The Kona Lighthouse:
The Kona Lighthouse is centrally located along the Gold Coast of the big Island, a 5 miles scenic drive between the towns of Kailua-Kona and Keauhou-Kona. Keauhou, just a couple miles north, is home to many fine resort hotels and condominiums as well as a shopping center with 8 plex theater and many fine restaurants.
A Spacious Vacation Home centrally located for all the fabulous activities Kona has to offer - snorkeling, kayaking, surfing, diving, hiking, shopping, dining and whale and dolphin watching, just to name a few.
The Lighthouse is ideal for family and group vacations. You are a block from White Sands Beach (also called Magic Sands Beach) and two miles from world class oceanside golfing.
Enjoy the private lap pool with waterfall in a lush tropical garden setting. This spacious and comfortable house (approx. 2400 square feet) offers washer/ dryer, two cable TV's, two VCR's, a large kitchen and living room and four lanai's (decks) each with ocean views.
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There is a caretaker on the premises (separate apartment, separate entrance, he does not use the pool or garage). Sleeping Arrangements: Master Bedroom with King Bed, Ocean View Bedroom with Queen Bed, Guest Bedroom with Queen and one Twin, Downstairs Studio has Double Bed & Queen Size Futon Couch. The Kona Lighthouse is centrally located along the Gold Coast of the big Island, A 5 mile scenic drive between the towns of Kailua-Kona and Keauhou-Kona. Keauhou, just a couple miles south, is home to many fine resort hotels as well as a shopping center with 8 plex theater, super market and many fine restaurants and shops. Kailua-Kona, just a couple miles north, provides island style entertainment as well as the Hard Rock Cafe, Borders Books, Costco, WalMart, and the largest Safeway grocery store in the State. The Makalapua Shopping Center is home to K-Mart, Macy's and an 8-plex cinema.
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Kailua-Kona is site of the Ironman Triathlon in October. The race starts and ends right in Kailua and runs all the way to Hawi, 1.5 hours to the north.
Also about 1.5 hours north is Mauna Kea, the worlds premier celestial observation point. Over a dozen observatories sit atop the 14,000 foot mountain accessible by car except then there's snow! When there's snow you can rent ski's or snowboards and take a tour up the mountain in 4wd vehicles.
Horseback riding is also available up the slopes of Hualalai Mountain, down into the picturesque Waipio Valley and around the mountains of Waimea town.
Volcanoes National Park, with an ongoing active volcano, is just 1.5 hours to the south with some of the most amazing and unique scenery in the world.
There are literally hundreds of things to do on the Big Island, and Kailua-Kona is the most centrally located staging point for all your vacation adventures.
Ski:
When there is snow on Mauna Kea you can rent skis & snowboards in Hilo and hire a 4WD vehicle to take you to the top. You ski down and the vehicle drives down to pick you up and take you back up. You can even use boogie boards or inner tubes to slide down the mountain.
Golf:
Some of the finest golf courses in the world are located on the Big Island. There is a public course called the Big Island Country Club just up the street in Keauhou. Up north the public course is in Waikoloa Village. All the big resorts up north have world class golf courses.
Other Activities:
Whale watching. Swim with the dolphins at the Hilton.
