Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows
Information & Amenities
Hotel Information: Couples, families, and golfers fill this Kohala Coast beachfront resort.
This hotel's open-air atrium reception area and grounds are built around ponds filled with tropical fish, small sharks, and sea turtles. Historic petroglyphs are on site.
Hawaiian music and hula is performed nightly in the lobby, and both casual and fine-dining restaurants offer panoramic ocean views.
Amenity highlights: Two golf courses, six tennis courts, and a swimming pool are scattered throughout the grounds on the Kohala Coast.
The Mauna Lani Spa offers dozens of massage treatments in six indoor treatment rooms and nine thatched-roof outdoor huts.
A year-round children's camp includes a varying schedule of activities such as learning Hawaiian crafts and games.
Insider tip: Locals join guests by the hundreds on the Saturday before the full moon each month for an evening of Hawaiian storytelling, music, and dance beginning at twilight.
Guests can bring their own picnic dinners or order a dinner for two through the hotel's catering department.
Property Amenities
Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows is located on the Kohala Coast of Hawaii's Big Island, a thirty-minute drive from the town of Waimea. Hawaii's Keahole-Kona International Airport is 21 miles away.
Grounds at this six-story Hawaiian resort are filled with greens, cabanas, and hammocks under coconut trees. The historic Kalahuipua'a ponds are home to various tropical fish, sharks, and sea turtles. Guests can watch fish feedings weekly and participate in the annual release of pond-raised sea turtles each July 4th. Historians guide on-site tours of petroglyphs.
The Maui Lani Spa has nine thatched-roof outdoor treatment huts and six indoor treatment rooms for massage, skin care, body treatments, and waxing. A lava sauna, nail care, and makeup applications are also available.
Dining options include the oceanfront CanoeHouse that showcases Pacific Rim cuisine. The catering department can also prepare and serve a dinner for two, from a picnic-style meal to a formal seated meal.
- Swimming pool - children's
- Swimming pool - outdoor
- Spa tub
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Restaurant(s) in hotel
- Room service (24 hours)
- Nightclub
- Bar/lounge
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour front desk
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Parking (free)
- Parking (valet)
- Conference room(s)
- Business services
- Internet access in public areas - surcharge
- Audio-visual equipment
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Gift shops or newsstand
- ATM/banking
- Hair salon
- Pool table
- Garden
- Concierge services
- Event catering
- Business center
- Multilingual staff
- Banquet facilities
- Wheelchair accessible
- Babysitting or child care
- Secretarial services
- Number of rooms: 350
- Safe-deposit box - front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- Number of floors: 6
- Tour assistance
- Dry cleaning service
- Picnic area
- Ballroom(s)
- Shoe shine
- Arcade/game room
- Clubhouse
- Patio
- Suitable for children
- Elevator/lift
- Full-service health spa
- Health club
- Internet access - wireless
- Sauna
- Self parking
- Laundry service
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Photocopy machines
- Fax machine
- Wedding services
Room Descriptions
This six-story resort has 350 guestrooms, including 30 privately owned villas. Bathrooms have polished Jerusalem stone floors, double vanities, and built-in, teakwood furnishings. All have a private lanai furnished with a table, two chairs, and lounge chairs.
Toiletries include the hotel's own spa products. Bathrooms also furnish bathrobes and slippers, along with scales. A compact refrigerator (stocked upon request; surcharge) is also available in the rooms.
Among the additional amenities are high-speed Internet access (surcharge), pay movies, video games (surcharge), and coffeemakers with Kona coffee.
Room Features
- Internet access - high speed
- Cable/satellite TV
- Pay movies
- Video-game console
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Balcony
- Separate sitting area
- Ceiling fan
- Complimentary newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Telephone
- Internet access - dial-up
- Voice mail
- Internet access - surcharge
- Cribs (infant beds) available
- Refrigerator
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Wake-up calls
- Housekeeping
- Extra towels/bedding
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Makeup mirror
- Slippers
- Bathroom scale
- Window opens
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Wheelchair accessible
- Non-smoking rooms
- Smoking rooms
- Rollaway beds
Area Attractions
Puukohola Heiau (historical site) – 10-minute drive
Parker Ranch – 30-minute drive
Waimea Town – 30-minute drive
Kailua-Kona Town – 45-minute drive
Volcanoes National Park – 2.5-hour drive
Keahole-Kona International Airport (KOA): Approximate driving time to the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel is 35 minutes and distance is 21 miles.
Driving directions from Keahole-Kona International Airport: Exit the airport and follow signs to take State Hwy 19 (Queen Kaahumanu Hwy) north for about 19 miles. Turn left on Mauna Lani Dr and continue about one mile to the hotel.
Getting there: The best option from the airport is a rental car, particularly since most guests will want a car anyway for sightseeing. Rental cars are available online.
Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows can also arrange shuttle service ($16-$25) from the airport; contact the hotel prior to departure to make arrangements. Fees subject to change without notice.
Getting around: A rental car is the best option for exploring the Big Island. Rental cars are available online. The hotel offers complimentary valet and self parking.
Activities
Snorkeling equipment is complimentary at the beach center. Activities throughout the week include tennis drills and golf clinics; water aerobics; hula and lei-making lessons; and on-site historic and fish-feeding tours at no additional fee. The concierge at the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows can also arrange bicycle rental, fishing, horse riding, scuba diving, surfing, and tours around the Big Island (surcharges).
Two oceanfront golf courses offer panoramic views and over-the-water holes. On-site classes include Pilates, yoga, and a unique combination of a golf clinic and spa treatments (surcharges). The racquet club includes six tennis courts (three lighted for night play). The fitness center provides cardio machines and resistance equipment, a free weight room, a lap pool, and spa tub. Personal trainers (surcharge) are also available. A large, oceanfront swimming pool is located by the Ocean Grill and Bar.
A year-round children's camp (surcharge) includes a varying schedule of activities such as learning Hawaiian crafts and games.
Monthly, on the Saturday before the full moon, hundreds of guests bring their own picnic dinners and enjoy twilight storytelling, dance, and music. Annually, green sea turtles raised in the resort's pond are released into the wild on July 4th.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Helicopter/airplane sightseeing
- Sailing
- Golfing
- Boating
- Fishing
- Tennis
- Hiking/biking trails
- Golf - driving range
- Kayaking
- Rowing or canoeing
- Scuba diving
- Water skiing
- Swimming
- Surfing/boogie boarding
- Snorkeling
- Windsurfing
- Pilates classes/instruction
- Yoga classes/instruction
- Running track/path
- Aerobics
- Volleyball
- Bicycle rentals
- Horse riding/rental
- Parasailing
Restaurants & Bars
CanoeHouse - Dinner is served nightly in an open-air setting with panoramic views of the beach and sunset over the ocean. The menu emphasizes seafood and Pacific Rim cuisine. Wines by the glass are paired with main courses. Reservations are recommended.
Honu Bar - Sushi and cocktails are served from dinnertime until late night. Located just off the atrium lobby, the bar includes a pool table.
Bay Terrace - Breakfast is served daily in this open-air garden dining room with an ocean view. Mediterranean fare is offered for dinner, Thursdays through Mondays.
Beach Club - This open-air lunch restaurant overlooking Makaiwa Bay serves sandwiches, salads, and cocktails.
Gallery Restaurant and Knickers Bar - Located in the Francis H. I'i Brown Club House with golf course views, this restaurant is open for light lunch and pupus daily. Dinner Tuesday through Saturday includes pasta specialties and Hawaiian seafood.
Ocean Grill and Ocean Bar - Lunch and cocktails are served daily at this poolside ocean-view bar. Swimwear is acceptable attire.
The Atrium - Cocktails and pupus from the Honu Bar are served nightly in the open-air, blue-tiled atrium lobby filled with tropical plants and tropical fish ponds. Hawaiian music and hula are performed nightly.
Ku Kini Café - Located in the fitness center, this casual venue offers breakfasts, protein shakes, smoothies, sports drinks, and food supplements.
Room Service - Available 24 hours.
Location
68 1400 Mauna Lani Dr
Waikoloa, HI 96743
USA
Nearest major airport:
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Big) Island, HI (KOA-Keahole)
Area:
Kohala Coast - Waikoloa, Hawaii, United States of America
Important Information
Extra person charges may apply depending on hotel policy.
There are no room charges for children 18 and younger occupying the same room as their parents.
Rollaways and cribs may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply.
Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required upon check-in for incidental charges.
All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in.
- Pets not allowed
- Check-in time is 3 PM
- Check-out time is Noon
