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Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel: Traveler Reviews

2.0 of 5
75-5739 Alii Dr., Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii, HI 96740
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“Disgusting. Dirty. Poorly maintained.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 5, 2013 via mobile

I can't believe that anyone rated this place above "poor". The room was dirty and not maintained. The sheets were too small for the bed. There were three different kinds of tile in the bathroom. The bathroom was dirty. The walls were dirty. I didn't even care that it was run down and not maintained. Cleanliness is most important and this place was filthy.

  • Stayed January 2013
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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“Location good, hotel ok”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 31, 2013

Stayed one night there while visiting Big Island. The location was good, right in the business area, close to the beach and restaurants. The hotel is said to be one of the older ones in Kona. The room was decent size; things look old and worn; the room still looked clean. Breakfast was included, very simple continental style, by the pool. The wifi was free but hard to get on, except when in early morning.

The hotel was close to the street. At night, noise was trivial when some folks were having a good time out there with loud music and talking.

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Napa, California
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“old style hawaii...”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed January 29, 2013

.....location is smack in the middle of town/where the action is...had a room on ground level facing Alii Drive...you can hear the action...room was clean but worn...adequate & in the style of 'old Hawaii'/retro...friendly & helpful staff...Uncle Billy was zooming around in his wheelchair making sure all was well! Great Farmer's Market is next door...shops, restaurants, historical places, more, are all nearby!

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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“Really poor”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 27, 2013

Located in main Kona shopping area and it is very noisy. Each morning 5:30AM - 6AM you can hear various machines that are used to clean Kona’s Ali drive. Inside of your room you can easily hear what your neighbor is doing in bathroom.
Room has very small refrigerator, coffee maker but no microwave. Complimentary breakfast includes terrible coffee, juices ( juice machine was broken the first 2 days), bread, jam, butter, and papaya. And it is absolutely the same each morning.
Parking is 5$ per day plus taxes.
Pool is dirty and it is better not to use.
Only one advantage is: it can be very cheap as a part of some vacation packages.

  • Stayed January 2013, traveled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“Great location and ok hotel, but get one of their better rooms”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed January 16, 2013

I have come to the conclusion that it often is better to take the best room at an inexpensive hotel, than a standard room at an expensive one. Uncle Billy's was quite alright. The location is perfect, and they have a small pool. Breakfast was included although not very tasty or healthy, but the lines for the two toasters became very long after 8 am. Bring your own cheese or whatever you want to put on the bread, instead of not so nice "butter" and jam, and/or whatever you like to eat in the morning - there is a fridge in the room. We had a deluxe room on the highest, 4th, floor, and could see the ocean from the balcony. I would stay there again, especially if I was out and about during the day. The parking was 5 usd/day, but just a few steps behind the hotel parking there was a free parking area.

  • Stayed December 2012, traveled with family
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Kona Bay Hotel
Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel Hawaii/Kailua-Kona
Uncle Billys
Address: 75-5739 Alii Dr., Kailua-Kona, Island of Hawaii, HI 96740
Region: United States > Hawaii > Island of Hawaii > Kailua-Kona
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Business Center Free Breakfast Restaurant Swimming Pool Wheelchair access
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Ranked #11 of 14 hotels in Kailua-Kona
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Hotel Class:2 star (2*)
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