The Hilton Waikoloa Resort is one of the most famous and luxurious resorts in Hawaii. A fun resort to experience amazing amenities that have been created for your enjoyment. You can swim with the Dolphins at this resort. Easy beach access, only a few minutes away, and an excellent resort to have as a home while exploring the Big Island.
The Hilton Waikoloa Resort is one of the most famous and luxurious resorts in Hawaii. A fun resort to experience amazing amenities that have been created for your enjoyment. You can swim with the Dolphins at this resort. Easy beach access, only a few minutes away, and an excellent resort to have as a home while exploring the Big Island.
Dining
Dining
Restaurant Name: Imari
Food Type: Japanese
Price Range: $$$$
Open: Nightly 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Experience Imari where the art of Japanese cooking is demonstrated in a variety of styles: Teppanyaki, where chefs expertly prepare your meal before you; Shabu-Shabu, a traditional Japanese dining experience served table-side, or Sushi Bar, where you will enjoy a variety of fresh Japanese delicacies.
Evening attire for ladies, dress shirts and slacks for gentlemen.
Reservations are recommended.
Restaurant Name: Donatoni's
Food Type: Italian
Price Range: $$$$
Open: Nightly 6pm - 9:30pm
Designed as an Italian villa, this restaurant offers lanai-front seating along the waterway with beautiful sunset views. Intimate dining can be enjoyed in four separate dining rooms, offering comfortable seating and beautiful floral centerpieces that create the perfect ambiance for a dining experience with the feeling of old Italy.
Many guests have enjoyed the cuisine, ambience and service of one of the finest and most romantic restaurants in the Islands.
Restaurant Name: Boat Landing Pavilion
Food Type: Misc
Price Range: $$
Open: Daily 6am - 11pm
Located in Ocean Tower, this new dining concept has been designed to offer high-quality yet casual meals, snacks, or take-out orders, featuring on-the-go breakfasts, creative sandwiches, salads and pizza, as well as a sushi bar.
Full bar service is offered, with live evening entertainment.
This is a popular gathering place for our guests to enjoy a cool beverage or a quick snack with family and friends after a day of island activities.
Restaurant Name: Kamuela Provision Company
Food Type: Local Cuisine
Price Range: $$$
Open: Nightly 5:30pm - 10pm
Start your evening with tropical beverage while viewing the breathtaking Pacific sunset, or visit the new wine bar. Our menu features charbroiled steaks and fresh seafood.
Relax to live contemporary island guitar sounds, 6pm - 9pm on our lanai. We recommend resort attire, collared shirts for gentlemen.
Reservations are recommended.
Restaurant Name: Kirin Chinese Restaurant
Food Type: Chinese
Price Range: $$$
Open: Daily 11am - 5pm, 5:30pm - 11pm
Located just above Donatoni's between Palace and Ocean Tower, Kirin Chinese Restaurant showcases intimate dining, with lanai seating, a private dining room, and decorated with one-of-a-kind Chinese artifacts as well as several 1,000-year-old Chinese furnishings.
Kirin's signature lunch cuisine is Dim Sum, and the dinner menu features cooking styles from the regions of Hunan, Szechuan, Peking and Canton.
Reservations are recommended.
Restaurant Name: Lagoon Grill
Food Type: American
Price Range: $$
Open: Daily 11am - 5:30pm
This is the place to meet and watch our resident dolphins frolic in the lagoon below, as you enjoy a casual outdoor lunch. Choose from burgers, hot dogs, salads, sandwiches and tropical fruits.
Stop by and enjoy one of our famous smoothies, or try one of our refreshing tropical beverage while watching the sun set on the Pacific Ocean. It's all at Lagoon Grill!
Restaurant Name: Legends Of The Pacific - Luau
Food Type: Local Cuisine
Price Range: $$$
Open: Tuesday & Friday 5:30pm - 9pm
Hilton Waikoloa Village is proud to present the Legends of the Pacific? dinner show, brought to you by Tihati Productions. Our guests are greeted by the exotic Polynesian dances and music of the Pacific Rim, highlighted by a Big Island Luau Buffet, featuring kalua pig, roasted chicken with mango and green peppercorn sauce, braised short ribs, a variety of tropical fruits, salads, fresh island fish, and a lavish display of island-style desserts.
View the imu (underground oven) preparation the morning of the show at 8 a.m. complimentary.
Doors for the luau open at 5:30pm Imu presentation is at 6:00pm , followed by buffet-style dining.
The Legends of the Pacific show begins at 7:15pm.
Price is $78 for adults and $39 for children.
Restaurant Name: Malolo Lounge
Food Type: Drinks
Price Range: $$
Open: Daily 7am - 1am
Malolo Lounge, inspired and designed with SS Malolo d飯r in mind. Situated adjacent to the resort's lobby, the Malolo Lounge provides a stylish and comfortable atmosphere reminiscent of the kama'aina lifestyle of yesteryear and was inspired by the historical SS MALOLO steamship.
There is a renewed interest in old Hawaii and Hawaiian culture. One icon of the era that was perceived to be long gone was the era of steamship travel among the Hawaiian islands before the war in the late 20's and early 30's. The inspirational SS MALOLO, that made its maiden voyage from San Francisco to Hawaii in 1927, signaled the birth of Hawaii tourism. America's ongoing fascination with all things Hawaiian from fashion to food to the intriguing aloha spirit can be traced back to this romantic era.
The Kama'aina living room atmosphere was inspired by the lounges aboard steamships that sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii during the early 1920's. The casual elegance of the Malolo Lounge includes five distinctive seating areas: Multi-purpose Lounge, Bar Lounge, Billiard Game Area and two Outdoor Lanais with a mix of rattan and teak furniture along with rich tropical colors and natural woods. The intimacy of these seating areas is enhanced by colorful carpeting, tall palm plants and lush orchids. The natural color scheme compliments the beauty, comfort, and simple elegance of this lounge.
Hawaiian art depicts the lush landscapes, volcanic scenery and colorful tropical images of the 1920's Steamship era. All artwork is original, created by artists from the Big Island. The artwork, the music and dance of the islands exudes the warm hospitality of Hilton Waikoloa Village.
Restaurant Name: Orchid Cafe
Food Type: Misc
Price Range: $
Open: Daily 7am - 4pm
Located next to the Kona Pool. Enjoy a wide variety of favorites such as deli style sandwiches, hamburgers, fresh Island fish, fresh salads and fruits, and much more. Casual attire, shoes and cover-ups.
Restaurant Name: Palm Terrace
Food Type: American
Price Range: $$
Open: Daily 6am - 11am, 5pm - 9pm
Located in the courtyard of the Ocean Tower amidst lush, tropical foliage and cascading waterfalls, this open-air restaurant offers lavish breakfast and dinner buffets. Breakfast will tempt you with freshly baked pastries, fresh island fruits, traditional American fare and a selection of Japanese specialty dishes. Our themed dinner buffet changes daily and is certain to satisfy the heartiest appetites.
Casual attire. Shoes and cover-ups are required.
Restaurant Name: Imari
Food Type: Japanese
Price Range: $$$$
Open: Nightly 5:30pm - 9:30pm
Experience Imari where the art of Japanese cooking is demonstrated in a variety of styles: Teppanyaki, where chefs expertly prepare your meal before you; Shabu-Shabu, a traditional Japanese dining experience served table-side, or Sushi Bar, where you will enjoy a variety of fresh Japanese delicacies.
Evening attire for ladies, dress shirts and slacks for gentlemen.
Reservations are recommended.
Restaurant Name: Donatoni's
Food Type: Italian
Price Range: $$$$
Open: Nightly 6pm - 9:30pm
Designed as an Italian villa, this restaurant offers lanai-front seating along the waterway with beautiful sunset views. Intimate dining can be enjoyed in four separate dining rooms, offering comfortable seating and beautiful floral centerpieces that create the perfect ambiance for a dining experience with the feeling of old Italy.
Many guests have enjoyed the cuisine, ambience and service of one of the finest and most romantic restaurants in the Islands.
Restaurant Name: Boat Landing Pavilion
Food Type: Misc
Price Range: $$
Open: Daily 6am - 11pm
Located in Ocean Tower, this new dining concept has been designed to offer high-quality yet casual meals, snacks, or take-out orders, featuring on-the-go breakfasts, creative sandwiches, salads and pizza, as well as a sushi bar.
Full bar service is offered, with live evening entertainment.
This is a popular gathering place for our guests to enjoy a cool beverage or a quick snack with family and friends after a day of island activities.
Restaurant Name: Kamuela Provision Company
Food Type: Local Cuisine
Price Range: $$$
Open: Nightly 5:30pm - 10pm
Start your evening with tropical beverage while viewing the breathtaking Pacific sunset, or visit the new wine bar. Our menu features charbroiled steaks and fresh seafood.
Relax to live contemporary island guitar sounds, 6pm - 9pm on our lanai. We recommend resort attire, collared shirts for gentlemen.
Reservations are recommended.
Restaurant Name: Kirin Chinese Restaurant
Food Type: Chinese
Price Range: $$$
Open: Daily 11am - 5pm, 5:30pm - 11pm
Located just above Donatoni's between Palace and Ocean Tower, Kirin Chinese Restaurant showcases intimate dining, with lanai seating, a private dining room, and decorated with one-of-a-kind Chinese artifacts as well as several 1,000-year-old Chinese furnishings.
Kirin's signature lunch cuisine is Dim Sum, and the dinner menu features cooking styles from the regions of Hunan, Szechuan, Peking and Canton.
Reservations are recommended.
Restaurant Name: Lagoon Grill
Food Type: American
Price Range: $$
Open: Daily 11am - 5:30pm
This is the place to meet and watch our resident dolphins frolic in the lagoon below, as you enjoy a casual outdoor lunch. Choose from burgers, hot dogs, salads, sandwiches and tropical fruits.
Stop by and enjoy one of our famous smoothies, or try one of our refreshing tropical beverage while watching the sun set on the Pacific Ocean. It's all at Lagoon Grill!
Restaurant Name: Legends Of The Pacific - Luau
Food Type: Local Cuisine
Price Range: $$$
Open: Tuesday & Friday 5:30pm - 9pm
Hilton Waikoloa Village is proud to present the Legends of the Pacific? dinner show, brought to you by Tihati Productions. Our guests are greeted by the exotic Polynesian dances and music of the Pacific Rim, highlighted by a Big Island Luau Buffet, featuring kalua pig, roasted chicken with mango and green peppercorn sauce, braised short ribs, a variety of tropical fruits, salads, fresh island fish, and a lavish display of island-style desserts.
View the imu (underground oven) preparation the morning of the show at 8 a.m. complimentary.
Doors for the luau open at 5:30pm Imu presentation is at 6:00pm , followed by buffet-style dining.
The Legends of the Pacific show begins at 7:15pm.
Price is $78 for adults and $39 for children.
Restaurant Name: Malolo Lounge
Food Type: Drinks
Price Range: $$
Open: Daily 7am - 1am
Malolo Lounge, inspired and designed with SS Malolo d飯r in mind. Situated adjacent to the resort's lobby, the Malolo Lounge provides a stylish and comfortable atmosphere reminiscent of the kama'aina lifestyle of yesteryear and was inspired by the historical SS MALOLO steamship.
There is a renewed interest in old Hawaii and Hawaiian culture. One icon of the era that was perceived to be long gone was the era of steamship travel among the Hawaiian islands before the war in the late 20's and early 30's. The inspirational SS MALOLO, that made its maiden voyage from San Francisco to Hawaii in 1927, signaled the birth of Hawaii tourism. America's ongoing fascination with all things Hawaiian from fashion to food to the intriguing aloha spirit can be traced back to this romantic era.
The Kama'aina living room atmosphere was inspired by the lounges aboard steamships that sailed from San Francisco to Hawaii during the early 1920's. The casual elegance of the Malolo Lounge includes five distinctive seating areas: Multi-purpose Lounge, Bar Lounge, Billiard Game Area and two Outdoor Lanais with a mix of rattan and teak furniture along with rich tropical colors and natural woods. The intimacy of these seating areas is enhanced by colorful carpeting, tall palm plants and lush orchids. The natural color scheme compliments the beauty, comfort, and simple elegance of this lounge.
Hawaiian art depicts the lush landscapes, volcanic scenery and colorful tropical images of the 1920's Steamship era. All artwork is original, created by artists from the Big Island. The artwork, the music and dance of the islands exudes the warm hospitality of Hilton Waikoloa Village.
Restaurant Name: Orchid Cafe
Food Type: Misc
Price Range: $
Open: Daily 7am - 4pm
Located next to the Kona Pool. Enjoy a wide variety of favorites such as deli style sandwiches, hamburgers, fresh Island fish, fresh salads and fruits, and much more. Casual attire, shoes and cover-ups.
Restaurant Name: Palm Terrace
Food Type: American
Price Range: $$
Open: Daily 6am - 11am, 5pm - 9pm
Located in the courtyard of the Ocean Tower amidst lush, tropical foliage and cascading waterfalls, this open-air restaurant offers lavish breakfast and dinner buffets. Breakfast will tempt you with freshly baked pastries, fresh island fruits, traditional American fare and a selection of Japanese specialty dishes. Our themed dinner buffet changes daily and is certain to satisfy the heartiest appetites.
Casual attire. Shoes and cover-ups are required.
Fitness
Fitness
Kohala Sports Club & Spa Open: Daily 6am - 7pm
Enjoy our complete line of strength training and cardiovascular equipment featuring Body Masters weights, machines, a complete line of Ivanko dumbbells, and state-of-the-art TechnoGym Cardiovascular equipment including: treadmills, elliptical trainers, recumbent and upright bikes, Precor and Concept row machines, Cyber Arc Trainer and Versa Climber. All machines are equipped with integrated televisions and individual fans for the user's comfort.
The Cardiovascular Room offers top of the art, innovative equipment:
Techno Gym Precor treadmills elliptical trainers recumbent bikes upright bike
Every Techno Gym machine is equipped with integrated TV sets (best on the market).
Every TV set (external and internal ones) offers a broad spectrum of TV channels as well as radio channels with a variety of individual control buttons.
Every Techno Gym machine has its individual fan for the user's comfort.
Every cardio machine offers the following exercise programs:
?Quick Start? for fast operation, without the users need to know the specifics of operating the individual machines.
Exercise programs for specific purposes, such as ?Fat Burning,? ?Weight Loss,? ?Cardio,? or ?Strength.?
Options to set goals, such as speed, time intensity levels.
Total footage of room = 1480 sq. ft.
Equipment Total = 25
Kohala Sports Club & Spa Open: Daily 6am - 7pm
Enjoy our complete line of strength training and cardiovascular equipment featuring Body Masters weights, machines, a complete line of Ivanko dumbbells, and state-of-the-art TechnoGym Cardiovascular equipment including: treadmills, elliptical trainers, recumbent and upright bikes, Precor and Concept row machines, Cyber Arc Trainer and Versa Climber. All machines are equipped with integrated televisions and individual fans for the user's comfort.
The Cardiovascular Room offers top of the art, innovative equipment:
Techno Gym Precor treadmills elliptical trainers recumbent bikes upright bike
Every Techno Gym machine is equipped with integrated TV sets (best on the market).
Every TV set (external and internal ones) offers a broad spectrum of TV channels as well as radio channels with a variety of individual control buttons.
Every Techno Gym machine has its individual fan for the user's comfort.
Every cardio machine offers the following exercise programs:
?Quick Start? for fast operation, without the users need to know the specifics of operating the individual machines.
Exercise programs for specific purposes, such as ?Fat Burning,? ?Weight Loss,? ?Cardio,? or ?Strength.?
Options to set goals, such as speed, time intensity levels.
Our full service salon features hair care, nail care and finishing touch makeup applications. Experience our signature services and you will be treated like a king or queen.
Our full service salon features hair care, nail care and finishing touch makeup applications. Experience our signature services and you will be treated like a king or queen.
Things to do on Hawaii
Luaus on the Big Island
Dolphin Excursions on Big Island
Big Island ATV Tours
Helicopter and Air Tours on the Big Island
Dinner and Sunset Cruises on the Big Island
Big Island Land Tours - Hawaii Forest Trail
Beaches near Hilton Waikoloa Village
Anaehoomalu Bay (A-Bay)
8.8 miles away (18 minute drive)
Kaunaoa Beach (Mauna Kea Beach)
14.3 miles away (23 minute drive)
White Sands Beach
40 miles away (55 minute drive)
Hotels, Resorts, and Condos near Hilton Waikoloa Village
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What People Are Saying:
I would stay a month
We booked our vacation after the 9/11 attack. We were lucky to get a great rate at that time. It is the best resort we have ever stayed at. The kids loved the monorail and I loved the boats. I wish I could live there. It was so beautiful. The pools are fabulous. There several hot spas as well and wonderful poolside service. It has spoiled me for anything else. The shuttle takes you to a great beach. If I could afford it, I would stay a month.
Mary Secrest, Spokane, WA
The Best Hotel in All the Islands!!!!!!
My Husband and I just returned from our Honeymoon, where we had taken a cruise of the Hawaiian Islands and finished up our trip with a stay at the beautiful Hilton Waikoloa Village. The cruis was nice, but I would rather have spent more time at the Hilton!! I do a lot of traveling and I have to say that the Hilton Waikoloa Village has been the all around nicest Hotel I have stayed at!! The grounds are second to none, and the service.... from top to bottom was excellent!! Before our trip, we researched all the 4 and 5 star resorts on each island, and now truly believe we selected the best! It just doesn't get any better then this amazing resort! The Hilton Waikoloa Village is now our home away from home in Hawaii!!!
Kelley Stansbery, San Jose, CA
A true MEGA-resort
This place is HUGE! A monorail and Mohagany boats to take you around this place will give you some idea how big this place was. And I thought the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Oahu was BIG. We (group of 4) were lucky enough to get a room at the Lagoon tower which we believed was the better of the three towers. The beds were very comfortable. Looking out from our balcony (Lanai) we had the Dolphin pool to the left and the Lagoon to the right(great view). The Lagoon "pool" (which we thought was the best pool from the many they had) was close as well. If you visit this place try to get the Lagoon tower which is the closest one to the parking lot too. It's a long walk from the parking lot to the other towers (Ocean and Palace). The overall resort is 5 star quality. The staff as well especially the maids. Plenty of pools and plenty of beauty. Be prepared to spend some money though. Stuff there ain't cheap. Gotta see it though, it's a cool place. Aloha.