Lodging Information
The host hotel is the Mauna Lani Resort on the Kohala Coast of the Big Island.
Less than an hour’s drive north from Kona International Airport, the resort offers five restaurants, two golf courses and options for private bungalows and villas in addition to regular guest rooms. The grounds include numerous fish ponds that are home to such Hawaii natives as Galapagos and Blacktip Reef sharks and wild green sea turtles. Beautiful stretches of white-sand beaches unfold from the resort to the clear waters of the Pacific. And when you’ve completed your race, you can treat yourself to specialized services or spa packages at the rejuvenating Mauna Lani Spa.
DISCOUNTED HOTEL RESERVATIONS AT THE MAUNA LANI >>
(https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=46563&hotelID=13074)
Additional Special-rate Accommodations:
The Ironman 70.3 Hawaii is pleased to announce its partnership with The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii for the 2008 race. Athletes traveling to the Big Island for the Saturday, May 31, 2008 event are invited to stay at The Fairmont Orchid at a special rate.
The Fairmont Orchid, located on 32 acres within Mauna Lani Resort, is a 540 room luxury beachfront hotel complete with four highly acclaimed restaurants, the full-service Spa Without Walls, a 10,000 sq. ft. pool, championship tennis courts, and year-round children’s program, all surrounded by ancient Hawaiian fish ponds and shelter caves, and the historic Puako Petroglyph Preserve. The Fairmont Orchid is also adjacent to the 36-hole, award winning, Francis H. I’i Brown Golf Course, called one of the most breathtakingly beautiful seaside golf courses is the world by Golf Magazine. The resort, which opened in 1990 is a member of the world-renowned Fairmont and Raffles Hotels & Resorts collection.
Athletes coming to the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii wishing to make a reservation at The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii may do so by calling the hotel’s toll free reservation line at 1-800-845-9905 and ask for rooms under the Ironman 70.3 Hawaii rate or you can register on line at www.fairmont.com/orchid and enter promotion code GRIRO1. The Fairmont Orchid’s direct phone number is (808) 885-2000.
Further information on The Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii can be found at www.fairmont.com/orchid
