WorldMark Kona

This was our first stay at the WorldMark Kona. It is the smallest WorldMark resort that we have stayed at. The "resort" is kind of an ugly brown box on Alii Drive with a second ugly brown box to the rear, about 1.5 to 2 miles south of downtown Kailua-Kona, on the other side of the street away from the ocean. Private houses block a view of the ocean. We had a ground floor two bedroom, two bathroom unit in the back building. A queen bed was in the master, with two twin beds in the second bedroom, and a comfortable Murphy queen bed in the entrance hall area. The bathrooms were pretty basic. Our unit was quiet with a deck overlooking the pool/spa area between the two buildings. Alii Drive is pretty busy and the units in the front building may get more noise. We could easily walk to a very rocky beach to watch the sunsets, but the nearest restaurants or bars (Huggo's and Don the Beachcomber) were a long walk away (just over a 1/2 mile away). Most of Alii Drive has no sidewalk, but sufficient shoulder area to walk on. You needed to drive the car to get to a decent beach or buy groceries. A new Safeway superstore is approximately 2 miles away and a large KTA is about 5 miles away. Everything in the unit was in good working order, although the air conditioners ran full blast (unless the sliding glass door to the patio was open) and we had difficulty figuring out how to turn them down. We saw nothing in the unit or the exterior that needed attention or repair. The BBQ area was convenient, just outside the pool/spa area between the two buildings. The three BBQs were cleaned regularly and always worked fine (we used one most evenings). The living room and each bedroom had modern flat screen televisions. Since we purchased our WorldMark points on the resale market there was a modest charge for WiFi service, which worked fine for both mobile telephones and our laptop computer. The number of parking spaces at the resort was sufficient for the number of guests, but most spaces are on the small side. The spaces are fine for a subcompact, but we had a full-sized vehicle and there were only two spaces in the rear parking area that were adequate for such a large vehicle. Overall, had a good stay and the relative lack of pressure to attend an "owners' update" was nice.

This condo is in a great location. Most everything is on Alii Drive which is a close walk (providing you are able to walk that far). We all 4 are seniors so walking was not an option. The unit was newly remodeled and was clean and nice. My only draw back is it could use a few more cooking skillet/pans. Also, more bowls would be nice. The parking is great, and the front desk people (especially Tina) was very friendly and nice. We didn't have maid service for our 15 days stay, however, anytime we wanted clean towels we called the front desk, placed our used ones by the front door and they delivered them almost immediately. I would highly recommend this condo.

We had 3 x 2 bedroom suites for our whole family. Even though they knew we were traveling together, no effort was made to put us close, one of our group was not even in the same building! The elevator definitely needs servicing and cleaning. Other than that, this is a typical Worldmark property. Kitchens are fully stocked and it is convenient to have the option of having breakfast or dinner at "home". Rooms are spacious and beds comfortable. We had a 6 and 4 year olds with us and they loved the pool which is clean and well maintained. We had a large minivan and parking was easy and plentiful.

Our room was freshly remodeled and clean. Our 18 days here made us feel like we were home. The location is amazing. 5 minutes walk to the beach. 10 Minutes to Humpy's. Sunsets are amazing! Check in was pleasant and easy. Front desk staff was very nice and responsive. All of the grounds crew and housekeeping staff were very professional and friendly. Best of all the BEDS were amazingly comfortable.

My parents have had Worldmark as long as I can remember so sometimes my partner and I travel with them as all adults or we use my parents’ points for trips with the (now teenage) kids. That means we’ve been to many WM. Candidly, this is not our preferred method of travel - probably because all WMs are all fine but not special, including usually having fine but not special locations and amenities. This one was fine. All units face the pool so can be loud. They limit wifi to 2 devices which is cheap and also not acceptable for a **r unit, which we had. We had to do some remote work and my dad is obsessed with getting on wifi so it creates an annoyance. Front desk staff was a bit surly and not really accommodating. They no longer offer refresh service even if requested, which is pretty bad for anything over a one week stay (I didn’t ask, but I assume they’d use covid as an excuse, however if a guest wants cleaning during an extended stay it should be offered at least once a week - I don’t expect to have to deep clean and change sheets myself on vacation). The kitchen has small roaches (not from us - they were there day 1). But the decor seems to have been recently refreshed, the kitchen was well-stocked, and the location is walking distance to plenty of waterfront places so you can easily escape and get somewhere better. My parents love this place because of the weather. We probably won’t join them again anytime soon.

Hello travelers The condo is in a nice location, nice (mattress) .average furniture and amenities, Bad front desk employee attitude when I told I locked myself out :( We left with a sour impression of that Worldmark resort. :(