The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel offers the perfect location on the sunny Kohala Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii. Situated on a beautiful crescent beach, the resort offers guests the ideal setting for a relaxing getaway in paradise.Following an extensive multi-million dollar restoration, the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel reopened its doors in March 2009 to the delight of new guests and loyal, long-standing returning patrons. The hotel features a spa offering an array of exotic treatments; exciting new culinary experiences stewarded by Executive Chef George Gomes; and newly refurbished guest rooms.The total room and suite count has been reduced from 310 to 258 as a result of rooms being enlarged in the main building and enhanced with serene golf or ocean-view baths. Many of the resort's popular services and activities include the newly renovated 18-hole championship Mauna Kea Golf Course, 11-court Seaside Tennis Club, the Salon at Mauna Kea, a 2,500 square-foot fitness center with 43 Life Fitness exercise machines, play-while-you learn children's activities, Hawaiian cultural experiences, Art & Garden Tour, yoga and exercise classes, and the Beach at Kauna'oa Bay, offering enhanced beach services and cabanas. KIDS EAT FREE / GOLF FREE promotion (valid for travel dates from April 1 - September 30, 2009): Children 5 - 12 years of age eat free when dining with parents paying full rate on a main course or equivalent from restaurant menu. Children 6 - 17 years of age golf for free when golfing with their parents. Parents must purchase a round of golf and accompany kids when golfing.