Casa De Emdeko - Kona trip planned
So, my husband's sister and niece are coming for a visit the first two weeks of July. I decided I wanted to spend a week of that in Kona to get us all out of my house and into a little more sunshine. My husband has to work so he'll only be there for a day. I should work, but I could really use a 7 day break from the computer, so that's another good thing.
The last time Kelly (the sister) was here, we spent two days at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. She had mentioned wanting to go again but I came up with the plan that if we stayed in an inexpensive condo with a kitchen for a week, we could easily spend less than what it would have cost us to stay two days at the Hilton, and still have money left over for a day pass to the Hilton, or maybe the new Keauhou Sheraton (the old Kona Surf). Both hotels have waterslides for the kids. The Sheraton lets you in from 12 to 6 for $125 (update, July 11th, 2005 - as of today, this is no longer available. I do not know if they plan on starting it up again in the future). The Hilton from 11 - 7, for $80. That's for 4 people, check with the front desk, they are not always available. The Hilton would probably be more fun, but it's going to be about a 30 minute more drive from where we are staying, so I still haven't decided.
I have never stayed at a condo in Kona before, so I started researching. I got out my Big Island Revealed guidebook and started going through the reviews of every condo with kitchenettes on Alii Drive. I wanted to stay on Alii Drive because it is completely waterfront, and basically where all the Kona action/beaches are.
I decided on Casa De Emdeko for several reasons.
1. I didn't want anything right in town because of the noise factor. Town is noisy, the bars are noisy, the street is noisy.
2. I wasn't worried about the lack of a beach because almost no condos in Kailua-Kona are on a beach. There just aren't enough beaches.
3. There is a public salt water pond behind the condo, and another private one behind it that I tink my boy will like.
4. Casa De Emdeko is right in the middle of Alii Drive, allowing for a short drive to Kahaluu Beach or a long walk (about 1.5 miles) to downtown. We take a walk every evening when we are at home and I thought picking a place withing walking distance to town would help us keep the habit.
5. I found nothing but positive reviews about the condo. All rooms seem to have a kitchen and air conditioning and a nice view.
The last time Kelly (the sister) was here, we spent two days at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. She had mentioned wanting to go again but I came up with the plan that if we stayed in an inexpensive condo with a kitchen for a week, we could easily spend less than what it would have cost us to stay two days at the Hilton, and still have money left over for a day pass to the Hilton, or maybe the new Keauhou Sheraton (the old Kona Surf). Both hotels have waterslides for the kids. The Sheraton lets you in from 12 to 6 for $125 (update, July 11th, 2005 - as of today, this is no longer available. I do not know if they plan on starting it up again in the future). The Hilton from 11 - 7, for $80. That's for 4 people, check with the front desk, they are not always available. The Hilton would probably be more fun, but it's going to be about a 30 minute more drive from where we are staying, so I still haven't decided.
I have never stayed at a condo in Kona before, so I started researching. I got out my Big Island Revealed guidebook and started going through the reviews of every condo with kitchenettes on Alii Drive. I wanted to stay on Alii Drive because it is completely waterfront, and basically where all the Kona action/beaches are.
I decided on Casa De Emdeko for several reasons.
1. I didn't want anything right in town because of the noise factor. Town is noisy, the bars are noisy, the street is noisy.
2. I wasn't worried about the lack of a beach because almost no condos in Kailua-Kona are on a beach. There just aren't enough beaches.
3. There is a public salt water pond behind the condo, and another private one behind it that I tink my boy will like.
4. Casa De Emdeko is right in the middle of Alii Drive, allowing for a short drive to Kahaluu Beach or a long walk (about 1.5 miles) to downtown. We take a walk every evening when we are at home and I thought picking a place withing walking distance to town would help us keep the habit.
5. I found nothing but positive reviews about the condo. All rooms seem to have a kitchen and air conditioning and a nice view.
posted by Lisa at 11:48 AM
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I forgot one reason we picked it: the price! We will be staying 6 nights, 7 days, and 4 of us are staying in the condo for $667 - that includes all taxes and fees. Not bad! It's only a one bedroom, so 2 of us will sleep in the bedroom and 2 on the sofa bed.
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