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12/04/2007 at 9:15 AM
Tags: Hilton Hotels, Hawaii Hotels, Hotel Contests, Hotel Pets, Hotel Animals
After a rough Monday, who can resist starting their day with a picture of an adorable baby dolphin? (Dolphins are the new unicorns!)
This youngster is the newest member of the dolphin family at the Hilton Waikoloa Village. The baby girl bottlenose was born on October 9, at 3:42p.m. and she has been nameless ever since because the hotel, along with Dolphin Quest Hawaii, are holding a Name-the-Baby contest.
Name entries for the Name-the-Baby contest should be a Hawaiian word representing a person, place or thing relating to the Hawaiian Islands. Dolphin Quest Crew Members will pick the winning name.
The contest winner will receive a photo of the newly-named dolphin baby, a gift certificate for a complimentary Dolphin Family and Friends Program, and a one night stay at Hilton Waikoloa Village on Hawaii's Big Island. Entries will be accepted until December 9th, 2007.
To enter the contest or for more information call Dolphin Quest at 808-886-2875.
So hurry, you only have five more days to name that baby!
More baby dolphin pictures after the jump. Because every Tuesday morning should be so cute.
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by juliana
7/09/2007 at 9:05 AM
Tags: Hawaii Hotels, Hotel Renovations, Hilton Hotels
Over on Hawaii's "big island" of Waikoloa, big renovations are the in thing. First came the Marriott, and now the Hilton Waikoloa Village has had its turn: over $90 million worth of refurbishments and renewals have just been completed.
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by amandak
6/05/2007 at 11:00 AM
Tags: Hotel Deals, Hawaii Hotel Reviews, Hotel Renovations, Marriott Hotels
[Ed. Note: Alex Salkever is the founder/editor of Hawaiirama.com, 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 Waikoloa Beach Marriott, 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 a Marriott so its not as plush as, say, the Four Seasons. But check this deal out. $1100 gets you double occupancy for four nights plus rental care (roughly $50 per day so $200 total). Free breakfast included (add another $25 per day so $100 total). Granted, you are only getting a garden view room for this rate. But you're paying $200 a night for a really nice, well done hotel on a pretty nice beach and doing it in the middle of the summer travel season (the deal runs through July 20).
The deal is on offer from Panda Travel, a local Hawaii travel agency. An airfare portion is not worth it, adding an extra $500 roundtrip per person but you can do better than that.
[Photo: Amishah]
by ASalkever
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