Kohala Village Inn

Lovely little inn, plantation style older building that is being renovated. The staff were friendly and helpful and I loved my little room. My room was clean, linens and towels were snowy white. Bed was comfortable and the room got a wonderful cross breeze. My only complaints were that vehicle noise from next door was loud in the mornings, and the windows that opened on the interior side towards the courtyard were very low to the ground, so I kept them closed, as I felt they would be easy for someone to climb through.

Nicely remodeled old motel near best places to eat including Saturday farmers market. Hardwood floor, comfortable beds with real quilts and real paintings on walls. Downside: housekeeping couldn’t see the dust bunnies and hair balls on the floor despite a specific reminder. I’ll bring my own dust buster next time — lol.
The morning coffee sucks but good coffee shop around the corner. Good location but the Kohala Club Hotel about a mile away is a better deal. For maximum privacy ask for a king bed room on the second floor of building B. At the end of the hall. The longer walk is worth it… you can leave windows open and chill.

For being the only motel in Hawi, «pronounced havi» I was pleasantly surprised. The attached restaurant was closed, but not a bid deal as it is walking distance to the restaurants and shops.
The room had 2 queen beds, cable tv with a veryfriendly staff. Lobby and grounds well kept.
Certainly not a Hyatt but reasonable especially considering the competition.

This place was fabulous! My family of four showed up and we were treated like royalty. The atmosphere was adorable. Cute little courtyard, friendly staff, and quaint little rooms with flatscreen tvs and charming décor. I didn’t hear any noises. Yes, there are some bugs, but the staff attends to every need asap. And there are bugs in Hawaii period. even at The Four Seasons, esp if you’re hotel is open air like this one is. The prices were very reasonable, and this was important to us as we traveled from Los Angeles and the plane fair was quite a lot for a my whole family. The perfect place if you are on a budget. Christanne helped us with every little request. She was soooooooooo sweet. I will never forget her kindness. I promised to write a 5 star review because I was so impressed, and so here it is. I STRONGLY recommend the KVI and will be back next year. Thank you for a fabulous vacation and excellent stay!

We only stayed here one night but once we circumnavigated the island we wished we had stayed longer and we would definitely stay there again.
When we originally booked this room we made an error on the reservation night and when we figured it out we called and talked with the owner (I think), who was very nice and fixed the whole error without even balking.
The atmosphere is very cute– summer camp-​ish as someone else mentioned. We had two rooms with a jack-​and-​jill bath. It was perfect for our family. There are bugs, and there is no air conditioning but we found that it was easy to get a cross-​wind with the windows and the ceiling fans. The bugs weren’t really a big deal either. There are geckos but they are an non-​native invasive that are present over the whole island so there is no escaping them.
It was during the off-​season when we stayed at the Kohala Village Inn and they were working on repainting and remodeling. The work they had done made the whole place look very clean and tidy.

I loved this hotel! I was reluctant to stay here based off the reviews on other sites, however it was amazing! If we could’ve stayed here our whole trip, I would’ve. And the price was right. :)

meh. Kinda like summer camp, but you get your own room. the furnishings are plantation style and cute, I was pleased with the aesthetics and the rooms are around a nice courtyard. but here are my good and bad highlights:
first of all, bring bug repellant. got two new mosquito bites, one on my face. probably in my room.
secondly, I opened my room door and a gecko greeted me on my floor. omfg. I hate geckos. there was also a roach and a moth in my room that I could hear flapping around all night. surprised he didn’t land on me. didn’t bother me too much, it’s outside after all.
3^rd, the walls are so thin. I could hear the couple next door like they were in the room with me. it was very frustrating. even with my tv turned up (to the one station it catches; there’s a DVD player, bring ur own DVDs) and coughing so they knew I was there. they also KNOCKED on my wall once, WTF, so I had to listen to you drunkenly give directions on the phone for an hour and you’re knocking on my wall cause I had to turn my tv up? ugh. UPDATE: I just woke up to the sound of my neighbor PEEING, and then the toilet flush. i am lying in bed sleeping and I can hear him PEE like I was sleeping in his bathroom. boy, he must’ve drank a lot, I am utterly grossed out at how clear and loud I could hear him PEEING.
I could hear a drum beat too which was annoying (update: it’s from the restaurant nearby, so no escaping this one on weekends!). parking lot was right outside my window so the cars parking and seemingly driving in circles in the parking lot all night? I heard a cow? and people ran back and forth all night and someone got up at 4 am and went into the parking lot to make a phone call, directly outside my window.
I guess if you’re a DEAD heavy sleeper, you don’t mind geckos and roaches and moths, and just need a bed and a shower, cool.
otherwise… well you don’t really have a choice out here do you? maybe on a slow day, weekday, if you can get a room away from other people, it’d be okay. it’s not their fault, the management were nice and can’t do anything about most of these issues and I can tell from their emails that they care and take pride in it, but I was not happy with the noise at all, but I did hear I went on a busy weekend for Waimea (festival?)

Not sure what their customer service policy is but made calls to the phone number listed on their website to get ahold of a student staying there for a weekend. It was important but I guess not important enough for the staff to assist…

I am in love with this cozy place! I felt as if I was in the middle of paradise. It’s not located in a tourist area which I loved most about it. On Saturdays, the farmers market happens right across the street, which was great! So, this hotel was very clean and Auntie Annie made my friends and I feel really comfortable. We stayed here during our actors retreat and while we waited in the lobby for our training, she had wise words on how important it is to make our dreams come true. The employees were just completely welcoming and always had our fresh coffee ready for us. Oh, and the cute geckos that make an appearance are friendly as well! Love this place, its a must if you’re ever in Kohala.

Not the fanciest of places but it’s clean with large rooms. It’s very home-​y and is near most of the attractions that matter. It’s not expensive and the breeze that enters the room ²⁴⁄₇ is exquisite! They have a great restaurant attached to it (Luke’s Place) and they also run a decent zip line tour. I would recommend it to anyone.

Cheap, nice, quantity, but paper thin walls… Get what you pay for… Basically only place to stay in Hawai.

A really nice old fashion plantation style hotel. My only gripe is the walls are wooden and you will hear guest SNORE behind the walls and across the halls. I was surprised there are no coqui frogs here in Hawi but, the human coqui’s was jus as bad. DONT FORGET THE EAR PLUGS!

This place wins points for being one of the few places to stay on the northernmost tip of the Kohala Coast. The location is excellent. It’s within walking distance to downtown Hawi, which is probably the largest town in the vicinity (note: it is still extremely small).
Good things:
— Really nice manager (Leilani).
— When we got there late (after 8 pm), the front desk was closed. We hadn’t let them know we’d be late, but there was an envelope with my name on it right there on the counter with instructions. This was a really nice courtesy, especially for a motel.
— The room itself was nicer than I expected: clean, hardwood floors, nicely decorated. If a Motel 6 is a 4/​10, this place is at least a 6.
Bad things:
— The coffee is terrible. The island abounds with superb coffee, and the continental breakfast coffee is made with pre-​ground Kirkland. Yuck.
— There were rats (yes, plural) running all over the roof at night. This grossed me out, and the roof must be thin, because you could really hear them…
— The walls are thin, and you can hear people in the next room. This wasn’t a problem for us, but if we’d had loud neighbors, this could have been bad. I also recommend asking for a room in the back; in the front part of the building, I’m guessing you can probably hear the live music from Luke’s Place.
Neutral things:
— Continental breakfast. Very basic. When we were there, it was just bagels and cereal, though the manager told us there’s usually more.
— There’s no maid service during your stay, I think, unless you request it. I actually liked this. But it’s not a good place to come if you expect people to be waiting around to meet your every need.

Very sweet place. Clean and reasonable. Reception lovely and welcoming.