The Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort And Spa (formerly the popular Kona Surf Resort) is nearly finished with an extensive $70 million renovation and remodeling. The "soft opening" was in October 2004 but some construction will continue until April 2005.
Some of the highlights of the property are:
**The Manta Ray Super Slide & Pool**
with it's enormous fresh-water pool including its own small man-made beach, the island’s largest waterslide, bubbling whirlpool spas, and a delightful childrens play area.
**The Ho'ola Spa**
Imagine...the thatched roof of the tea hut rustles gently in the trade winds...the scent of freshly prepared tropical oils fill your senses...and you close your eyes for the most thoroughly relaxing massage you have ever experienced. Once the construction is completed, this should be another top-notch Sheraton Resort.
**The Kona Country Club Golf Courses**
For nearly 40 years, the Kona Country Club has been welcoming golfers to Kona's south coast. Offering two 18-hole courses, the Kona Country Club, within steps of Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa, will challenge the expert and prove manageable for the novice.
**The Manta Ray Experience**
Picture a large, shadow-like creature gliding like an acrobat through crystal clear ocean waters. Strangely shaped, yet hauntingly beautiful and graceful, one cannot help but crave to learn more. What is it you have seen? You have seen a manta ray, the largest of the ray species, reaching wing spans of more than twenty feet and weighing as much as 3,000 pounds. Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort & Spa has teamed together with local manta ray expert, James L. Wing, to re-create an environment attractive to the world-famous Keauhou Manta Rays and welcome them back to a familiar feeding ground.
Again, the Sheraton Keauhou is almost completed. In the meantime they are offering some good "renovation specials." Once the entire resort is up and running in April, this should be one of the premier resorts on the Big Island. For more information or to make your reservation today, visit Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort And Spa.
