The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort

Fantastic resort experience! We stayed here for five nights and enjoyed every aspect of our stay. From the morning yoga on the bluff to the evening entertainment at the bar, the adult pool and the relaxing beach huts, it was all excellent. I was impressed with the wellness offerings, especially the free yoga (with great instructors!), the fitness classes, and the morning cultural ritual we did on our first morning - wow... that was unexpectedly moving and memorable. The resort was quiet overall, which was nice - having an adult pool to avoid the kids is key. The rooms (North Tower, top floor) were modern, clean, quiet, and very comfortable. The view is over the top of the residences, which is a minor annoyance. I did miss having more amenities in our room (I eventually found them in the fitness club), and the room lighting was a bit hard to figure out. But everything else made up for it. We ate at both restaurants and the bar... all was great. Fantastic cocktails! We also appreciated the nightly shuttle to the Mauna Kea resort (would also recommend doing the ocean-side hike at least once, but it's more challenging than I expected). Service throughout the resort was always friendly and welcoming. We'd definitely return here!

Just returned from a trip to the big island for the second time. We booked two rooms at the Westin for us and our teenage sons. We stayed at the Fairmont previously but decided to do the Westin this time and we really enjoyed it. It was not overcrowded, which surprised me. Having an adult and kids pool was very nice - neither was full any of the days we were there (adult pool was especially tranquil). The beach was full most days, but again, not over crowded. We stayed for 4 nights and then switched to a condo at the Mauna Lani Point for 4 nights (which was also wonderful). The Westin's rooms were satisfactory - in good condition with nice large balconies facing the ocean. Water pressure was really good and we liked that they provided reusable water bottles and had plenty of filling stations. We were most impressed by the staff and the beach. The beach was truly an amazing spot to swim. Warm, crystal clear, gentle waves, shallow and safe for all ages. We appreciated that the resort fee included all water rental items - a lot of other resorts charge even more on top of their resort fee. The surf shack was well equipped with anything you needed and everyone who worked there was super great with giving snorkeling tips. They also do a few complimentary outrigger canoe rides each morning which was a huge highlight of our stay. The guys who take you out are so knowledgeable about the ocean - it was a true pleasure to get the chance to be shown the coast by them! Snorkeling in the cove next to the main beach is outstanding as is the trail to Mauna Kea - just spectacular. Breakfast Buffett was great each day as was the coffee/ cocktail bar. Pool side restaurant was what you'd expect - nothing special but good enough. We ordered room service one night and that actually was pretty good and fast. Head to Waikoloa Village for great off resort food options. Big Island Fire and Pueo's Osteria were outstanding. Both golf courses were great but Mauna Kea course was the better of the two. Golf staff was also great. Overall an amazing stay, we'd definitely choose to stay at the Westin again if we go back.

The Westin Hapuna is one of the top hotels on the Big Island. It has it all: Great building, landscape, rooms. Fantastic staff, amazing facilities, the most sunniest of weather and one of the best beaches in the world. It has a wonderful golf course and convenient shuttle system between the Mauna Kea Resort, its sister facility just a mile away. If you can spring for the 8th or 9th floor for the full ocean view,. It is my top luxury resort in Hawaii.

The hands down winning feature of this resort is its location on Hapuna beach. The resort itself is beautiful and well kept, although slightly dated. We were greeted with friendly and professional staff and that continued over our stay. Overall our rooms were comfortable and immaculate and we enjoyed our private lanai with couches and a full table, which was great for dinners and lunch that we brought in from Foodland. The pools are big, kept a comfortable temperature, and have stunning views of the beach below. There are also ample loungers for guests and a kids pool and adult pool. Some things to note would be that the restaurants at this resort are not as high of quality of some of the neighboring resorts but with the same price tag. Additionally, there is no restaurant or bar service at the beach. The location is really the selling point for us - other resorts might have more amenities, better aesthetics, and higher end restaurants but they are not on such an amazing beach. Overall we enjoyed our stay and will be back for morning beach walks and sunsets.

Had a conference and it was the best place to have it. The location is luxurious, the ocean view rooms are gorgeous and the bonus is the Japanese toilets!!! There is not a lot available around the hotel to eat as the property is quite private but the food at the hotel was great. We chose to do a la carte for breakfast which was more then enough rather then the buffet (though it looked quite good). The snorkelling off the beach was fun and we saw turtles. The beach guys were super attentive. This hotel should be rated a 5.5 star. Hoping they book the conference again here next year.