Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel - Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii - Family-Style Hotel in Kona-Kailua

Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel is the sister property of Uncle Billy's original hotel in Hilo. Modeled after its forerunner, this site has 145 guestrooms in a four-story building, and it emphasizes a friendly environment with simple lodgings for business travelers, couples, and families on a budget.

Three different types of room styles are available at Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel. All of them come with one king bed or two double beds, and the main differences are the amount of floor space provided and the views that can be seen from their private lanais.

The Standard Garden View Rooms on the first two floors and Deluxe Partial Ocean View Rooms on the fourth floor offer 400 square feet of interior space. Each room comes with air-conditioning, a ceiling fan, cable/satellite television, a refrigerator, an alarm clock/radio, toiletries and a shower/tub combination. The slightly larger Superior Rooms have all of these amenities, plus a table and chairs.

All of the hotel's guestrooms are "business friendly,'' equipped with dial-up Internet access for a small surcharge. Direct-dial phones are standard. Hair dryers, an iron and ironing board, cribs, rollaway beds, extra towels/bedding and wake-up calls are available upon request. All rooms are non-smoking.

Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel has a small restaurant - the open-air, Polynesian-style Kimo's Family Buffet - which is open in the mornings only. It serves hotel guests a complimentary Continental breakfast each day, featuring fresh fruit and juices, morning pastry, toast, cereals, local coffee and tea. This is a good place for guests to get together and exchange information as they plan their excursions for the day.

Guests of Billy's Kona Bay Hotel also enjoy mixing poolside. The deck area of the circular-shaped freshwater swimming pool is shaded by strategically placed palm trees and beach umbrellas, which help ward off the strong tropical sun.

For those staying in the Kailua-Kona area on business, the hotel offers basic business services, such as photocopying, faxing and ATM banking. There are a number of small conference rooms available for rental, too.

For the convenience of all guests, the hotel's front desk is staffed 24/7. Staff members are more than happy to help make arrangements for sightseeing, dining, shopping, and events. The hotel is centrally located in Kailua-Kona, near Hulihee Palace and Kahaluu Beach Park, where swimming, boogie-boarding and snorkeling are possible. Other recreational opportunities nearby include windsurfing, sailing, boating, fishing, parasailing, whale-watching, golfing, volleyball, tennis, bicycle rentals, and mountain biking. Laundry facilities are located on the premises.

Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel is located at 75-5739 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740, just minutes from Keahole-Kona International Airport. To get there from the airport, take the Queen Kaahumanu Highway (State Route 19) south to State Highway 11. Continue to Palani Road, and then turn right. Follow Palani Road until it becomes Alii Drive, and then continue on to the hotel. Self-parking is available for a charge. Pets are not permitted and additional charges may apply for additional persons using the guestrooms.