The Best Hotels in Hilo

Seventy-two suites spread across fifteen oceanfront acres on a cliff above the Maui coastline, with three islands visible on a clear day. Hotel Wailea is an adults-only resort with the scale of a private retreat, all winding paths, waterfalls, and tropical gardens keeping the outside world at arm's length. The architecture leans into indigenous Hawaiian design rather than generic resort polish, and the staff make the distinction feel earned.

SCP stands for "soul, community, planet," which tells you this isn't a regular chain hotel before you've even unpacked. It's a boutique stay on Banyan Drive with a sustainability-first ethos, minimalist rooms that don't feel punishing, a fitness studio, and a small market stocked with local coffee and provisions. The staff will help you map out the Big Island without making you feel like a tourist, which, to be fair, you are.