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Off the Radar Hotels in Hawaii: Luxe Holualoa Inn

Off the Radar Hotels in Hawaii: Luxe Holualoa Inn

This gem resides in a small town of artists and coffee growers clinging the verdant hillsides of the Kona Coast south of the big resorts. Devastating views from the rooms lead to lethargy in the face of a bit of a drive down the hill to hit the Big Island’s notable beaches on the Kohala [...]
Off the Radar Hotels in Hawaii: Hotel Lanai

Off the Radar Hotels in Hawaii: Hotel Lanai

So the majority of folks who come to Hawaii look for the really big hotels that are huge brands in paradise – Hilton, Marriott, Outrigger, Westin, St. Regis. Many of those are fabulous. Travelers looking to get off the beaten path and go cheaper look for condos or B&Bs. Rare are the off-the-radar, smaller but [...]
Hawaii Pools That Rule: Holualoa Inn High Above Kona

Hawaii Pools That Rule: Holualoa Inn High Above Kona

This is the Big Island’s version of Tranquility Base. A blue pool high in the heavens above the rolling green volcanic slopes of coffee country, this aquatic attraction is not huge but does manage to be highly exclusive. That’s ’cause the Holualoa Inn is actually on the small side, with only six rooms. But small [...]
Rooms in Hawaii for Less Than $130: Napili Bay Resort on Maui, Unit 203

Rooms in Hawaii for Less Than $130: Napili Bay Resort on Maui, Unit 203

We’ve waxed on about Napili Bay in previous posts. This low-key small condo right on the bay is perhaps one of the best accommodation bargains on the Valley Isle. The units at the Napili Bay Resort are all beachfront so you can’t beat the setting. The condos each have individual owners but rent through a [...]
Napili Kai Beach Resort, Maui – Room 231

Napili Kai Beach Resort, Maui – Room 231

You see that out there? That’s Molokai in the distance across the waters. And that tinkling sound? Ice in a glass, probably a perfect Mai Tai in your hand. That lack of stress? What? So the Napili Kai Beach Resort is a nice mix of lots of things. It’s friendly and family-oriented
Gardenia Cottage at Ke Iki Beach Bungalows: Front Row on the Ocean of Oahu’s North Shore

Gardenia Cottage at Ke Iki Beach Bungalows: Front Row on the Ocean of Oahu’s North Shore

If God were a surfers, this would be his favorite hotel. These cute cottages painted bright yellow are at ground zero on most surf rich turf on Earth, Oahu’s famed North Shore. Beachfront with a capital B, these beauties are. The accommodations are simple yet comfortable, as befitting a slightly rumpled surf colony that runs on waves…
The Quiet North Shore of Maui: Haiku Plantation Inn

The Quiet North Shore of Maui: Haiku Plantation Inn

In the cool quiet of the lush North Shore environs of Ha’iku stands a classic plantation home built in the 1870′s for Maui’s first sugar plantation doctor. A time machine back to old Maui? Perhaps. The owners have maintained most of the original architecture of the place and the historic grounds. Today Ha’iku is a quiet country town people with artists, windsurfing vagabonds, and local families living…
Hanalei Beach Cottage: 3 Acres of Privacy, 30 Steps to the Sand

Hanalei Beach Cottage: 3 Acres of Privacy, 30 Steps to the Sand

In the shadow of Bali Hai within earshot of the whispering gentle waves of Hanalei Bay you while away the days in your own private oceanfront estate – a whopping 3 acres you share with only one other house. This one-bedroom guest house on a prime oceanfront estate just outside Hanalei town is the ultimate crash pad for unwinding. Surfing and bodyboarding for novices and experts…

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