Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort Remains Hawaii's Only Three-Michelin-Key Hotel

Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort reopened on July 1, 2023, more than a decade after the 2011 tsunami destroyed the original property, and its return has been validated by the Michelin Guide's highest possible hotel honor. The resort holds Three MICHELIN Keys, a distinction it earned in 2024 and has maintained through 2025 and 2026, and remains the only hotel in Hawaii to hold it.

The 81-acre resort spans 150 keys, built around traditional kauhale-style accommodations ranging from 600-square-foot bungalows to four-bedroom oceanfront residences with private pools. That range gives Kona Village a genuinely broad guest base, from couples seeking an intimate bungalow to families needing a full private residence.

Rebuilding a beloved property from total destruction and earning the industry's top hotel rating within a year of reopening is a genuinely rare trajectory. For a resort with this much history behind it, the Three Michelin Keys confirm that the decade-long rebuild delivered something worthy of what was lost.

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