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"honu" wrote in message
... Ihilani's restaurants are extremely pricey; the food at the spa is the best value. You can go next door to the Paradise Cove luau, if you're into that sort of thing. By mainland standards, Haleiwa and Wahiawa are short drives away from Ihilani so you could hit Kua Aina and Jameson's By the Sea in Haleiwa and Molly's Smokehouse in Wahiawa, but none of these are fancy restaurants. Everyone always suggests Jameson's-by-the-Sea in Haleiwa, but, I've always found the food to be mediocre for the price and it has the atmosphere of a tourist trap. I like Haleiwa Joe's much better. KM -- (-:alohacyberian:-) At my website there are 3000 live cameras or visit NASA, play games, read jokes, send greeting cards & connect to CNN news, NBA, the White House, Academy Awards or learn all about Hawaii, Israel and mo http://keith.martin.home.att.net/ |
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"brenda" wrote in message
om... "alohacyberian" wrote in message ... "JAC" wrote in message ... On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 21:08:22 -0700, (Deirdre Saoirse Moen) wrote: In article , JAC wrote: This will be an anniversary trip for us. We don't want tons of people around and aren't really into the night life seen. We do though, enjoy sightseeing and things to do (by car is fine). We will mix that up with just sitting in the sand also. Given your criteria, you've made 2 excellent selections. You didn't say how long you are planning to stay, so it's difficult to advise you, but, you may very well want to visit both islands and stay at both hotels. The only other hotels I would recommend for people looking for what you suggested would be Turtle Bay on the North Shore of Oahu as it has superb golf and tennis facilities, Four Seasons Wailea and Grand Wailea which are near the Renaissance Wailea are also very nice. Or for a very remote and off the beaten track hotel, the Hana Maui is ideal for honeymooners and anniversary celebrations, though it isn't as posh as the others mentioned, it isn't near any touristy areas. If you do stay at a hotel in the Wailea area, be sure to take the drive to Hana since you like sightseeing. Two other nice sightseeing trips are the drive from Wailea to Lahaina via Kahului-Wailuku and the north shore and then return to Wailea via the south shore, or vice versa. And the drive up Haleakala is a must see for sight-seers to Maui. And again, you are invited to visit my webpages at: http://keith.martin.home.att.net/vOahu.html for Oahu and : http://keith.martin.home.att.net/vMaui.html - where you'll find no advertising, no pop-ups, no cookies and nothing for sale. Bon voyage. KM I tend to disagree on your hotel rec's - the Four Seasons is sterile with a crowded pool area & sometimes snotty staff (gorgeous rooms, tho!) & the Grand Wailea is a zoo with pretty dinky rooms for what you're paying & indifferent service. Although, I love their Spa Grande, among the best in the world! I'm also not a big fan of Turtle Bay & still looks old & run down, even w/ renovations - guess different strokes for... Hmmm, you sound like a travel agent who doesn't get spiffed for those hotels. ;-) KM -- (-:alohacyberian:-) At my website there are 3000 live cameras or visit NASA, play games, read jokes, send greeting cards & connect to CNN news, NBA, the White House, Academy Awards or learn all about Hawaii, Israel and mo http://keith.martin.home.att.net/ |
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"alohacyberian" wrote: I tend to disagree on your hotel rec's - the Four Seasons is sterile with a crowded pool area & sometimes snotty staff (gorgeous rooms, tho!) & the Grand Wailea is a zoo with pretty dinky rooms for what you're paying & indifferent service. Although, I love their Spa Grande, among the best in the world! I'm also not a big fan of Turtle Bay & still looks old & run down, even w/ renovations - guess different strokes for... Hmmm, you sound like a travel agent who doesn't get spiffed for those hotels. ;-) KM Hard to get spiffed for any hotel in that price range actually. Iirc, both properties limit commissions, but the price is high enough that's rarely an issue. -- _Deirdre http://deirdre.net "Dogs may have kept us company on the hunt, but it was the cats who insisted we invent houses and discover fire." -- Khiem Tran |
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wrote: This will be an anniversary trip for us. We don't want tons of people around and aren't really into the night life seen. We do though, enjoy sightseeing and things to do (by car is fine). We will mix that up with just sitting in the sand also. Given that, any suggestions? Maui Prince Hotel. Nice beach, in a quiet area (south of pretty much everything else), but driveable to all the fun stuff that's not on the resort. It also tends to price a bit better because it IS a bit off the beaten path. Usual disclaimer: I work for a travel wholesaler, book Hawaii travel for a living, but I don't sell direct to customers, so have no potential stake. -- _Deirdre http://deirdre.net "Dogs may have kept us company on the hunt, but it was the cats who insisted we invent houses and discover fire." -- Khiem Tran |
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"alohacyberian" wrote in message ...
"brenda" wrote in message om... "alohacyberian" wrote in message ... "JAC" wrote in message ... On Thu, 25 Sep 2003 21:08:22 -0700, (Deirdre Saoirse Moen) wrote: In article , JAC wrote: This will be an anniversary trip for us. We don't want tons of people around and aren't really into the night life seen. We do though, enjoy sightseeing and things to do (by car is fine). We will mix that up with just sitting in the sand also. Given your criteria, you've made 2 excellent selections. You didn't say how long you are planning to stay, so it's difficult to advise you, but, you may very well want to visit both islands and stay at both hotels. The only other hotels I would recommend for people looking for what you suggested would be Turtle Bay on the North Shore of Oahu as it has superb golf and tennis facilities, Four Seasons Wailea and Grand Wailea which are near the Renaissance Wailea are also very nice. Or for a very remote and off the beaten track hotel, the Hana Maui is ideal for honeymooners and anniversary celebrations, though it isn't as posh as the others mentioned, it isn't near any touristy areas. If you do stay at a hotel in the Wailea area, be sure to take the drive to Hana since you like sightseeing. Two other nice sightseeing trips are the drive from Wailea to Lahaina via Kahului-Wailuku and the north shore and then return to Wailea via the south shore, or vice versa. And the drive up Haleakala is a must see for sight-seers to Maui. And again, you are invited to visit my webpages at: http://keith.martin.home.att.net/vOahu.html for Oahu and : http://keith.martin.home.att.net/vMaui.html - where you'll find no advertising, no pop-ups, no cookies and nothing for sale. Bon voyage. KM I tend to disagree on your hotel rec's - the Four Seasons is sterile with a crowded pool area & sometimes snotty staff (gorgeous rooms, tho!) & the Grand Wailea is a zoo with pretty dinky rooms for what you're paying & indifferent service. Although, I love their Spa Grande, among the best in the world! I'm also not a big fan of Turtle Bay & still looks old & run down, even w/ renovations - guess different strokes for... Hmmm, you sound like a travel agent who doesn't get spiffed for those hotels. ;-) KM I'm not a travel agent & if 'spiffed' means paid commission, I would imagine the Four Seasons & Grand Wailea pay commissions in full as do other major hotels. I'm just a hotel freak - I admit it... |
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"honu" wrote in message . ..
Ihilani's restaurants are extremely pricey; the food at the spa is the best value. You can go next door to the Paradise Cove luau, if you're into that sort of thing. By mainland standards, Haleiwa and Wahiawa are short drives away from Ihilani so you could hit Kua Aina and Jameson's By the Sea in Haleiwa and Molly's Smokehouse in Wahiawa, but none of these are fancy restaurants. Wailea and adjoining Kihei are, on the other hand, replete with good restaurants. The Spa no longer serves food - and the Ihilani Concierge sent us there after showing us the menu - was pretty funny - same hotel & only feet away & they're sending us to a restaurant that doesn't exist anymore! |
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(Deirdre Saoirse Moen) wrote in message ...
In article , (brenda) wrote: I tend to disagree on your hotel rec's - the Four Seasons is sterile with a crowded pool area & sometimes snotty staff (gorgeous rooms, tho!) & the Grand Wailea is a zoo with pretty dinky rooms for what you're paying & indifferent service. Although, I love their Spa Grande, among the best in the world! I'm also not a big fan of Turtle Bay & still looks old & run down, even w/ renovations - guess different strokes for... Neither is to my taste. In that category of places, I'd go for the Kea Lani -- nice rooms, all-suite property and less expensive than many. Other one I'd consider would be the Ritz-Carlton in Kapalua -- and I'd visit *either* of them over the Four Seasons or the Grand Wailea. That said, the Four Seasons has a policy I prefer: they charge once and include most everything. Many other resorts have taken to nickel-and-diming peopld (for parking, cabanas, resort fees, etc.). Grand Wailea's room rates are pretty equivalent to the Four Seasons, but the value is not. I still like the location of the Turtle Bay though. Kea Lani is our favorite too - been there 8 times - gorgeous all-suite rooms, views kind & friendly staff, good restaurants & choices (love Caffe Ciao), great grown-up pool, cabanas not crowded together - all in all, a wonderfully designed resort. |
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