Dolphin Bay Hotel

333 Iliahi St., Hilo, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii

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4.0

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Comfortable and low-key, this small hotel is located in the center of Hilo near dozens of ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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4.0

(20 reviews)

86% of guests recommend this place.

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Dolphin Bay Hotel is an affordable and clean hotel. more on insiderpages.com

We will abosolutely come back the next time we visit the East Side. more on Yahoo! Travel

The hotel rooms are not fancy, but they are clean. more on Fodor's

I know where we will stay in Hilo...the Dohphin Bay Hotel! more on Yahoo! Travel

Amenities-extra special....fresh flowers in the room,A. more on TripAdvisor

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3.0

(10 reviews)

Top Reviews From TripAdvisor

If you require A.C., valets, room service, private golf courses and a hideous bill to know you're in... more on TripAdvisor

Visited this hotel based on the trip adviser comments. The staff and garden atmosphere make this a perfect getaway. It was a five minute walk to downtown but a secluded hotel that felt like you are in ... more on TripAdvisor

I stepped back in time at the Dolphin Bay. The facilities are definitely mid-century, but rather than finding it dated, I found it charming, especially in comparison to the modern blandness of the res ... more on TripAdvisor

If you don't like being able to sleep with the windows cranked open during the night to hear the patter... more on TripAdvisor

The coqui frogs are amazing. Assuming they are calling for mates, it was a little sad that by morning one lone frog was still singing, still looking for love. The Dolphin Bay is just like Hilo, sort o ... more on TripAdvisor

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5.0

(9 reviews)

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My wife and I were guests here in February 2003. Originally planning on only one night as we went around the island, we spent three more because of how the place felt. The gardens and lushness were wonderful. The ambience felt closer ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Words can not explain all of the things I liked. I knew I would wake up and it must of been a dream. But... after 10 days of my dream come true... i realized it was not a dream. ... more on Yahoo! Travel

I meant to write this review last year when I had returned to Toronto from my two weeks in Hawaii. But the lovely, warm comfortable stay I had at the Dolphin Bay is still memorable. I loved Hilo which is so "un-touristy" ... more on Yahoo! Travel

My family stayed in a 1 bedroom suite at the Dolphin Bay Hotel in May 2006 and loved it! We were impressed by its quiet, out-of-the-center-of-town location and the wonderful service by all of the employees. When we checked in, we ... more on Yahoo! Travel

Find comprehensive hotel information including descriptions, rates & availability, photos, reviews and interactive maps for Dolphin ... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Top Reviews From Fodor's

John truly goes the extra mile to make his guests feel welcome and comfortable. The hotel rooms are not fancy, but they are clean. the coqui frogs may sing you to sleep, but in the morning you wake up to a great cup of coffee, fresh ... more on Fodor's

True, the units are modest, but they are clean and inexpensive, and the staff has plenty of aloha. Coffee and fresh fruit are offered ... more on Fodor's