Where to Stay on the Big Island on Vacation

May 24, 2010 by Jeff Schuman · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Hawaii's Big Island

The Big Island is not that big when you know how to trek its beautiful features.

Where to stay on the Big Island?

Follow the coming advice:

Arrange to split your time between the Hilo side and the Kona side. When you have a week on the Big Island, plan to spend two to three nights on the Hilo side and four to five nights on the Kona side.

By hanging about on the Hilo side for two or more nights, you will be able to walk around Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and perhaps watch lava flowing at night – two things that you should not miss. From the Kona side, you’ll have more time for recreation varied in with cultural and historic sightseeing.

You can fly into one airport and depart from the other. You might have to pay an added fee for recurring in your rental car at a different location, but we think it’s worth the fee in order to make best use of your vacation sightseeing time.

If at all possible you should to fly into Hilo first and then fly out of Kona. It is better to stay on the Hilo side first because the volcano activity is an awesome and magnificent splendor to view.

You can spend the second portion of the vacation on the sunny Kona side where you can find it is easier to blend in relaxation with sight-seeing and tiresome adventures.

When you are driving from the Hilo side to the Kona side, you should take the northern route in the region of the island along the Hamakua Coast and through Waimea. This is the more scenic route to judge against to driving along the southern route.

From the Hilo side, you can stay in or near the village of Volcano. There are plenty of villages between Hilo and Volcano.

You can enjoy staying in Volcano mainly because it is so close to the Volcanoes National Park and it is in a rainforest which is a noteworthy contrast to the dry lava fields that you will find on the Kona side.

On the Kona side, you can stay on the Kohala Coast whichever in a condo or hotel. It feels a bit more remote and relaxing here. Staying on the Kohala Coast has less likely to make you experience rain and volcanic smog.

Follow these tips on where to stay on the Big Island for you next Hawaii vacation!