Located on the north-western Kona-Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, The Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Histroic Kap'upulehu offers the kind of 5 star luxury accommodation, service and facilities that Four Seasons Resorts are world renowned for.

 

This huge Resort covers a large area, so you will never feel crowded.  The accommodation is located in low-rise 2-storey buildings in crescent shapes around the stunning coastline and the 18-hole Jack Nicklaus Signature Hualalai Golf Course. Most of the rooms, suites and villas have views of the ocean or the golf course and are surrounded by lush landscaped gardens.

 

The 243 expansive guest rooms, including 51 suites and 3 private villas, feature private furnished lanais and stunning ocean, garden or golf course views.

The Guest Rooms are spacious and offer 1 King or 2 Double beds with custom bamboo canopy, walk-in closet, ensuite granite bathroom with separate bath and shower (outdoor lava rock garden showers on ground level rooms on request), hairdryer, complimentary toiletries and fluffy bathrobes, dining table for 2, sitting area with chaise longue, entertainment centre with 42-in flat-screen plasma TV, DVD and CD player with MP3 connection, air conditioning, ceiling fan, mini-bar and fridge, complimentary water,  Wi-Fi internet access, tea and coffee making facilities, iron and ironing board, in-room safe, and private furnished lanai or patio garden terrace, overlooking the golf course, gardens, pools or the beach.

The 20 brand new ocean-view Deluxe and Superior Suites are exceptionally spacious, with one or two bedroom suites available.  The separate bedrooms are calm and serene with 1 King or 2 Double beds, with custom bamboo canopy and walk-in closet. The ensuite granite bathrooms offer a deep soaking tub as well as a separate glass-enclosed shower (ground level suites offer garden lava rock showers on request) hairdyrer, complimentary toiletries and fluffy bathrobes.The living areas are designed for relaxation and feature an entertainment centre with 42-in flat-screen plasma TV, DVD and CD player with MP3 connection, air conditioning, ceiling fan, mini-bar and fridge with complimentary bottled water, Wi-Fi internet access, dining table for 2, chaise longue, tea and coffee making facilites, iron and ironing board, in-room safe, and furnished lanai or ground level garden patio terrace.

There are also 3 private and detached villas with 1 or 2 bedrooms, that are just like a luxury home from home, with all the same facilities and amenities as the other accommodation, just upgraded and more luxurious, but additionally offer large private sundeck, pool and jacuzzi, complimentary spa treatments, complimentary roundtrip airport transfers and/or valet parking.

The Resort offers 3 restaurants and two lounges, with creative menus that change to reflect the seasons and to offer tempting variety throughout the week - from local Hawaiian fruit, vegetables and fish to beachfront barbecues, from Asian-Pacific cuisine to Polynesian pupus (appetisers) and mai tais.

 

The recently refurbished Beach Tree Bar & Restaurant has a Hawaiian Beach house feel, with high vaulted ceilings and expansive beach and ocean views.  Offering a menu featuring Californian cuisine with Italian influences, you can choose to dine inside or outside on the decks and lounges, which are great for dinner or cocktails at sunset.  Next to the main restaurant, and set right on the beach, the Beach Tree Bar and Lounge offers an large open deck facing the setting sun, and is the place for casual dining and light bites, drinks and sundowner cocktails.

 

'Ulu Ocean Grill is raised a few steps back from the beach, offering fantastic ocean and sunset views, with seating on the covered lanai or open air terrace.  Offering a menu featuring local Hawaiian fruit, vegetables, meat and fresh local seafood, They strive to make sure that 75% of the menu is sourced locally in Hawaii.  On the lower level you find the 'Ulu Sushi Lounge, an intimate, elegant dining room offering the freshest handmade sushi as well as cocktails, sake and Japanese beers.

 

The Hualalai Grill overlooks the 18th hole of the Hualalai Golf Course and is open for dinner each evening offering an American steakhouse-style menu with Pacific Rim influences.

 

On Saturdays, you can enjoy a barbecue on the beach, with a selection of salads, seafood, steak and lobster plus a variety of desserts.  Entertainment is provided and even an astronomer is on hand to guide you around the starry sky.

 

The Four Seasons Hualalai has 7 pools around the acres of lush tropical gardens, with every possible option you could want from a pool.  The heated Beach Tree Pool is located near the restaurant, overlooking the ocean; the Seashell Pool is ideal for families, with cabanas and lava rock waterfall;  the ocean side adults-only Palm Grove Pool, with secluded daybeds, sun lounges and a swim-up bar; the 25 metre lap pool is located at the Hualalai Sports Club and Spa; the amazing 1.8 million gallon King's Pond, carved out of natural lava rock and supplied with fresh seawater via subterranean channels, and filled with over 3,000 tropical fish and rays, where guests can enjoy fish feeding and snorkelling; the beach-side 200 metre Ocean Pool is also carved from the rock, making a natural breakwater, and providing ocean swimming with the feel of a protected pool, with the added attraction of natural sealife, including honu (turtles); and lastly the Keiki (children's) pool, next to the Sea Shell pool, with shallow water, graduated white-sand bottom and a treasure chest full of water toys.

 

The Four Seasons Hualalai is very child-friendly and offers many fun age-related activites for children of all ages, right up to their teens, and a dedicated team to organise everything for you.  In and beyond the resort, family adventures can include climbing wall, mountain walking and biking, aerial ziplines, exploring the Volcano National Park and exploring the summit of Mount Mauna Kea, surfing, normal and underwater scooter snorkelling, canoeing and outrigger canoes, teen activity cruises and junior golf courses.

 

For the adults, the Hualalai Golf Course is adjacent to the resort, 8 outdoor tennis courts on site, a very well-equipped Fitness Centre, a range of fitness classes and the Apothecary Spa, offering a range of relaxing massages and soothing treatments.

 

The Four Seasons also provides a huge range of amenities, as you would expect for a Resort of this standing, from a well-equipped business centre, dry cleaning & laundry facilities, valet parking, concierge service to a well stocked literary, video and music library, room service and conference and event planning.

 

The natural white-sand beach at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu offers crystal-clear, calm waters and sheltered swimming where you can relax on a complimentary beach chair or covered chaise longue.

 

The Four Seasons Hualalai is in a great location to explore everything Big Island has to offer, and has everything on site for when you don't want to leave.  It is definitely a resort that has the WOW factor, and for a special occaision, or to just treat yourself, it is the ideal luxury retreat.

 

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