Fairmont Orchid Hawaii in Kohala Coast, Big Island

Located beachfront on the northwestern coast in the Mauna Lani resort area. Mauna Lani Resort area. Long before the Big Island developed its taste for opulence and grandeur, the Mauna Lani Resort Area set the standard of casual Hawaiian elegance that has since been uniquely the Kohala Coast. Two resorts, the 350 room Mauna Lani Resort and the 540 room Fairmont Orchid are located between two of the few natural white sand beaches in the area. Surrounded by lagoons and historic fishponds, heiau, and petroglyphs, the beach has landscaping that includes an abundance of trees and foliage. The Shops at Mauna Lani is the resort shopping center to visit on the Kohala Coast and is situated in the Mauna Lani Resort. The center is anchored by the Island`s only Tommy Bahama Restaurant and Retail store, Ruth`s Chris Steak House and Foodland Farms Market. Whether you are looking for fine dining, great shopping or family entertainment The Shops at Mauna Lani is the place to visit on The Big Island of Hawaii. Also within The Mauna Lani Resort Area are two golf courses. The North and South courses are masterpieces of design, each strikingly different and challenging. The two courses the Francis H. I`i Brown North and South Golf Courses were constructed on vast fields of dark black lava. The original 18 hole course was opened in 1981, with Homer Flint and Raymond Cain as the lead architects. It was a visually spectacular golf course that featured one par-3 hole crossing a wide Pacific inlet, another par-3 playing into a coliseum of lava, and many holes whose primary challenge was to hit the bright green fairways and greens, avoiding the lava formations in the landing areas and on both sides of the fairways. The golf course received rave reviews from the moment it opened.

During your stay with us in Paradise, make time to enjoy the wonders of Hawaii. From Mauna Kea`s winter snow-capped mountaintop to the sizzling Kilauea Volcano of Madame Peles flowing lava to tropical rain forests and a teeming undersea world, Hawaii has much to offer the spirited traveler. Warm your soul with friends, family and new memories yet to be made. Should wedding plans be in your future, allow our romance specialists to cater to your every need with our exquisite service and personal attention. Vacation on our 32-acre luxury resort with a sugar-white sandy lagoon and aquamarine waters, a year-round children's program, four restaurants and three lounges and the exclusive Fairmont Gold. If its blissful escape you seek, relax and rejuvenate at our authentic Hawaiian outdoor Spa Without Walls with both waterfall massage hale huts and breathtaking oceanfront massage cabanas that draw from our islands natural healing mana power. If tennis is your game, be sure to stop by the tennis pavilion. Enjoy an invigorating game of tennis on one of our 10 plexipave courts surrounded by lush gardens and cool ocean breezes. Beach side, be sure and meet the native Hawaiian Green Sea Turtles that bask on our shoreline every afternoon. Or discover island-style fun and culture as you paddle an outrigger canoe, hike through the largest petroglyph field in the Pacific, learn to weave a coconut leaf basket and more guided by our Orchid Beachboys. Mauna Lani resort area. Long before the Big Island developed it`s taste for opulence and grandeur, the Mauna Lani Resort area set the standard of casual Hawaiian elegance that has since been uniquely the Kohala Coast. Two resorts, the 350 room Mauna Lani Resort and the 540 room Fairmont Orchid are located between two of the few natural white sand beaches in the area. Surrounded by lagoons and historic fishponds, heiau, and petroglyphs, the beach has landscaping that includes an abundance of trees and foliage. The Shops at

The Fairmont Orchid welcomes well-behaved canine companions. Please call 808 885-2000 for more information. There is a charge of 25.00 per day for pets under 20 lbs. Guests traveling with pets are assigned rooms on the ground floor; connecting rooms are not an option. No fee for Service animals