Molokai and Lanai
 

Does anyone out there have anything to suggest? We have killer lodging taken care of. Hidden rural cottage on Molokai and the Lodge on Lanai. Looking for favorite everything on both islands. Especially in Lanai city! Tell me what you have, my fodorite friends~

Nobody love me, everybody hates me, I'm ganna eat some........eeeeeew, no way,,,,,,I'm ganna eat some sushi!

Get off that pitty pot sistah! You're going to Hawaii and I'm not! :-d

Isn't there a good restaurant in the Hotel Lanai in Lanai City. I recall reading something about good eats there.

smooch,

pila

The restaurant in the Hotel Lanai is called Henry Clay's and it is supposed to be good.

We wanted to try it when we were in Lanai a few months ago, but we were staying at the Manele Bay and we couldn't coordinate all our schedules (semi-large group) with the shuttle schedule in order to make the reservation time they were offering.

It's been about 5 years since we've been to both islands but I'll try to pich in.

The Lodge is imo one of the best hotels in the country. It's a bit of England without having to travel ten thousand miles! It has the feel of an English hunting lodge with a lot of wood and cozy feel. The trees surrounding are hundreds of years old so you feel like you are in Hawaii but at the same time you feel as though you've stepped back in time. It is very quiet, like a place you'd be inspired to write a novel. It can be cool there. there is an outdoor pool but when we were there it was too cold to use (during the month of June!). The ride down to the Manele Bay hotel and beach is about 25 minutes. Lanai city is very small, only about a block of shops, a post office and restaurant.

Molokai...we stayed at the Ranch and I know the beach there has a resident monk seal that still hangs out along the shore I believe. The Ranch section of the beach is by remote controlled gate only but there is a public access road to drive around it to get to the same spot. We dined at the lodge a the entire time as there were only a handful of restaurants, and the hotel dining was quite expensive but we had a package that included breakfast and dinner. The town is quite pleasant.

Things to do: Visit phallic rock, take a donkey ride to Fater Damien's colony or at least see the colony view below from phallic rock. The single most important thing to do is take the drive along the south to northeast coast for scenic viewing and the waterfall. The drive is quite harrowing after a bit of the ways out since it is a single lane road w/ traffic both ways and you can easily plunge to your death by driving too fast so you need to stick at 15 mph. You don't need to go entirely to the waterfall but at least drive to the point where you are along the ocean and enjoy the panoramic view of the neighboring islands (Maui and the Big Island?). Hope this helps.

Thank you so much for your replies. Getting very excited now!

We stayed at the Lodge 15 months ago when it just turned into a FS and wished they had A/C in our room. It was hot and stuffy. Who knew, as it was supposed to be so cold up there.

We ate at that Henry Clay place and it was good. I felt like the Lodge was a little like being in The Shining so we liked to get away for part of the day. We ate lunch at the amazing Manele Gold Restaurant and had a killer view of the beach. The beach flooded so badly with high surf the day we went to it that we had to leave. Even the parking lot got flooded beyond belief and no cars could park in it.

Have fun!

Steve R

Lucky you, the Lodge has just finished its renovation (to meet Four Seasons standard). Henry Clay's is worth the trip into Lanai City. He's a seasoned chef (Kapalua Bay, Gerard's) and does great cajun (he hails from Louisiana). His Lanai restaurant boasts his signature rotisserie. And yes, he says he is a decendent of Henry Clay, The Great Compromiser.

We stayed at the Manele Bay shortly after the Four Seasons renovations were completed. Be aware, we had to pay $30 per person "resort fee" to cover cost of shuttle service to and from the harbor, Lanai City, and to the Lodge (which was shut down for renovations at the time). So take advantage of the shuttle and use it to venture down to Manele Bay Hotel and to Hotel Lanai (Lanai City).

Actaully this is our second trip to the Lodge. We were scheduled to go there 2 years ago, but cancelled since Manele would be closed. We love the lodge and walking to town for breakfast and meeting with the people of Lanai. And then spending the day down at Manele snorking and hanging at the pool - maybe get a little excersise in . We never had dinner and Lanai City, so will either do Henry Clays or anything new in "town"

Stever, I didn't recall that you were going while Manele would be closed. Too bad, as the magic is in sharing both resorts and their different flavour.

Again thanks everyone!

Where are you staying on Moloka`i? I am looking into taking my daughter and SIL over for a few days in March and looking for budget lodgings. She wants to do the Kalaupapa mule thing. I am still adding up costs: ferry, rental car, cottage, food, mule... *sigh*