Hotel

Fairmont Orchid

Kona 5.0

Overview

Invigorate the mind, body and spirit on this 32 oceanfront acre luxury resort. Turn moments into memories as you enjoy daily activities and Hawaiian cultural programs including botanical tours, turtle talk, historical petro glyph hikes, traditional outrigger canoe rides and nightly torch ceremony.

Resort Fees: 48 usd per room/per night (plus tax) Paid directly to the hotel.

Check in

4 p.m.

Check out

11 a.m.

Rooms

540

Rooms

Fairmont Garden View Room
522 square feet
  • 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
  • Garden view
  • No more than 4 guests in the room
Fairmont Garden View Room
522 square feet
Featured amenities
Included in all rooms
  • A/C
  • Bathrobes
  • Coffee maker
  • Hair dryer
  • Iron/Ironing board
  • Safe
  • TV

Partial Ocean View Room
522 square feet
  • 1 king bed, or 2 queen beds
  • Partial ocean view
  • No more than 4 guests in the room
Partial Ocean View Room
522 square feet
Featured amenities
Included in all rooms
  • A/C
  • Bathrobes
  • Coffee maker
  • Hair dryer
  • Iron/Ironing board
  • Safe
  • TV

Amenities


Location

Address
One North Kaniku Drive, Kona, Hawaiian Islands, 96743, United States of America
35 km from KOA airport

Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

4.5 Excellent

  • Cleanliness 4.5
  • Location 4.5
  • Rooms 4.5
  • Service 4.5
  • Value 4.0
TripAdvisor users rated this property 4 out of 5

Beautiful property, great service, frustrating room

Lital L (boston) on Jan 04, 2025

We went over the Christmas holiday. Overall we really enjoyed our trip - was very good but not perfect. Pros: beautiful property, gorgeous landscaping, kept very clean, exceptionally friendly and helpful staff, great pool, fun extra activities on property. The young guys who ran the activities were terrific (kudos to the two guys at beach shack, and the main bartender). Hotel left everyone little gift bags on Christmas, which was a really nice touch. Easy parking, great location near shopping and many restaurants. Attracts nice family oriented clientele. Great service at pool. Epic sunsets, free bike and snorkel rentals, swimming with turtles!! Small private beach completely swimmable regardless of tide level. (Note for those comparing properties: Fairmont has more pool and less beach than neighboring hotel Mauna Lani. But the Fairmont beach was big enough for the number of guests.) Cons: The room. We stayed in north tower section (2000s). Two elevators, one out of service during busiest week of the year = annoyingly long waits (we were there a full week and it was out the whole time). Room had significant drawbacks. There were no drawers for clothes! Hanging space only. Terrible design: the dresser in the room has one drawer occupied by Nespresso and electric kettle, another drawer taken up entirely by coffee capsules and tea, another for wineglasses and another for dishes and ice bucket. These have built-in sections so you really can't take the stuff out and use them for clothes. In the middle is a refrigerator (that was very useful). Literally the entire dresser was used for things that could have easily gone on the top. As a result, for a family spending a week in a room, with nowhere to put underwear, socks, pjs, bathing suits etc. things got messy quickly and we were constantly looking for things. Bathroom: nowhere to hang towels; needs overall updating. Food: On-site deli and cafe food overpriced and mediocre at best. We utilized the nearby supermarket heavily for breakfast and lunch (which is why the room fridge very useful). Food at nearby Mauna Lani is also expensive, but much better quality. Small complaint: There was zero lighting in the stairs on the path behind our room. Totally dark section of the path. (This is the path behind north tower, not far from the tennis courts.) We used our phones to walk the dark stretch when we walked down to the pool/ lawn area at night, but for elderly people it could be dangerous. All in all I enjoyed the stay very much but for what we paid I think next time I would try another resort or rental where I can unpack our undies and socks! It sounds trivial but with kids it becomes yet another obstacle to getting out the door when you can't find what you need.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

True luxury over New Years

ecmberg (Baltimore, Maryland) on Jan 04, 2025

Our stay over New Years was exceptional. The rooms are comfortable, balconies large, and amenities are top notch. The hotel was at capacity but no detail was spared for each and every guest. I was worried about getting restaurant reservations, but they were plentiful as they were limited to guests of the hotel over the holidays. Every staff person we came into contact with was friendly and helpful. My sole complaint was that the hot tub is TINY. For a property this large, there needs to be more than one. Other than that one minor complaint, this was one of the best hotel experiences I have ever had.

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