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Patey's Place is Wonderful! I highly recommend Patey's Place to anyone looking for a nice, clean, and relaxing hostel on the Big Island. From the moment we arrived the staff at Patey's Place was helpful and accommodating. The manager and his crew were always ready to answer any questions about nearby stores and restaurants or general travel around the island. The dorm rooms and private rooms feature comfy beds and they provide clean sheets. Cooking meals at Patey's was nice and easy because they have clean kitchens and cupboards and drawers with some of the cooking essentials. The grounds feature pineapple plants, a pond, hammocks, a picnic table to read or write at. Patey's Place is a great hostel! — Emily , US (2009-11-06) Pretty Good Hostel I recently stayed at this place one night in a co-ed dorm bed and overall enjoyed my stay. It is a very typical hostel in its clientele, design, and attitude. Towel and bedding were provided, the staff were cool (no-nonsense), and the other travelers were respectful. The room had a ceiling fan, which was good because it was hot and humid and being on a top bunk with five other people in a room can add to the heat. It was clean for a hostel in this region, especially considering Hawaii is a tropical place. Overall I would certainly recommend staying here if you want a hostel experience in the Kailua-Kona area. — Brian G , USA (2009-05-28) Do not forget to eat a Mango! I love the Koa Wood Hale!! I recommend talking to the staff about creative ways to explore Kona and for a fun night out singing Karaoke! This is a very CLEAN and close to the ocean. We stayed here over Thanksgiving and there was a turkey dinner and everyone was invited to eat. Ladies never fear, this is a safe and comfortable place for women traveling. — Claudia , USA (2009-02-15) Excellent experience! I am new to hostels and usually stay in five-star hotels -- this is my third hostel visit. I found the staff at Patey's very friendly and helpful, as well the guests were quiet at night and respectful. They have rules which are very reasonable.
I am in my forties and staying in hostels while traveling alone, but still felt welcome with the younger guests. As well, this hostel was clean -- unlike the first two I stayed at. I highly recommend you give this one a try. — Mae , Canadian (2008-12-20) Best kept secret in kona? unless you are truly uncomfortable with the idea of shared space, it makes very little sense to stay anywhere in kona except patey's place. both dorm and private rooms are a steal for the area and are kept scrupulously clean and safe. a lanai with an ocean view, a fish pond, gardens, hammocks, picnic tables, freely loaned snorkel gear, and cheap bike rentals -- it's all here. downtown kona and the shuttle to the best beaches are just a five-minute stroll away. the easiest way to get the most out of your time at patey's place is to become friends with the totally cool and extremely knowledgeable staff -- they are the life and soul of the hostel, are thrilled when you hang out with them, and can give you all sorts of first-hand advice on the best way to see the big island. if you're open and fun, this place can become like home. — nina , usa (2008-10-26) Very good hostel, shame about Zero This is a really good hostel, one of the cleanest and best organised I have stayed at -- the private rooms upstairs are particularly good. It's a five-minute stroll down to the action in Kona town. However, we found that Zero, the Hostel manager who likes to think he has some sort of local notoriety, to be very rude and unhelpful. We arrived at about 1 p.m. unaware that the office was closed between 12 and 5 p.m. We knocked on the office door to see if we could store our bags before checking in only to be confronted by the totally obnoxious Hostel Manager, Zero. He belittled us for knocking on the door, was highly confrontational and in no uncertain terms told us to come back at 5 p.m.. If it was not for the lack of other options in the area we would have left then and there. For the rest of our three-day stay Zero stormed around in a bad mood creating a highly unnecessary tension. My girlfriend and I felt very uneasy around him. if you don't want to deal with people, don't work in hospitality. He has a serious attitude problem. Thanks for the reggae CD at the end, but it was too late. I'm sure we're not the only guests that have been put off by your attitude. You may know all your rules well but most guests have just gotten off a plane or long bus ride and don't notice all the signs. You're not running a prison, it's a hostel for customers. The rest of the staff working there were great and they run an excellent hostel. — Chris , Australian (2008-03-08) Great place with wonderful atmosphere Wonderful location, very warm and helpful staff, clean and cosy apartments. It's the best hostel i've been in. — Birute , Lithuania (2007-09-08) Thumbs Up! Customer Service Rating is 10/10 Great location! Great price! Great Personality (Both the owner and the place)! Clean and cozy! Conveniently located beside the beach/shopping/food. Airport is pretty far, but no worries at all, Zero gave me a ride to the airport to pick up my rental car. That was at 6 o'clock in the morning! It was awesome fun to ride on the scooter, what a way to see Hawaii! I was traveling alone and Zero gave me a CD full of really funky songs to enjoy while driving around Kona. I had a fantastic stay at Patey's and the friendliness from Zero and another nice lady made it even better. Met some very friendly travelers at the hostel too! Wait, there is more, after I left the hostel, I realised that I have left my glasses behind. I dropped Zero an email, and he was able to locate my glasses and was more than happy to send it back to Australia for me. I am so grateful for everything he has done for me. I strongly recommend this place to travelers. You will have a good stay, great fun, the owner will go out of his way to assist you in anyway. And you don't have to worry about leaving behind and losing your belongings. — Hong , Australia (2007-06-06) this is one of the friendliest hostels i've ever stayed at. I stayed here in march of 2007 for two nights (by the way, any comments left about this hostel pre 2006 are when it was under different management). the dorms are small, so probably fill up when it's a busy time of year, but it's nice to only have to share a room with three other people. the kitchen, bathroom, and main room are all spacious and clean. the dorm area is pretty much like a two bedroom apartment, where each room sleeps four. plus there's a very large patio/porch area complete with hammocks! the staff are super helpful, and i can not stress enough how friendly. the guy who manages it, zero, lent me snorkel gear that i used for a few days, then himself and another girl who worked there invited me out on the town for the night. a few shots that zero bought later, and i was a wee bit tipsy, and having the best time with really great people! — Laura , USA (2007-04-02) After staying in a number of Hawaiin hostels and managing one myself I know that many hostels on the islands have an attitude. However, Zero and his staff are really helpful. They keep the place clean and were very flexible with some guests that needed an extra night. It is a good location if you do not have a car, close to markets and a swimming beach, though not the best. Hitchhiking is a possibility on this island and I had a great time even though I didn't have a vehicle. Having a vehicle is recommended though, because it's a large island and there is a lot to see. It is possible to hook up with people at Patey's and share rides as it has a homey feeling. — Chris (2007-01-30) I stayed here in August 2006. I was a little apprehensive but I'm glad I did. The manager, Zero, is pretty chilled but also on the ball when it comes to sorting out any problems. I stayed in one of the four bed dormitories but both nights I stayed I was the only one in the male dormitory. The whole place was clean and you could get your laundry done and use the internet. I think the place could get better as Zero hadn't been there very long when I stayed there and he seemed to be slowly sorting the place out. — wanderlost (2006-10-16) What an improvement! Pateys Place used to be across the street at a dumpy, but artsy property, and was infested with locals who behaved poorly, and bugs. Now that Pateys Place is the same as Koa Wood Hale, it is fantastic. The new manager is super-chill, on-the-level, and very friendly. His name is Zero, but he is a ten in my book. Easy to talk to, willing to help, and no stress. He got rid of the deposit system, and takes cleanliness and security very seriously. Now they have two internet terminals for $1 a day (no joke), a BBQ grill and two-person hammock on the sun deck (great ocean view and sunset view), a couple of bikes for rent, information about places all over the island -- so good. Zero introduces everybody, quietly plays roots reggae in the office, and treats everybody like a guest in his home. Super clean, super chill, centrally located -- a great place to start or end an adventure to the adventure-filled Big Island. Great value for the money, and a place to feel welcomed! — Eric Campbell (2006-06-20) I had a fantastic time at Patey's, because I showed up without major expectations, and was happy to have an inexpensive place to stay in paradise! The owner took me surfing (lent me his board) and then we cruised around town. Guests came and went; people from all over the world stayed there and one day I shared a rental car with a German tourist and drove to Volcanoes National Park. Patey's place is (or was) a hostel, and if you need a place to lay your head after a long day in the surf and sun, I think it's a fine place. — Erik (2005-11-22) We were there in November 2005. The hostel is now closed down but they have a dormitory in a different place on the same street. It's like an apartment block full of two-bedroom apartments and you can rent a private room for $65 a night. You get access to your own apartment and you only have to share with one other private room. One of the apartments is a dormitory apartment and there is one male room and one female room with a shared kitchen and bathroom. There would be a maximum of eight people in the dorm apartment and a bed is $25. This new location seems newly renovated and clean, but it is pretty much across the street from the old one so it's still a hot uphill walk from the center of town. It's a bit expensive but there is no other hostel in town. Honestly, if possible, give Kona a miss because there is not much there. Instead hire a car and see the rest of the beautiful island. The owner is a bit weird, too. — Tesh and Ben (2005-11-07) I would advise all single girls to NOT stay here! It's the scariest place I've stayed in the last three years of travelling. I was here at the end of May 2005. The staff are freaky; when I arrived the owner was drunk. His friend made some lecherous comment to me. In the middle of the night one of the resident cleaners let himself into our room (three travelling girls) and slept in the free bed. Another local guy was asleep on the sofa when I left. Oh and by the way these photos aren't of the same property! — Anne (2005-08-07)