Castle Hilo Hawaiian Hotel

The property is located in a beautiful spot with a nice view onto the water. It is situated close to the town by driving and 25 mins by walking. The street is lined with stunning banyan trees and right next door is an incredible park. Our room was very spacious and nice. The lobby is beautiful. Staff were friendly and helpful. Lots of free parking available.

Both directions of the hotel are so near to many marine activities, great restaurants and wonderful bays for snorkelling and swim. While you stay here, make sure you get out to make the most of it ! Go out the hotel walk to right to a bend takes you over a bridge to the end there is a jump platform and snorkelling bay. If you keep walking to the right follow the road you will come to Hilo Bay Cafe restaurant at right with great view and sophisticated dining, then Saisan fresh Poke. Walk left out of the hotel you will come to Coconut Grill, outside Ponds you can spot sea turtles feeding from the bridge. For a good half day, head further to Carlsmith beach park where you do snorkels and swim with sea turtles. Opposite it is the Seaside restaurant only opens at 4pm. All these are amazing spots. Don’t miss it !

Location and view were awesome. Had breakfast at the steakhouse and it was fine. It also had a nice view so that was a bonus. Pool area looked nice. The bar area had live music playing and that was really nice. Ample parking was very much appreciated. Staff was friendly.

We absolutely loved the view of Hilo Bay and Coconut Island from the balcony, where we often sat after busy days as tourists. The room was very large and quiet. The dated furniture and decor didn't bother us, and the bed was plenty big. The price was much lower than hotels on the Kona side of the island. We received coupons for free continental breakfasts, so we tried paper cups of oatmeal and a piece of fruit with juice a couple of times.

Friendly staff, welcome drink. Very convenient location as a starting point for organised trips in Hilo, it's also relatively close to the Hilo airport (although not exactly walking distance). Breakfast is very simple, but it's better than nothing.