Mauna Kea Golf Course

Mauna Kea Golf is a beautiful golf course with excellent conditions and great views of the ocean. The course is expensive but it still worth it.

The residences at the Mauna Kea Resort on the Big Island, Hawaii is beautiful, are fully furnished with two or three bedroom rental townhomes. We found our stays there to be like home with every amenity you might need. Bathrooms are spacious with lux towels, hair dryers, lotions and shampoo’s. The kitchen just needs your cooking skills and food with comfortable outdoor furnishings and barbecue as well. They are situated within the golf course and are built on rolling hills where the vast views of the ocean and Maui off to the right are breathtaking. Although the golf course runs through the neighborhood, it is quiet, gated with exquisite palm, orange and lemon trees, bougainvillea and oleander eel to always be blooming. This is our third time at Kumulani residences and there rental included golf access, all the amenities at both the Westin and Mauna Kea resort in Kamuela. and are planning to return again soon. Both the beaches at the resorts. They have a resident parrot at the Mauna Kea resort named Mango. Despite the renovations in progress currently (2024 and part of 2025) we were able to access the hotel restaurants, gym and other amenities. The staff are simply the sweetest, always smiling, always with a mahalo. Since it’s about 45 minute drive from Kona north and at least 35 minutes to Waimea further north east, but sure to stop for groceries or gas on your way. However, there is a small market inside Mauna Kea Hotel with limited items, fresh coffee, and sandwiches etc, there are other coffee shops and restaurants which are excellent and the views can’t be beat. We enjoyed the beach and swimming in the ocean and walking the trail between the two resorts which follows along the ocean.

Great course with excellent service! Honestly the Tee boxes on this course are gorgeous. There are some challenging holes, with some great pin placement. Carts are well equipped, always happy to golf in Hawaii, but this course was my favourite of the 3 I played.

This is a fun resort track with incredible scenery and good conditioning. The staff was very nice and even allowed me to walk (unlike the other courses that I played on the big island). The locker rooms and practice facilities are solid as well. It is indeed pricey, but I hope to return.

Here’s what you need to know: absolutely loved this golf course. Just WOW! Yes, it’s expensive at $300/round but the views and quality of course are so worth it. Check in was easy, the club house is well equipped, parking is an interesting experience with paper tickets, but once you get to the course, oh my god just heaven on earth. You don’t even have to be a good golfer to enjoy this course, it’s actually relatively playable and not designed just for course pros. But the pictures and video will be worth a lot more than my words.