Kona Vacation Rentals

01Kailua VillageArea 1 of 4

Kailua-Kona's historic waterfront: the pier, Hulihee Palace and Mokuaikaua Church, a seawall lined with restaurants and bars, and a farmers market. Stay here to walk everywhere, with small beaches like Kamakahonu and Honl's close by - and expect some Alii Drive traffic noise.

1 4.76Walk to the village

Kona Reef

58 rentals · avg $447/nt

Oceanfront at the edge of town with an oceanfront saltwater pool, a lawn of loungers and a small public beach next door. You watch surfers and outrigger canoes from the lanai, then walk to dinner.

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2 4.62Walk to the village

Hale Kona Kai

32 rentals · avg $410/nt

An intimate building of 39 one-bedrooms perched over the lava on a quiet side street, every one with an ocean view. Restaurants, coffee and the farmers market are a short, safe walk.

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02Alii DriveArea 2 of 4

South of the village, Alii Drive follows the water toward Keauhou, lined with oceanfront condos on the lava, surf breaks like Banyans, and Magic Sands (La'aloa), the drive's best-known sandy beach. You're one to four miles from town: walkable for some, a short drive for most.

3 4.73On the water

Casa De Emdeko

51 rentals · avg $335/nt

A gated, quiet complex with tropical gardens, an oceanfront saltwater pool, a garden pool and a sandy lounging area by the seawall - and some of the lowest rates on Alii Drive.

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4 4.80Above the tide pools

Kona Bali Kai

37 rentals · avg $488/nt

Lanais hang over lava tide pools where green sea turtles feed, with surfers and whales in season. A big pool, oceanfront BBQs and a poke shack on site.

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5 4.76Across from Magic Sands

White Sands

34 rentals · avg $391/nt

Across the road from Magic Sands Beach, with a heated saltwater pool, sauna, tennis and a game room. Spacious condos with big lanais for families who want to walk to the sand.

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03KeauhouArea 3 of 4

At the south end of Alii Drive, Keauhou is greener and quieter: Kahaluu Beach Park has the easiest snorkeling on the island (turtles are almost a given), the manta ray boats leave from Keauhou Bay at dusk, and the Kona Country Club golf course and Keauhou Shopping Center are close by.

6 4.95Across from Kahaluu

Kahaluu Beach Villas

15 rentals · avg $475/nt

Directly across from Kahaluu Beach Park, with a saltwater infinity pool with a shallow kids' area. One of the highest-rated complexes in Kona - walk across the road with your snorkel and meet the turtles.

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7 4.64On Keauhou Bay

Kanaloa

49 rentals · avg $580/nt

A gated 18-acre resort between Keauhou Bay and the golf course, with three pools (one oceanfront, one adults-only), tennis and big floor plans. Watch the manta ray boats gather from your lanai.

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Also in Keauhou: Kona Surf Racquet Club, Keauhou Punahele, Keauhou Palena, and every complex compared on Kona condos.

04Kona Vacation HomesArea 4 of 4

Kona has more vacation homes than anywhere else on the Big Island - from oceanfront houses on Alii Drive to pool homes on the slopes above town, where the elevation brings cooler evenings and sweeping ocean views.

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Kona vacation homes

143 homes · avg $1206/nt · 32 oceanfront · 4.88 avg rating

Most come with a pool and a view. About three in four of the Kona homes we list have a pool, three in five have a verified ocean view, and a few dozen sit right on the water.

More than a third have four or more bedrooms, making Kona the Big Island's best base for big families and multi-family trips.

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