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Accolades

2025

Mauna Kea Resort

  • 2025 Readers’ Choice: Hawai‘i Island awards
    • Best Luxury Resort
      • #5 - Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection
      • #8 - The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort
    • Best Hotel or Resort for Families
      • #5 - Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection
      • #8 - The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort
    • Best Hotel for Romance
      • #3 - Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection
    • Best Hotel or Resort Spa
      • #4 - Mauna Kea Spa by Mandara at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection
    • Best Hotel or Resort Pool
      • #4 - The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort
    • Best Lūʻau
      • #3 - The Mauna Kea Lū‘au, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection
    • Best Resort for a Wedding
      • #4 - Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection

  • 2025 Readers' Choice Awards: All Islands awards
    • Best Hotel
      • #6 - Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Autograph Collection

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel

Westin Hapuna Beach Resort

2024

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Westin Hapuna Beach Resort

2023

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Westin Hapuna Beach Resort

2022

Westin Hapuna Beach Resort

  • Wine Spectator Award of Excellence, 2022, Meridia
  • Hawaii Business Magazine "Best Places to Work" 2022: Prince Resorts Hawaii
  • Travel + Leisure 500 Best Hotels in the World 2022
  • Hawaii Business Magazine "Best Places to Work" 2022: Prince Resorts Hawaii
  • Smart Meetings: Smart Stars 2022
  • TripAdvisor's Travelers' Choice Awards: Hāpuna Beach State Recreation Area
    • #1 Beach in the United States
    • #13 Beach in the World
  • U.S. News & World Report Best Hotels: Gold Badge Winner
    • #2 Kohala Coast – Waikoloa
    • #4 Best Hawaii, The Big Island Hotels
    • #4 Best Hawaii, The Big Island Resorts
    • #20 Best Hawaii Resorts
    • #21 Best Hawaii Hotels
    • #199 Best USA Resorts
    • #441 Best USA Hotels

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel

  • USA Today's 10 Best Readers' Choice Awards:
    • #5 Best Romantic Hotel
    • #9 Best Destination Resort
  • Tennis Resorts Online:
    • Gold Medal
    • #4 in the World
  • Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards: #15, Top 20 Hawaii Resort Hotels
  • Travel + Leisure 500 Best Hotels in the World in 2022
  • Hawaii Business Magazine "Best Places to Work" 2022: Prince Resorts Hawaii
  • Golfweek's Best Awards: #50 Top 200 Resort Golf Courses in the U.S., #3 in Hawaii
  • U.S. News & World Report Best Hotels: Gold Badge Winner
    • #1 Kohala Coast – Waikoloa
    • #3 Best Hawaii Hotels – The Big Island
    • #3 Best Hawaii Resorts – The Big Island
    • #17 Best Hotels in Hawaii
    • #17 Best Hawaii Resorts
    • #265 Best USA Hotels (Gold)
    • #140 Best USA Resorts
  • Historic Hotels of America: Top 25 Historic Hotels for Romance/Proposals
  • Top100Courses.com: #4 Best Golf Course in Hawaii
2021

Golf Digest Course Rankings

  • #149 America’s Second 100 Greatest Courses
  • #27 America’s 100 Greatest Public Courses

Hawaii Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards

  • Mauna Kea Beach Hotel:
    • #3 Luxury Resort
    • #8 Budget Friendly Resort
    • #3 Resort for Weddings
    • #4 Resort for Romance
    • #3 Luau
    • #5 Spa
    • #1 Golf Course
  • Westin Hapuna Beach Resort:
    • #9 Budget Friendly Resort
    • #6 Resort for Romance
    • #4 Pool
    • #4 Golf Course

Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

  • #25 Top 25 Resorts in Hawaii

Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards

  • #8 Top 20 Resort Hotels in Hawaii

USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards

  • #8 Best Romantic Hotel
  • #10 Best Destination Resort

Golfweek’s Best Awards

  • #69 Top 100 Public Golf Courses in the U.S.
  • #188 Top 200 Modern Golf Courses

Pacific Business News Pineapple Awards

  • Honoree: Kisan Jo, President of Prince Resorts Hawaii

Historic Hotels of America

  • Top 25 Historic Hotels for a Romantic Proposal
  • Top 25 Most Historic Golf Courses

U.S. News & World Report Best Hotels

  • Gold Badge Winner
  • #2 Best Hawaii Hotels – The Big Island
  • #2 Best Hawaii Resorts – The Big Island
  • #16 Best Hotels in Hawaii
  • #14 Best Hawaii Resorts
  • #231 Best USA Hotels (Gold)
  • #89 Best USA Resorts
2020
  • Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards: #15 Hawaii Resorts

  • Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards: #15 Top 20 Resort Hotels in Hawaii

  • M&C: Meetings & Conventions and Successful Meetings Stella Awards: Best Golf Resort, Far West – Bronze

    • 2019

    Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

    • #29 USA/Hawaii Resorts

    TennisExpress.com

    • 10 Most Beautiful Tennis Courts in the World

    U.S. News & World Report Best Hotels

    • Silver Badge Winner
    • #2 Best Hawaii, The Big Island Hotels
    • #2 Best Hawaii, The Big Island Resorts
    • #22 Best Hawaii Hotels
    • #19 Best Hawaii Resorts
    • #1 Kohala Coast, Waikoloa

    Golfweek Ultimate Guide

    • Top 200 Resort Golf Courses

    Tennis Resorts Online 2019 Rankings

    • Gold Medal
    • Best Setting
    • Best for Couples
    2018

    Condé Nast Traveler, Readers’ Choice Awards

    • #15 Top Resorts in Hawaii

    Tennis Resorts Online

    • Top 25 Tennis Resorts: Gold Medal Tennis Clubs

    Hawaii Magazine

    • 68 Great Places to Stay: Hawaii Island

    Hawaii Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards

    • Best of Hawaii Island
    • Luxury Resort
    • Resort for Families
    • Hotel or Resort for Romantic Getaway
    • Resort with Aloha Spirit
    • Hotel or Resort Staff
    • Resort for a Wedding
    • Beach for a Family
    • Buffet
    • Golf Course

    Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report Members’ Choice

    • Most Stunning Beach
    • Most Welcoming Hotel for Kids