HotelChatter - Tag: Hawaii Hotel Reviews

HI: Concierge.com Keeps it Real With Hawaii Video Tours

amandak — 2009-03-03T09:51:14-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Cathay_Che_in_Hawaii_Videos.jpg" class="top"> Pictures are worth a thousand words, so that must make videos worth millions of words, right? That seems to be the theory behind Concierge.com's <a href="http://www.concierge.com/ideas/hotels/tours/500364">Insider Guide</a> to Hawaiian hotels, with a series of seven short videos narrated by Hawaiian-turned-New-Yorker Cathay Che. The idea is that the video should give you a better idea of the real quality of the resorts she checks in to compared to the glossy photos you usually see (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Hotel%20Video%20Tours">sound familiar?</a>) A handful of hotels that you might consider for a Hawaiian vacation are featured in the video series, including the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ritz+Carlton+Kapalua/local/22">Ritz Carlton Kapalua</a> and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Four+Seasons+Resort+Lana%92i+at+Manele+Bay/local/562">Four Seasons Resort Lana'i</a>. The web guide gives you a brief overview of each

Waikoloa: Hawaii Hotel Deals: The Newly Renovated Waikoloa Marriott

ASalkever — 2007-06-05T11:00:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/marriott_waikoloa.jpg" class="imgborder"/>[Ed. Note: Alex Salkever is the founder/editor of <a href="http://www.hawaiirama.com">Hawaiirama.com</a>, a travel blog and site covering Hawaii.] You gotta love deals for properties that have just come out of renovations and are looking to ramp up occupancy. Witness the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Waikoloa+Beach+Marriott/ian/122116">Waikoloa Beach Marriott</a>, a nice hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii (Kona-Kohala Coast) in the Waikoloa Resort. The resort just completed (as in, just!) a $50 million renovation that significantly improved the property. All the old, tired furniture is gone. Decor is now Hawaii-contemporary rather than Hawaii kitsch. The lobby and common areas have been opened up to give a much better view of the ocean. The renovations included a new, adults only infinity pool. It's still

Kohala Coast: Hawaii Travel Deal: Orchid Sale at Five-Star Kona Resort

juliana — 2007-05-31T10:19:08-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/the_fairmont_orchid_hawaii.jpg" class="imgborder">[Ed. Note: Alex Salkever is the founder/editor of <a href="http://www.hawaiirama.com">Hawaiirama.com</a>.]<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/FAIRMONT+ORCHID+HAWAII/ian/141176">The Fairmont Orchid Resort</a> is snuggled along the sunny Gold Coast of the Big Island in a posh enclave of hotels situated on lovely beaches. Kona has been on the come for several years now, in part due to the notoriety of the highly-coveted Four Season Hualalai. Still, the Fairmont is the real deal (it also appeals to greenies as the hotel uses many green cleaning products) and <a href="http://pts.get2hawaii.com/ots/Index.do?promotion=13101179234AH&agID=454">Panda Online</a> is offering a pretty sweet package. Here's the deal breakdown: Three nights at the hotel, round-trip airfare from LAX, and rental car are running $694 per person, assuming double occupancy, or nearly $1,400. The hotel is throwing

Honolulu: Hilton Hawaiian Village's 'Surf's Up' Package

juliana — 2007-04-23T17:13:58-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/surfsup_penguins.gif" class="imgborder"/>More and more hotels seem to be creating hotel packages around movies and the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hilton+Hawaiian+Village+Beach+Resort+%26+Spa/ian/112911">Hilton Hawaiian Village</a> is the latest to get in on the game.Coordinating with the release of animated movie "Surf's Up" about penguins that surf, (yes, you read correct) the hotel is offering a surfing package that starts at $219 a night and includes a 20 percent discount on surf lessons for two with  surf instructor Clyde Aikau, a 20 percent discount on treatments at the Mandara Spa and a "Surf's Up" souvenir visor.But that's not all the hotel actually has some penguins on site that have daily feedings at 8am and 3pm Monday-Sunday. And about those spa discounts, the Hilton Hawaiian Village has

Honolulu: What Do Nobu and Spider-Man 3 Have in Common?

markj — 2007-02-12T15:24:53-05:00

On February 10th 2007, Jaunted snapped a shot of the newest Nobu and sent it to us.

If you read the following with the zest and enthusiasm usually reserved for the Spider-Man 3 trailer, you might get excited about this:

A man has to put his sushi before himself.

Every head has a choice, to face the fish, or be consumed by it.

It feels good...once you loose yourself to it.

This summer. The greatest fish. Lies within.

Coming May 2007 to the Waikiki Parc Hotel.

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