-looking golf course.
The pool at Paniolo gets busy in the afternoon and tends to have lots of kids, which makes the pool area quite noisy--bummer if you want to read, relax, and tan.
Grounds are very well kept, and the staff is friendly and gracious.
If you want a vacation with lots of activities nearby, Waikoloa Village is not for you--better to stay in the Kona/Keahou area. If you like a more remote area, this is for you!
Blue Hawaiian Helicoters has a helipad about 10 minutes from the condo. Don't cheap out, take the two-hour helicopter tour to Kilauea volcano! You cannot get anywhere near the actual volcano on a ground tour. When we reached the cone of the volcano, it was actually spewing lava in huge splashes and spurts. According to George, our pilot, there was an earthquake in October/November that collapsed the underground lava tubes, causing the lava to back up and blow out the cone--way cool!
Thw weather in Waikoloa is predictably hot and sunny daily and we enjoyed temps around 83 -85 degrees every day.
If you want more adventure, contact Jack's Dive Locker and take a night dive to swim with manta rays. We only snorkeled on the trip (we're not certified divers), but to see one of these rays is unbelievable!
Enjoy your time on the Big Island--aloha!
- Unit Type: 2 Bedroom
- Activities: Good
- Amenities: Excellent
- Unit Satisfaction: Very Good
- Family Friendliness: Excellent
- Service: Excellent