Our visit to Kona Reef Resort began with our wonderful, helpful concierge (who's name I can not quite remember...Tiare?). She was very helpful, informative, and pleasant. Our room (B13) has a view of the beach from our deck where the locals hang for surfing, boogie-boarding, etc. The pool and hottub overlook the ocean, and there are several lounge chairs right... More

This was a great unit with a great view! It had been totally remodeled two years ago so it didn't have that '20-year-old outdated design' look to it. And it had central air, which isn't easy to come by! Great views of the ocean and the sunset. We would definitely go back!

We stayed here for 5 nights, in B37. Our room was dingy and tired looking. The patio overlooked the small beach area, where during the day the homeless hang out, but they do not bother you. We had a side view of the water which was nice. Our A/C worked good but had to use a box fan to keep... More

This condo was below average (and my standards aren’t too high). We stayed in a unit that was considered an ‘ocean view’, which was a full view of the beach below and about ¼ of the ocean. The beach below was used mainly by transients/homeless at night and families during the day, and is a very small-scale beach, with tons... More

This is a great place to veg out, lounge by the pool, or use as a launchpad to explore the west side of the Big Island. We exchanged our condo through Raintree Vacation Club to stay in this property. We were pleasantly surprised to discover it was right on the ocean and so close to downtown Kailua Kona. Even though... More

Castle Kona Reef is next to the ocean, so had ocean view from the balconey of the unit we stayed in (E11 on second floor). The unit was not advertised with an ocean view, so was a pleasant surprise to find we had a view from the balconey and the sunsets were beautiful. We even saw whales one afternoon from... More

Even tho this property is directly on the ocean it's almost in the ocean!! Sitting on your ocean front balcony you can see whales, the tides, surfers and beautiful sunsets. Have dinner on the balcony and stay there for the evening sunsets, then take a two block walk into the town of Kialua-Kona for a cup of Bongo's coffee and... More

The staff at Abbey Vacation Rentals were very professional and helpful. We chose a lower level ocean condo so that we could enjoy direct access to the ocean and enjoy beautiful views from our patio. Starting every day of our vacation watching the surfers while enjoying a Mimosa on our Lani was exactly what we hoped for. The unit was... More

The Castle Kona Reef was right on the water - but no beach on property - we knew that upfront. There was a grassy area between the building and the water that I actually prefer to sand. But the entry was rocky and constant surf. There was a beach adjacent which appeared to have some sandier gaps for entry. There... More