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Uncle Billy's Hilo Bay Hotel	Average Price: $91 Check Rates

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87 Banyan Drive

Hilo, 96720 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 3 of 3
Average review rating: 2.8

OpinionWell Value Index: 7

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (40) , MyTravelGuide (50) , TripAdvisor (133) , YahooTravel (13)

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Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
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Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
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1. Front desk service has a little lack of compassion for exiled kamaaina.

"Not What You'd Expect for the price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/28/2012 Vote

2. And then there was the bathroom which lacked a vent.

"It's a mixed bag " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/30/2011 Vote

3. The hotel is not new; it dates to maybe the late 50's/early 60's and has the jalousie windows which were popular during that era; it also lacks much parking.

"It's a mixed bag " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/30/2011 Vote

4. The big lack in the hotel is that Uncle Billys has closed his restaurant and I missed the evening meal and hula show I had seen on previous visits.

"Low cost budget hotel, not luxurious but more than adequate " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/22/2011 Vote

5. Only lacks an in room safe.

"Low cost budget hotel, not luxurious but more than adequate " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/22/2011 Vote

6. The room was dark and gloomy but not dark enough to hide the serious lack of basic cleaning and maintenance.

"Not for the faint hearted " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/23/2009 Vote

7. The only part of the hotel that was lacking was fresh paint--big friggen deal.

"Great fun with Old Hawaii style " Read full review on Expedia 3/24/2009 Vote

8. You can snorkel in the bay, however, visibility, or lack of it, is bad.

"Its,,,,well,,,a place to stay " Read full review on Expedia 8/2/2008 Vote

9. lack of parking, bar patrons noisy.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 11/20/2007 Vote

10. lack of parking.

Read full review on MyTravelGuide 5/22/2006 Vote