Practice water safety in the Big Island's strong currents.
Hawaii's Big Island is home to one of the most active volcanoes in the world. Visitors can explore tropical rain forests, lava deserts, black sand beaches, exotic marine life and snow-covered mountains. Families come to the island for adventure, vacation and relaxation. There are all-inclusive packages to fit every budget, although all-inclusive means different things at different hotels. Book travel early and ask about upgrades and free night specials at Big Island hotels.
Hilton Waikoloa Village
Kids can be dolphin trainers for a day at the Hilton's Dolphin Quest on the Big Island.
Watch the Hawaiian sunset on the Kohala coast from this Big Island hotel with tropical gardens, located 20 minutes from Kona International Airport. Families can enjoy island getaway packages that include airfare, a convertible rental car, rooms with upgrades and a free fifth night. A buffet breakfast for two is available daily in many of the inclusive packages. The hotel offers a world-class spa, private lanai, three large pools, 18-hole putting green, and tennis courts on-site. Discover rare green sea turtles in the four-acre ocean-fed lagoon. Feed, play and swim with dolphins through the hotel's Dolphin Quest, an interactive program guided by marine mammal experts. Check the hotel website for package rates, available dates, cancellation fees and restrictions.
Hilton Waikoloa Village
69-425 Waikoloa Beach Dr.
Waikoloa, HI 96738
808-886-1234
hilton.com
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel
Kids enjoy splashing in the Hapuna Beach pool on the Big Island.
Take the family to Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel for snorkeling, swimming and golf. There is something for everyone at this hotel on one of Hawaii's most beautiful beaches. All 350 rooms and suites have ocean views. The hotel is 30 minutes from Kona International Airport and 20 minutes from Waimea, the cowboy country of the Big Island. Guests enjoy use of the championship golf course, designed by world-famous golfer Arnold Palmer, and complimentary fitness center, swimming pool, spa and salon. The resort offers a family all-inclusive package including airfare, car rental, and accommodations with partial or full ocean view rooms. In this package, kids stay, eat and golf for free at the hotel. Choose from among many different discount packages and special offers on the hotel website. Amenities for hotel guests include spacious rooms, marble bathrooms, nightly turn-down service, in-room refrigerators, laundry, dry-cleaning service, complimentary shuttle service to and from sister hotel Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, and complimentary beach and pool towel service. Enjoy Internet access in each room and computer workstations with iMac and Dell computers in the hotel business center. Check the hotel website for package rates, available dates, cancellation fees and restrictions.
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel
62-100 Kauna'oa Dr.
Kohala Coast, HI 96743
808-880-1111
princeresortshawaii.com
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort and Spa
Explore waterfalls and attractions near the resort.
Families soak up the sun and play in surf and sand at this beachfront hotel on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island. The Waikoloa Beach Marriott offers several varieties of family packages, including room, round-trip airfare, rental car and island activities. Travelers plan visits to the Big Island Hotel by choosing vacation dates through the hotel website. There are many add-on activities, including a lei greeting upon arrival, Circle of Fire helicopter rides, snorkeling in Kealakekua Bay, and inter-island airport transfers. Book online for special vacation rates and discount packages. Amenities include a private lanai, on-demand movies, an in-room refrigerator, a children's sand-bottom pool and water slide, a heated swimming pool and complimentary access to a fitness center. The spa offers body scrubs, facials, massages, manicures and pedicures. Families can enjoy hydrobikes as well as hula and ukulele lessons on-site. There are two golf courses, a nature preserve, sailing, hiking and glass-bottom boat rides near the hotel. Check the website for package rates, available dates, cancellation fees and restrictions.
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort and Spa
69-275 Waikoloa Beach Dr.
Hawaii, HI 96738
808-886-6789
marriott.com
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