Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel, Kailua-Kona, Problem

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Uncle Billy's Kona Bay Hotel	Average Price: $92 Check Rates

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75-5739 Alii Dr.

Kailua-Kona, View map

3-Star Hotel Rank: 2 of 8
Average review rating: 2.77

OpinionWell Value Index: 6

Traveler reviews analyzed: YahooTravel (22) , Expedia (36) , TripAdvisor (123)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. I understand the negative reviews here but I think the problem is with the writers' expectations.

"Lower your expectations " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/20/2012 Vote

2. The sink has some drainage problem so it accumulates water.

"nice hotel if on budget " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/25/2012 Vote

3. Our room was clean but had some problems: 1.

"Great price and location but old " Read full review on TripAdvisor 8/21/2011 Vote

4. I read the other reviews on Uncle Billy's about the room problems.

"Okay to stay for one night-staff is very helpful " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/21/2011 Vote

5. We had some problems with another hotel booking in Kona, and went to this place as walk ins.

"Not bad for the price " Read full review on TripAdvisor 6/1/2011 Vote

6. We had a plumbing problem in our bathroom and felt very uncomfortable.

"Friendly staff but needs a total makeover " Read full review on TripAdvisor 4/1/2011 Vote

7. This was an older hotel with serious maintenance problems, anyone looking from the outside can see the hotel is falling apart.

"Calling this a dump would be nice! " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/23/2011 Vote

8. The only problem were the neighbors who would wake up early in the morning and would have loud conversations in their balcony.

"Perfect plan to explore Kona " Read full review on TripAdvisor 7/15/2010 Vote

9. There really isn't AC, but I kept the screen door open and the fan on and didn't have a problem with the temperature.

"You get what you pay for " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/26/2010 Vote

10. It was probable just this one room which had this problem.

"In essence nice hotel, but very hot room " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/30/2009 Vote