![]() ![]() ![]() This means that there’s plenty of privacy, but it also means that you get to ride a bike (with your name written in chalk on the front plate, so you can always find your ride) to the pool or to grab lunch, which fosters a lovely throwback, carefree, and almost summer-camp feel. The 150, hale, or bungalows are scattered throughout the property, with the restaurants, pools, water activities shack, and market hugging the crescent of swimmable beach. But the layout of the resort is a factor as well. It could have to do with the history, both ancient and more recent these 81 oceanfront acres have long been the site of communal living. Why this is the case, I’m not exactly sure. Kona Village was, and always will be, the type of place that gets woven into the fabric of people's lives a property that you come back to at the same time next year a place where other guests and staff become lifelong friends. That young family at the pool? This is their first visit, but they’ve already booked the same room for Thanksgiving. See that sixty-something couple sitting at Shipwreck Bar watching the sun slip into the Pacific? They honeymooned here in 1985, and have been back more than 20 times. It’s the Platonic ideal of “Hawaiian hotel,” or, more simply put: Close your eyes and imagine the dreamiest Hawaiian getaway. The design is stellar and channels the location beautifully, the service is warm and professional, the beach and the natural setting cannot be beat, and perhaps most importantly-and, hardest to pull off-the vibe is just so good. What’s so special about this new iteration of Kona Village under the Rosewood aegis, is that it ticks every last box. But, truth be told, most create a sort of Goldilocks scenario: this property is set on a stunning beach, but the design is fusty that one has nailed the decor, but the beach is an absolute zoo another might have the most marvelous staff, but no sense of place. There’s no shortage of lovely high-end resorts scattered throughout the Hawaiian islands. ![]()
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