A Resort for all seasons at Hualalai

The 10 minute drive from the Keahole Kona airport northward along Queen Kaahumanu Highway is relatively short one. The scenery is filled with great expanses of sloping terrain dominated by acres of undeveloped ancient lava fields and shrubbery that continue to the shoreline below. The setting along this lonely stretch of highway is serene and secluded. A simple lava rock sign with the word "Hualalai" on the left of the highway marks the turn-off to the hotel entrance. The two lane road cuts through the lava field and snakes slowly toward the ocean. The treeless and seemingly lifeless terrain reveals clues of life, luxury and relaxation up ahead.

Upon arrival at the hotel's porte cochere, the baggage and automobile is swept away by parking valets compliments of the hotel. Eager to please attendants offer fresh flower lei, chilled tropical juice and oshibori or hot towels to welcome and refresh. The main lobby is small and intimate, done in tropical woods and accents where cool scented sea breezes fill the air and panoramic views of the magnificent West Hawaii landscape is the backdrop for the hotel's registration desk.

The 243 room Four Season's Hualalai is not the largest nor the flashiest nor currently the most popular of Hawaii's hotels. However, this resort certainly has all the trappings of what will surely become one of Hawaii's most revered destination experiences.

If you can imagine the richness of Hawaii's cultural history, warm hospitality and the secluded, natural oceanfront setting on the Big Island's sunny Kohala Coast combined with the personalized service of what the Four Seasons is internationally known for, then you may have a glimpse of what awaits you at the Hualalai.

Grouped in several low-rise clusters of four to eight rooms, the guest accommodations are done in a natural tones in a contemporary Asian/Pacific style. Slate, stone and hardwoods are featured in the designs. Over 600-square feet in size, each guest room includes twice daily housekeeping service, a walk-in closet, concealed color cable television, CD player, video player, terry cloth and cotton robes, personal safe, fax line, refrigerated wet bar and a large bathrooms. Some of the standard ground floor rooms have direct access to a private garden with outdoor second shower and all are just steps from the secluded half mile stretch of white sand beach. Guests are treated to complimentary SCUBA lessons, parking shoe shine and sandal repair.

This resort is a special place that focuses on the enrichment, relaxation and recreation in a style that can only be Hawaii and only Four Seasons.

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