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Inspired by culture, well-being and genuine aloha, Fairmont Orchid is a luxury Hawaii Island resort and spa beautifully located on the majestic Kohala Coast.
Immerse yourself in an authentic Big Island vacation experience, surrounded by 32 oceanfront acres of lush tropical gardens, cascading waterfalls and a tranquil white sand beach and lagoon. Resort amenities feature our award-winning Spa Without Walls, a 10,000 square foot oceanfront pool, Hui Holokai Beach Club offering ocean and cultural activities, six restaurants, world-class golf, fitness center and a 10-court tennis pavilion.
U.S. News & World Report Voted Fairmont Orchid the #1 Hotel on Hawaii Island in 2021.
Golf Digest voted Fairmont Orchid the “Best Golf Resort in Hawaii” in its 2021 Editors’ Choice Awards.
Travel + Leisure 2021 World’s Best Awards: Top 20 Resort Hotels in Hawaii – #11
Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice 2021 Awards: Top 20 Resort Hotels in Hawaii – #11
Hawaii's warmth and serenity are reflected throughout the design of our family friendly hotel accommodations with 540 spacious guest rooms, suites and the exclusive Fairmont Gold concierge floor.
Fairmont Orchid Hawaii offers accessible rooms and assistive devices.
Guest Room
522 sq.ft. / 48 sq.m
Tropical gardens and waterfall views from a private lanai.
Partial ocean views from a private lanai.
Angled beautiful ocean view from a private lanai.
Deluxe angled ocean view from a private lanai. Located on floors 4 and higher.
Spectacular full ocean view from a private lanai, perfect for enjoying sunset.
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Check-in 4:00 p.m. - Check-out 11:00 a.m..
•Turn left at the stoplight exiting the Kona International Airport onto Queen Kaahumanu Highway #19.
•Remain on Highway #19 for 19.5 miles.
•The entrance to Mauna Lani Resort is located on your left of the highway.
•Enter the resort on Mauna Lani Drive and proceed for about a mile to the round-about.
•Take the first right turn / cut-off which is North Kaniku Drive.
•Stay on North Kaniku Drive until you reach the main entrance to Fairmont Orchid at the end of the drive.
•From Kekuanaoa St. (Airport Access Road) turn right onto Kanoelehua St.
•Turn left onto Kamehameha Ave. Continue as lane merges to the right onto Highway 19.
•Remain on Highway 19 to Waimea. Follow signs in Waimea to Kawaihae (turn right on Lindsey Road/Highway 19). Continue down Kawaihae Rd.
•At the T-intersection on your left, turn left to continue on Highway 19.
•Continue approximately 7 miles to the right-hand turn lane to Puako for Mauna Lani Resort.
•Turn right onto Mauna Lani Drive.
•Proceed past the Guard House to the traffic circle and take the first right to Fairmont Orchid on N. Kaniku Dr.
•Stay on N. Kaniku Dr. until you reach the main entrance to Fairmont Orchid at the end of the drive.
Fairmont Orchid does not provide complimentary shuttle service. Our Concierge Team will be happy to make a taxi reservation for you (fees apply). They can be reached at +1 808 887 7320 or via email: orc.concierge@fairmont.com
Self-parking is included in the daily resort charge.
Valet parking is available for $25+tax per day.
The spirit of aloha is embodied throughout Fairmont Orchid as we strive to treat all of our valued guests to the finest experience possible.
Fairmont Orchid's award-winning Spa Without Walls blends the essence of aloha with the relaxed, tropical spirit that is Hawaii. With the soothing sounds of water, pleasant ocean breezes and a floral scent that fills the air, our spa treatments integrate the natural therapeutic environment, ancient Hawaiian healing arts and locally sourced products into every experience. Rejuvenate from head to toe as our trained therapists work with you to achieve balance and calm. Choose from eight private outdoor waterfall hales (huts), six oceanfront cabanas or three indoor treatment rooms to begin your spa journey.
Escape your everyday routine by discovering true relaxation at Fairmont Orchid's award-winning spa.
Discover
From seasonally inspired menus to dining experiences that will satisfy any craving, see what our chefs are preparing just for you.
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Event
The tastefully designed function space, world-class facilities, and wealth of meeting options at the Fairmont Orchid make meetings in Hawaii events of distinction.
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Let Fairmont Orchid's attentive and creative event managers orchestrate your special day on Hawaii Island. The Island of Hawaii is the perfect setting for romance, weddings and honeymoons.
Fairmont Orchid has an incredible array of both indoor and outdoor function spaces for your special event.
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Reviewed 2022-08-13
Perfection from our initial encounter at check in to our last at check out. The outside world melted away as we walked through the door.
We booked through American Express Fine Hotels + Resorts. The attempts at the “complimentary upgrade” were terribly communicated and unsatisfactory. We paid for a partial ocean and our upgrade was a “closer” partial ocean view “upgrade”. I wonder what room we would have had for not the upgrade. The rooms themselves lacked attention in maintenance (flooding standing showers, doors missing handles, door knobs “peeling”, dirty faucet handles, hairs all over the shower and sink). If you don’t valet with them they don’t offer to take your luggage to the room. The plus sides were the Fairmont gold experience (which we were upgraded to for service recovery) and the restaurants were good. The free breakfast was very nice and The service was great at the orchid House Restaurant. Their beach area is nice, private and adequately sized. The complimentary parking is actually doable and short walking distance compared to our stats at other properties. The grounds are beautiful with waterfalls throughout the property Overall Fairmont Orchid could have done better to set themselves apart from other “5 star resorts. Their Fairmont gold lounge was nicely stocked and provided a better selection over some lounges like the Hyatt Grand Club and service was nice too but it shouldn’t need to be Fairmont gold to have a comparable experience. The rooms need better TLC and shouldn’t be exclusive to the Fairmont Gold experience. We’ve stayed at Disney Aulani , grand Hyatt Kauai and Andaz Maui. The front staff communicate terribly and should take better example and training from manager Audrey and the Fairmont Gold team, Juliana specifically. Would we stay there again? Probably not. We’ll give Westin Waikoloa a try next visit to the Big Island.
Wonderful property and amenities. Appreciated the relaxed but upscale environment. All staff was happy, kind, and provided excellent service. Overall amazing experience and definitely want to come back
Reviewed 2022-08-12
We spent 6 nights and enjoyed the ambience and the hotel layout.
Reviewed 2022-08-11
Overall experience was ok. The hotel used to be "the Hotel" in Kona, but it needs a bit of upgrading. Our hotel room cards kept getting demagnetized. We had to get it fixed five times. We were staying in one of the oceanfront rooms, and it was not very fun to walk back & forth. I ended up aggravating my ankles, walking back & forth. Another thing we weren't very pleased with. We tried to get one of the oceanfront cabanas. We were told it was all fully committed the entire time we were there. BUT the whole time we were there, no one even used it. A bit disappointing.
We stayed in the Orchid Gold for 9 nights in celebration of my 50th birthday. It was fantastic! The Gold members (Juliana, Samuel, and Keisha) that I had been emailing for months prior to the trip were so helpful and it was great to finally meet them in person. We had a beautiful dinner on The Knoll of Brown's Beach House and our main server Kelsie and her team took such good care of us! The food was so good, we all went there again for dinner on the last night of our stay. Those working in the Gold lounge took such good care of us! We loved the hospitality of Nerlie, Chris, Lisa, and Cory. The diversity and the quality of the food was excellent and TMI alert, my digestion was the best it's ever been away from home (LOL). Loved that the property had easy beach access and a wonderful pool! My family had such a great time swimming and snorkeling all over! Not sure, when we can get back to the Big Island but the Fairmont Orchid will be a pull for any future trip. We could not recommend it enough!
Reviewed 2022-08-10
For the price, I can't believe: 1. Even coconut trees are not trimmed and is a known danger in high wind.... to be honest, the city is doing better and that is saying something 2. 3 days laundry is unacceptable in a high end hotel. 3 days + no sunday and another day (I forgot which) is ludicrous 3. In one of your restaurants, all the entrees come before we even finish appetizers 4. Your wifi has speed that I remember in the 2000s Ok your staffs are friendly but they are way overworked. If you cannot handle the guest volume with your staffing, reduce registration. There is no way that I can recommend this experience at all
9 nights. Was wonderful. Wish the rooms were updated. Service was excellent from the pool shack to the beach shack to the deli to the front desk. I think the concierge services were just ok. The luau was also a highlight. I also think the restaurants could be better. We dined at Brown’s beach and it felt rushed… our entrees literally came 2 mins after our apps … there want room to put the food down. We dined more at the Mauna Lani which had excellent restaurants. I also think the cats are a bit weird.
It was awesome however master king bed very uncomfortable. It was leaning and needs a new frame or mattress. Woke up with back pain every day I slept (7 days). That is a big deal but other than that the stay was great. Before I stay again I would want to know if the beds are repaired or replaced.
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