Hawaii Hotels in T+L World's Best Awards :: Up and Down Showing
by ASalkever
| July 23, 2008 at 5:30 PM |
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[Ed Note: Alex Salkever is the editor and founder of Hawaiirama, a Hawaii travel blog.]
Hotels in Aloha Land have long been perennial placeholders on Travel + Leisure's annual World's Best Awards.
Rinse, repeat in 2008 but hold the coconut, surfer boy. Things may not be as glossy as they seem: several Hawaii hotels returning to the uber list actually declined in rankings.
The Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, on the Big Island, ranked No. 27, down from No. 9 in 2007 -- perhaps showing its relative age?
Waikiki's Halekulani snagged No. 44, down from No. 38 a year ago. Sniff, sniff (maybe it was the bedbugs report? Although Halekulani gets bonus Obama points).
Maui, Kauai and the Big Island were all named to the list of the World's Top 10 Islands, returning to the list, but Maui and Kauai both declined a place in the rankings, leaving only the Big Island ascendant.
On the upside, the Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea hit No. 26, up from 50 last year. And the Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele rocketed to the No. 16 spot globally on the heels of extensive renovations.
Also, two newcomers bagged spots, the Hotel Hana-Maui & Honua Spa on the Valley Isle ranked 68th and the Fairmont Kea Lani in Wailea, Maui, polled 85th.
All told, a strong showing for Hawaii hotels. The state has perhaps the highest concentration of top-rated resorts of any geographic area on Earth -- with some worrying downward trends to watch, of course.
[Photo: Detsugu]
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