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HotelChatter - Oahu http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T05:43:56Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/ MC Hammer Renews His Vows at Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/7/23/5227/28606 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Turtle_Bay_Resort.JPG" class="top"> Hammertime happened right here! Were island-hopping around Hawaii this week for a few assignments, and stopped by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Turtle+Bay+Resort/local/476">Turtle Bay Resort</a> on Oahus North Shore to do a quick tour of the hotel. The 880-acre property is a real stunner with five miles of perfectly uncrowded coastline. If we gave a rats ass about golf we're sure we'd be impressed by the Arnold and Fazio pro golf courses, but sadly, the sport is lost on us. But, as an Oahu wedding or honeymoon destination, Turtle Bay Resort is one of the best. Thats why MC Hammer (a.k.a. Stanley Burrell) decided to have an impromptu vow renewal with his wife of more than 23 years during a recent globetrotting gourmet 2009-07-23T17:25:37-05:00 21.6980193 -157.98783 Weekend Power Outages Hit Waikiki Hotels http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/29/13445/136 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/waikikipowerout.jpg" class="top"> While many of us in the continental U.S. were busy snuggled up next to heaters and staring at our televisions this weekend, folks who had been lucky enough to take a Hawaiian vacation to Waikiki were unlucky enough to find themselves without power in their hotels when a blackout hit Oahu. Waikiki hotel guests were (understandably) frustrated when the area lost power on Friday night, and, according to <a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28404019/">MSNBC</a>, power was not completely restored until midday on Saturday. Until then, there was no running water, no electricity and no fun. <blockquote>Tourists were willing to share stories of how they survived the night. Some had to climb more than 30 stories to get to their hotel rooms. Jenna 2008-12-29T09:20:53-05:00 Mickey Mouse to Get Lei'ed http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/4/113633/299 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/mickey_lei_hawaii2.jpg" class="imgborder">Walt Disney Resorts just announced plans for an 800-unit resort on the island of Oahu called The Ko Olina Resort & Marina. It will be the first resort that's not attached to any Disney theme park (that sounds like a plus) and will offer Disney Vacation Club time-share units (hmmm...not a plus.) Details are scarce but the place will attempt to capture an "authentic Hawaiian experience" so we're guessing there won't be any Mickey Mouse stickers on the toiletries. The resort won't open until 2011 but considering that the Disney resorts in Anaheim, Orland, Tokyo and Paris maintain an average occupancy rate of over 90% year-round, and an average daily rate of about $350, we bet this juliana 2007-10-04T11:37:29-05:00 Should Sean Penn Leave or Stay at the Turtle Bay Resort in Oahu? http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/4/12/1488/10944 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/turtlebay_resort.jpg" class="imgborder"/>[Ed. Note: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/user/asalkever">Alex Salkever</a> who's behind the island blog <a href="http://www.hawaiirama.com">Hawaiirama</a> returns this week to offer his opinion of the Turtle Bay resort, where Sean Penn is staying much to the dismay of some Oahu natives. Enjoy.]According to <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/04112007/gossip/pagesix/oahu_outrage_pagesix_.htm">Page Six</a> and the blog <a href="http://www.hollywoodinterrupted.com/archives/i_am_sean.phtml">Hollywood Interrupted</a>, the self-righteous Tinseltown crusader Sean Penn and clan is vacationing at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Turtle+Bay+Resort/ian/111532">Turtle Bay Resort</a> on the North Shore of Oahu. This might seem an odd choice considering that the owners of land surrounding this hotel are embroiled in a controversial struggle to load up the pristine, rural coastline with thousands more condos and possibly anger Native Hawaiian activists who claim the site as an ancestral sacred spot. Then juliana 2007-04-12T14:38:49-05:00 21.5383489 -157.84090 Hawaiian Surfer Hotspots http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/1/30/11382/1337 <![CDATA[<img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/turtlebay.jpg"><a href="http://travel2.nytimes.com/2006/01/29/travel/29north.html?pagewanted=1">The New York Times</a> goes to the Beverly Hills of surfing destinations--the North Shore on Oahu.The article takes on a very in-depth tour of the local surf scene, sprinkled with historical facts and new ones like the fact that the TV show "Lost" films there. (The article smartly glosses over the other TV show, titled "North Shore" that bombed on Fox.) If you're not a surfer and want to enjoy the action from afar, there's <a href="http://www.turtlebayresort.com">Turtle Bay Resort</a>, which is pretty much your only option for a resort. It has 375 rooms, 26 suites and 42 beach cottages, along with two golf courses, tennis courts and a private beach for beginning surfers. Rooms begin at $229. juliana 2006-01-30T11:59:43-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/