Hotel help for honeymooners in Hawaii
Jan 12th, 1999, 04:37 PM
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Hotel help for honeymooners in Hawaii
Hello everybody,
Being the groom I am researching where to stay in Hawaii. We have decided to spend 2 nights in Waikiki, 5 in Maui, 5 in Kauai. Now where to stay. I was thinking of the
Hilton Hawaiian Village, and the Hyatt's on Maui and Kauai. How about airfare. I might be able to use frequent flyer miles to get to Honolulu and back. How about interisland flights? Finally, what is cheaper, booking the entire trip through a travel agent, book the hotels through and agent and use my miles for airfare, and book everything myself? Thanks for your help. GO JETS
Being the groom I am researching where to stay in Hawaii. We have decided to spend 2 nights in Waikiki, 5 in Maui, 5 in Kauai. Now where to stay. I was thinking of the
Hilton Hawaiian Village, and the Hyatt's on Maui and Kauai. How about airfare. I might be able to use frequent flyer miles to get to Honolulu and back. How about interisland flights? Finally, what is cheaper, booking the entire trip through a travel agent, book the hotels through and agent and use my miles for airfare, and book everything myself? Thanks for your help. GO JETS
Jan 12th, 1999, 05:35 PM
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Eric-
My fiance and I will also be going to Hawaii for our honeymoon and we are staying on the same islands. We are staying at the Sheraton Waikiki, Sheraton Kauai and the Renaissance Wailea in Maui. We were going to stay at the Hilton Hawaiian Village but I found the reservation people to be very rude and unprofessional. Also, if you stay at Sheratons, you can get 35% off the rack rates if you become a Sheraton Club member (very easy to do). We haven't booked our interisland flights yet but I have heard that Hawaiian airline is better than Aloha but Aloha is cheaper. We are also getting to Hawaii via frequent flyer miles. We have decided to book the entire trip ourselves and have found it to be about $1000 cheaper than what we were quoted by several travel agents. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
My fiance and I will also be going to Hawaii for our honeymoon and we are staying on the same islands. We are staying at the Sheraton Waikiki, Sheraton Kauai and the Renaissance Wailea in Maui. We were going to stay at the Hilton Hawaiian Village but I found the reservation people to be very rude and unprofessional. Also, if you stay at Sheratons, you can get 35% off the rack rates if you become a Sheraton Club member (very easy to do). We haven't booked our interisland flights yet but I have heard that Hawaiian airline is better than Aloha but Aloha is cheaper. We are also getting to Hawaii via frequent flyer miles. We have decided to book the entire trip ourselves and have found it to be about $1000 cheaper than what we were quoted by several travel agents. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
Jan 12th, 1999, 05:35 PM
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Eric-
My fiance and I will also be going to Hawaii for our honeymoon and we are staying on the same islands. We are staying at the Sheraton Waikiki, Sheraton Kauai and the Renaissance Wailea in Maui. We were going to stay at the Hilton Hawaiian Village but I found the reservation people to be very rude and unprofessional. Also, if you stay at Sheratons, you can get 35% off the rack rates if you become a Sheraton Club member (very easy to do). We haven't booked our interisland flights yet but I have heard that Hawaiian airline is better than Aloha but Aloha is cheaper. We are also getting to Hawaii via frequent flyer miles. We have decided to book the entire trip ourselves and have found it to be about $1000 cheaper than what we were quoted by several travel agents. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
My fiance and I will also be going to Hawaii for our honeymoon and we are staying on the same islands. We are staying at the Sheraton Waikiki, Sheraton Kauai and the Renaissance Wailea in Maui. We were going to stay at the Hilton Hawaiian Village but I found the reservation people to be very rude and unprofessional. Also, if you stay at Sheratons, you can get 35% off the rack rates if you become a Sheraton Club member (very easy to do). We haven't booked our interisland flights yet but I have heard that Hawaiian airline is better than Aloha but Aloha is cheaper. We are also getting to Hawaii via frequent flyer miles. We have decided to book the entire trip ourselves and have found it to be about $1000 cheaper than what we were quoted by several travel agents. Good luck and let me know if you have any questions.
Jan 13th, 1999, 02:08 PM
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As the groom, I did it myself too. My wife and I went on our honeymoon in September. We did 5 days on Kauai and 6 days on Maui. We stayed at the Hyatt in Kauai. It's pricey, but the service and hotel were great. On Maui, we stayed at the Maui Prince. Very nice, but not the Hyatt. I suggest you stay in the Wailea area, not Kaanapali. In Wailea the hotels are low-rises and not too close to each other. In Kaanapali the hotels are high-rises and seem too close to each other. However, I do not know much about the Hyatt in Maui or its surroundings. Just remember, wherever you stay, it's still Hawaii.
J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS
J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS
Jan 13th, 1999, 11:08 PM
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The Hyatt on Maui is my favorite hotel, after many trips to Maui and staying at many different hotels. My wife and I like the Kaanpali side much better than the Wailea side of Maui. There is a lot more to do and many more top restaurants and you are close to the fun town of Lahaina if you stay in the Kaanapali area. The Renaissance Wailea is getting old. The Prince is isolated and very far from everything else. The Hyatt is ideal.
LOTS more info about Maui hotels, restaurants, sights, activities, etc, is in the 30-page paper you can read or print from a link at this web site:
http://members.aol.com/Derm1/index.html
Jon
LOTS more info about Maui hotels, restaurants, sights, activities, etc, is in the 30-page paper you can read or print from a link at this web site:
http://members.aol.com/Derm1/index.html
Jon
Jan 14th, 1999, 03:16 PM
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Stay at the Hyatts on both Maui and Kauai. We have stayed at several differnt resorts on the island and found both of these wonderful in everyway. Kauai Hyatt is particularly spectacular. Try booking through Hyatt travel or through a travel agent and see who comes up with a better deal- in many cases they can bargin for room upgrades and for free breakfast buffet for four or more nights. Good luck.
Jan 14th, 1999, 06:00 PM
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My husband and I also booked everything ourselves and saved a ton of money over what the travel agents quoted us. We spent one night in honolulu so my husband could see Pearl harbor, then off to Kauai for five nights, maui for five nights, and Hawaii - volcano side only for two nights.
We used frequent flier miles to get there, and spent just under $5000 on everything else (interisland flights, food, convertibles on all islands). In Oahu, we stayed at the Waikiki Beachcomber - it was $100 for the night and a rental car. In Kauai, we stayed at the Hanalei Colony resort in a two bedroom suite right on the water. With the 5th night free deals you can find throughout the islands, you'ss save lots. I STRONGLY recommend you stay in the North-Princeville area - the rest of Kauai totally pales by comparison. In Maui, we stayed at the Ritz Carlton, where for $1000 we stayed five nights and got an amazing buffet breakfast every morning. On Hawaii, we stayed at a little bed and breakfast in Volcano, in the rain forest. It was a great way to wrap up the vacation. We skipped Kona.
By the way, our honeymoon was in August, so prices were off season.
We used frequent flier miles to get there, and spent just under $5000 on everything else (interisland flights, food, convertibles on all islands). In Oahu, we stayed at the Waikiki Beachcomber - it was $100 for the night and a rental car. In Kauai, we stayed at the Hanalei Colony resort in a two bedroom suite right on the water. With the 5th night free deals you can find throughout the islands, you'ss save lots. I STRONGLY recommend you stay in the North-Princeville area - the rest of Kauai totally pales by comparison. In Maui, we stayed at the Ritz Carlton, where for $1000 we stayed five nights and got an amazing buffet breakfast every morning. On Hawaii, we stayed at a little bed and breakfast in Volcano, in the rain forest. It was a great way to wrap up the vacation. We skipped Kona.
By the way, our honeymoon was in August, so prices were off season.
Jan 14th, 1999, 06:05 PM
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My husband and I also booked everything ourselves and saved a ton of money over what the travel agents quoted us. We spent one night in honolulu so my husband could see Pearl harbor, then off to Kauai for five nights, maui for five nights, and Hawaii - volcano side only for two nights.
We used frequent flier miles to get there, and spent just under $5000 on everything else (interisland flights, food, convertibles on all islands). In Oahu, we stayed at the Waikiki Beachcomber - it was $100 for the night and a rental car. In Kauai, we stayed at the Hanalei Colony resort in a two bedroom suite right on the water. With the 5th night free deals you can find throughout the islands, you'ss save lots. I STRONGLY recommend you stay in the North-Princeville area - the rest of Kauai totally pales by comparison. In Maui, we stayed at the Ritz Carlton, where for $1000 we stayed five nights and got an amazing buffet breakfast every morning. On Hawaii, we stayed at a little bed and breakfast in Volcano, in the rain forest. It was a great way to wrap up the vacation. We skipped Kona.
By the way, our honeymoon was in August, so prices were off season.
We used frequent flier miles to get there, and spent just under $5000 on everything else (interisland flights, food, convertibles on all islands). In Oahu, we stayed at the Waikiki Beachcomber - it was $100 for the night and a rental car. In Kauai, we stayed at the Hanalei Colony resort in a two bedroom suite right on the water. With the 5th night free deals you can find throughout the islands, you'ss save lots. I STRONGLY recommend you stay in the North-Princeville area - the rest of Kauai totally pales by comparison. In Maui, we stayed at the Ritz Carlton, where for $1000 we stayed five nights and got an amazing buffet breakfast every morning. On Hawaii, we stayed at a little bed and breakfast in Volcano, in the rain forest. It was a great way to wrap up the vacation. We skipped Kona.
By the way, our honeymoon was in August, so prices were off season.
