Awards
HOTEL
- Best Hotels on Big Island #2, Best Hotels in Hawaii #12, US News and World Report, January 2012
- Top 500 World's Best Hotels, Hawaii, Travel + Leisure, January 2012
- Top 20 Hawaii Resorts, Best in the World, Conde Nast Traveler, November 2011
- World's Best Awards, Ranked 7 in Hawaii, Travel + Leisure, 2011
- Best Business in Hotel/Resort Category, North Hawaii News, 2011
- Best Hotels in Hawaii - The Big Island Ranked #3, U.S. News & World Report, 2011 Listing
- 2011 Preservation Honors Award, Historic Hawaii Foundation, April 2011
- Hawaii's Top Suites, Elite Traveler Magazine, March 2011
- Best Tropical Getaway for Californians, California Home & Desigan, March 2011
- Top 500 List, Best Hotels, - Travel + Leisure, 2011
- Special Grand Awards, Grand Resort / Hotel - Andrew Harper's Hideaway Report, January 2011
- 2010 Reader's Choice Award, Top 25 Hawaii Resorts (#23)
- Conde Nast Traveler, November 2010 - Reader's Choice Award
- Andrew Harper, October 2010 - World's Best Awards, Top 25 Hawaii Resorts
- Travel & Leisure, August 2010 - Best New Resort or Major Renovation, Hawaii, Editors Pick
- Travel Age West, Summer 2010 - Fodor's Coice Gold Awards 2010, Best Design Hotels
- Fodor's, June 2010 - Platinum List, Best Hotels (Editor's Mention)
- Celebrated Living, Summer 2010 - The Best Hotels for any destination and any budget, Insiders Select 2010
- Expedia.com, 2010 - Best Hotel
- North Hawaii News, 2010 - Top 500 List, Best Hotels
- Travel & Leisure, 2010 - Top 250
- Hawaii Business Magazine, 2009 - Top 20 Hawaii Resorts
- Conde Nast Traveler, October 2009 - Top Hawaii Hotel Service Award
- Classic Vacations, September 2009 - Top Events & Observances/Travel & Tourism
- Public Relations Society of America Koa Anvil, July 2009 - People's Choice Award
- American Institute of Architects of Honolulu, June 2009 - Worlds Best Service Award
- Travel + Leisure, June 2009 - Top 400 List, Worlds Very Best Hotels & Resorts
- Forbes Traveler, received May 2009 for 2008 - World's Best Hotels - Top 500, #17 in Hawaii
- Travel + Leisure, January 2009 - Top 25 Resorts in Hawaii
- Travel + Leisure, July 2009 - Top 10 Hawaii Hotels
- Gayot Guide, 2009 - Standard of Excellence Web Marketing Award
- Hotel & Lodging, 2009 - Readers Choice Awards, #19 in Hawaii
- Condé Nast Traveler, June 2008 - Top 100 Golf Resorts
- Condé Nast Traveler, (while closed) June 2007 - #55, "America's Favorite Architecture,"
- 150 buildings recognized by the American Institute of Architects to commemorate their 150th anniversary, February 2007 - Best Golf Resorts in North America, #21 (with Hapuna)
- Golf Digest, December 2006 - Top 20 Australia/Pacific Resorts
- Condé Nast Traveler, November 2006 - Top Hawaii Hotel Service Award
- Classic Vacations
GOLF
- Best of Evertying Issue, Favorite Places to Stay, Fairways + Greens, February 2012
- Top 100 Resort Courses List, Ranked #26, Golf Digest, November 2011
- 2012 Best Resort Courses List, Ranked #31, Golf Week, November 2011
- Top 20 U.S. Golf Courses, Listed #2, Celebrated Living, Summer 2011
- America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses #27 and Best in the State #6, Golf Digest, 2011-2012 Listing
- Best Courses You Can Play #3 in Hawaii, Golf Week, March 11, 2011
- Top 33 most "collectable" resort golf facilities in the United States and the Caribbean - The American Golf Resort Guide, 2011
- Top 20 Hawaii Golf Courses - Links Magazine, January 2011
- Top 100 Courses You Can Play, (#19 in USA, #1 in Hawaii)
- Golf Magazine, 2010 - Platinum List, Top 20 US Courses (#4)
- Celebrated Living, Summer 2010 - 2010 Best Golf Courses You Can Play, Hawaii (#3)
- GolfWeek.com, March 2010 - 75 Best Golf Resorts in North America (#28)
- Golf Digest, 2009/2010 - Top 50 Resort Courses, Readers Choice Awards (#10)
- GolfWorld, 2009 - Best Resort Courses
- GolfWeek, November 2009 - Readers Choice Rankings under Resort - Reputation/prestige (#9)
- GolfWorld, October 2009 - Readers Choice Rankings under Resort - Hotel Accommodations (#7)
- GolfWorld, October 2009 - Top 100 Courses in the United States (#100)
- Golf Magazine, 2009 - #3 Southern California - Hawaii
- Fairways & Greens, Summer 2009 - Reader's Choice, Best Golf in North Hawaii
- North Hawaii News, July 2009 - Platinum List, Top 20 Golf Courses
- Celebrated Living, April 2009 - #3 in Hawaii, "America's Best Courses You Can Play"
- Golf Week, March 2009 - Top 50 Resort Courses, Readers Choice Awards
- Golf World, October 2008 - America's 100 Greatest Public Golf Courses (#31), #3 in Hawaii
- Golf Digest, May 2007 - Best Golf Resorts in North America, #21 (with Hapuna)
- Golf Digest, December 2006 - #9 "Hawaiian resorts you would most like to visit" reader survey
- Links, November 2006
DINING
- Award of Excellence 2011, Manta & Pavilion Wine Bar and Monettes, Most outstanding restaurant wine lists in the world, August 2011
- - Wine Spectator
- Award of Excellence 2010, Manta & Pavilion Wine Bar and Monettes, Most outstanding restaurant wine lists in the world
- Wine Spectator, 2010 - Best Sunday Brunch
- North Hawaii News, 2010
MEETINGS
- 2009 Platinum Choice Awards Winner "Best In The West"
- Smart Meetings Magazine, December 2009 - Top Incentive and Meeting Property in North America
- Elite Meetings, April 2009 - 2009 Gold Tee Award
- Meetings & Conventions, April 2009
TENNIS
- #6 World's Top 100 Resorts, Tennis Resorts and Camps
- http://www.tennisresortsonline.com/, 2010 - #3 World's Top 100 Tennis Resorts & Camps
- http://www.tennisresortsonline.com/, April 2009 - Top 10 Resorts in the US (bi-annual)
- Tennis Magazine, 2006
SPA
- Top 20 Resort Spas - Hawaii, Listed #20, Conde Nast Traveler, June 2011
- Best Fitness Instructor (Denise),
- North Hawaii News, 2010 - World's Top 10 Spas, Mauna Kea Spa by Mandara
- Shape Magazine, August 2009
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