We paid a little more for the third floor, Room 302, and found ourselves with a distant view of Captain Cook Bay. We're bird watchers and with a small grove of fruit trees below us there were many birds right outside our balcony. Other than that this is a simple place, no tv, clean bathrooms, good housekeeping, no pool... it does have wifi.

Prices: Single, Double,Triple, Quad (Good discounts for longer stays)
1st Floor $56, 59, 62, 65
2nd Floor $59, 62 65, 68
3rd Floor $61, 64, 67, 70
Community Bath Single $33, Double $36

Some things to keep in mind.
It is an older, simple motel like structure. If crowded it might be a bit busy and or noisy. It might not be the place to go if they have a youth group staying there.

The desk closes at 9 PM. Work out your arrival with them before that time.

If you go there you must have the pork chops. They are too good for words.

It is close to some interesting sights, but not to the resort areas. It is on the high ridge just South of Kona so it isn't near the beach.

The hotel itself has an interesting history and we spent some time browsing the hotel's story of Japanese immigration and hard work.

With firm handshake,
Raleigh

Basic. Clean. Safe. No frills, but then I didn't go to Hawai'i for TV! Friendly, comfortable feel to the whole place which feels like you are staying at a cross among a hostel, budget hotel and guesthouse. It feels like you are the guests of locals rather than any generic chain.

Email replies aren't immediate, but still they come in plenty of time. They arranged for us to get in our room late, and everything went according to their laid back description. Being our first night of 13, staying here put us in the right frame of mind for our visit: take it slow, unwind, relax.

LOVED the flock of chickens and the fruit trees behind the hotel where our window looked out (it's someone else's property, but still nice to see).

We had our first AMPLE PROPORTION of loco moco for our first morning in their cafe (really, 2 people could split one order), and LOVED how easy it was to find our hotel (literally, it's ON the road).

It wasn't spacious, but not crowded at all, either, in our room with four of us. Shower/bathroom was exactly enough room (no wasted room).

If ever I'm lucky enough to return to the Big Island, my favorite of the three I visited, I'll definitely plan to return to the Manago.

We stayed here hoping for a place that we could stay for the entire week with our family while we enjoyed the west side of the island after an extended trip. The price is pretty good, but there really are no frills. No TV and the beds are very small. At least the beds were quite firm (I mean really firm) with no sagging. Our room was clean. There are about 4-5 roosters that crow all night making it impossible to sleep with the door open to the lanai. I have heard so many good things about this hotel, but I was really quite disappointed. My kids were dissappointed in the lack of tv as they were looking forward to soaking up some cable. They should tell folks there is no tv in my opinion. The price is the main attraction, but in my opinion you get what you pay for. I did not try the restaurant at the hotel, but the little bagel shop down the street was excellent.