Review of Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel Reviews

summary
July 16th, 2005 -- I checked several major engines for phrases that related to the Kona Bay like "we stayed at the Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel". I found 25 real appraisals -- 10 people approved of the Kona Bay while 15 disapproved of the hotel.

notes
This hotel seems to be a discount hotel. It is located right in noisy, downtown Kailua-Kona, on the Big Island of Hawaii. Some opinionated reviews are here

positive reviews
Of the people who liked the Kona Bay, the reasons they liked it were:

• 7 said: the staff was very helpful and outgoing
• 7 said: the hotel is located right on the water and is in close proximity to shops and restaraunts
• 7 said: the rooms were adequately cleaned

negative reviews
** A note about the negatives - some people who wrote overall positive reviews still may have had a negative thing or two to say, so these numbers may seem a little inflated to reflect that. **

Of the people who did not like the place, the reasons they gave were:

• 5 said: the inside and outside of the hotel are old, worn, and shabby
• 8 said: there were various bugs living in the room including ants, cockroaches, spiders, and gnats
• 2 said: the buffet was not appetizing and often sat out for a long period of time
• 5 said: there was alot of noise from the street at all hours of the night
• 5 said: there were many odors around the hotel and in the rooms
• 4 said: the shower's water temerature often fluctuated from luke warm to scalding hot in a matter of seconds
• 3 said: the air conditioning didn't work
• 1 said: his car was broken into and all his things were taken

Preparer's notes
Uncle Billy's is a budget hotel, most rooms were reported to have few amenities and be bug-ridden. Some reviews recalled having holes in the walls, holes in the sheets and many different odors coming from different areas around the hotel. One man was stolen from and aparently its a common thing to see according to the police. I'd stay away from this place unless you have no other choice, most people said it was not worth the low price.

Lisa's notes
I have not stayed at this hotel. I have eaten at the buffet, and it was horrible. It was worse than horrible. The prices are low, and you could get lucky with a decent room, or you could look into the Kona Seaside for similar prices/location but a little better reputation.

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