Why go to HGVC on the big island at all?

Having just returned from Oahu the Big Island sounds great. Traffic on Oahu is becoming a big discouragement to visiting it.

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We LOVE the Big Island and strongly recommend visiting. The stretch from Kailua-Kona down to Captain Cook offers some amazing diving, beaches, coffee and chocolate plantations, and the Big Island's best (and most affordable) dining. Hilo-side is beautiful with waterfalls, orchids, and old-town Hilo itself. And Volcano is a two day destination all by itself with incredible landscapes and the magic of lava flowing on a dark night.

The problem with HGVC is that it is in Waikoloa which is too far from any of that and is really only good for the beach, golf, Waimea/Parker Ranch (if you are into horseback riding), and the charming Hawi. So much as I would like to be able to stay HGVC we usually get two nights in Hilo, a night in Volcano, and the rest of the week somewhere along the southern Kona coast. Obviously, your mileage may vary.

ljmiii said:

We LOVE the Big Island and strongly recommend visiting. The stretch from Kailua-Kona down to Captain Cook offers some amazing diving...

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I can remember snorkeling at Captain Cook and being able to see scuba divers way down below.

We stayed at Kingsland and it is a beautiful room, though kind of deserted and isolated. Going over to the hotel pools is more fun. We like the BI but the main natural attractions are not close to Kailua-Kona, they are over on Hilo side. So that's a drawback.

In contrast, HHV is in the thick of things and Oahu is smaller than the BI so it's easy to get even to the north shore for the day.

We prefer Oahu by far. Of course my family is from there so that's another reason we go.

Someone shared this funny article with me about the Big a Island. And it's all true.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/julie-ziemelis/why-the-big-island-is-a-t_b_3986367.html