Pineapple Park Hostel - Kona

"Somehow managed to book several months in advance of when I intended, when I showed up for the day I thought I reserved they were able to work things out (fortunately there was room); despite me having technically been a no-show for the reservation they still considered what I paid up front for that day valid. Only stayed one night in a private room, but would gladly have stayed more. Definitely the nicest hostel I've stayed in, everything was clean and quiet and in general had a nice vibe!"

"I wasn't actually able to make it to Kona, but I emailed the hostel in advance about accessibility arrangements and they went above and beyond trying to make sure I could be prepared for my visit. In addition to being willing to arrange a ground floor bottom bunk, which I need because I cannot climb stairs or ladders, they were willing to give me a video tour so I could assess the terrain and decide if I could handle their steep driveway and set of stairs to the kitchen. Ultimately it didn't work out, but I really appreciate their willingness to do their best to accommodate even though their setup isn't great for disabled guests."

"This place was affordable and close to things. Met some very cool guests here, but other reviews seemed to have negative interactions with owner. Both ladies working here were quite nice. The owner did tell me that another guest “smelled rough” before I checked in. Strange interaction, but good value. Killer view and good seating area."

"Great place to stay in South Kona. If you want to do snorkeling and hiking and hit the South Point and black and green sand beaches, then this is a great stepping off spot. From the road it looked a bit old and small, but walk through the locked gate and it opens to a beautiful area with gardens, ocean views, sunset and many places to sit spread out all around. Kitchen is great, and has all we needed. Across the road is a coffee shop HiCo, and they were having a monthly night market one night we were there, so fun to chill out and walk across the road for live music and food trucks. Other days, its yummy coffee and breakfast and lunch , so if you don't want to do cooking in the Hostel kitchen, its easy to go across to the HiCo. Dorms were large, and had lots of room to spread out, even when full of people. Wifi worked fast, and as I was working from Kona, it made it easy to get on Zoom calls and upload work. Sally and Annie were so nice, and the little dog Lily was friendly and made me miss my dog."

"This is the best hostel i have stayed in. I can not recommend this place enough. The place is very clean, the owner is nice and the highlight of this hostel is Sally. Sally is the point of contact for the guests and she is the sweetest person. She takes extra attention and remembers everything. The beds are clean The rooms are clean The shower is clean The bathroom is clean The location is good The wifi is strong and nice The scenery from the hostel is nice The patio is a +5 points One could just stay in this hostel and walk around it for a week and nit get bored A farmer’s market near by Restaurants to your left right up and down. ( good food) Overall, either they have changed how they do business or the bad reviews are fake. I stayed there for 7 days and never heard a complaint from Anyone."