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bling out of the elevator. The good-sized, freshly renovated rooms are attractive, with
nice touches such as wood-shutter closet doors; corner-room lanai have tremendous
views, but others lack privacy. Check out the extensive services at the
Lotus Center Spa
Royal Sea-Cliff Resort
CONDO $$$
MAP
(
800-688-7444, 329-8021;
www.outrigger.com
;
75-6040 Aliʻi Dr; studios from $150, 1-/
2-bedroom from $185/325;
) Outrigger runs the condo side of this seven-floor
time-share complex like an upscale hotel, giving you the best of both worlds. Immaculate
units are generous-sized and uniformly appointed with pretty furniture and lots of amen-
ities - kitchens, washers and dryers, sauna and two oceanfront pools.
Kona Reef
CONDO $$$
(
800-513-6708, 329-2959;
www.konareefresorts.com
;
75-5888 Aliʻi Dr; 1 bedroom from $198;
) Spacious, well-kept condos in a nondescript complex; you'll find drastically
lower rates with internet discounts for booking online.
Eating
There's
ʻono grinds
(good food) in Kailua-Kona, but there's also a lot of dross on Aliʻi
Dr. This is also by far the most expensive area for food on the island.
(
www.islandnaturals.com
;
74-5487 Kaiwi St; 7:30am-8pm Mon-Sat, 9am-7pm Sun;
) should
have everything you need in the way of groceries. Each has a deli, and at KTA you'll
find sushi, some of the island's best
poke
(cubed raw marinated fish), kimchi and other
local specialties.
Ba-Le Kona
VIETNAMESE $
(74-5588 Palani Rd, Kona Coast Shopping Center; sandwiches $4-7, soups & plates $9-13;
10am-9pm Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm Sun;
) Don't let the fluorescent-lit dining room and poly-
styrene plates fool you: Ba-Le serves up the sort of Vietnamese that makes you want to
pack it all up and move to Hanoi. Flavors are simple, refreshing and bright, from the
