Best location for nice beaches

Which area is centrally located to travel to the best beaches. Looking into renting condo instead of hotel, and will travel each day to different beach. Planning on one week stay on Big Island. Kona seems to be popular. All suggestions are appreciated. I hope to plan everything SOON! Last minute travel.

Best location for nice beaches

for pure beaches proably the Mauni Lani condos or Kolea Condos in Waiakoloa Beach resort. Kona will be a 30 min to 1hour drive south of the beach area...there are no nice beaches south of the airport.

You want to be in the Kohala area.... be prepared for condos there to start at 250 a night+++

Kona will be $150 a night

Get a good map.... many beaches are long hot hikes as you cant drive even a 4x4 rental to them....

Kua, A bay, Hapuna, Mauna Kea are the beaches accessable eaaily

Best location for nice beaches

Here%26#39;s my summary on N. Kona and Kohala beaches.

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I think Waikoloa Beach Resort is the most centerally located.

Bill

No question in my mind, you want the Waikoloa Beach area or the Mauna Lani Resort area. They are 5 minutes apart.

NOT Kailua-Kona for beaches.

Kona is popular for other reasons. Cheaper, and some like to be in a town, and the sport fishing charters and snorkel tours depart from there.

I agree Waikaloa area for best beaches. You could even stay in Waimea and drive down to beaches 15 to 20 minutes (assuming light traffic). If so avoid rush hour traffic to/from beach (going up hill can be slow if a fully loaded truck is ahead of you). Waimea is also a good central spot for exploring North Kohala %26amp; Pololu, Waipio Valley area, and you could even get to Hilo from there.

I%26#39;ve stayed in Waimae/Kamuela and I passed through it alot. It is cool (relatively speaking), rainy or foggy most of the time I%26#39;ve been there. I would not want to spend my entire vacation up there in a rental.

There are tons of nice rentals in Waikoloa Resort and Muana Lani. There are interesting rentals in Puako just next door.

Bill

Yes, Waimea is rain/foggy allot but at night I%26#39;m usually in my room reading or watching t.v., during the day I%26#39;m out doing another adventure. Great thing about Waimea is gas, food, groceries all right there at a central location. Happy Travel, TheodoreJay

well, Waimea is 23 miles from the nearest beach...and a twisty 2 lane road that ascends 2400 ft...It takes me about 35 min under ideal conditions to drive it.

And of note this is the main route from the container port and has lots of truck.. traffic.

You will burn more vacation time and gas$$$ than you will save...

Waimea is 10 to 15 degrees colder and windy as heck.(.look at the set of the trees as you drive in, how come all the branches are on one side?)

It can be cold and misty most of the day..and there are few places to stay or eat.... If you stay in Waimea bring your cowboy clothes...not aloha shirts... its a ranching town...with cowboys; and get a place with a fireplace and heater.. folks up there use them....all year long.