February 27th, 2010 | 
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Me and my friends are lucky enough to have the opportunity to travel to hawaii this spring and are looking for a very unique hotel. We are very adventurous and want something different than the typical hotel experience, any ideas?
Thanks!
Well, the Moana Surfrider in Waikiki and the Makai Inn in Lahaina are unique in very different ways. I’ve never had the bucks to stay at the first, but I’ve stayed at the second one about seven times. In spite of the hula girls lamps and kitschy decor, I love it. It used to be an apartment complex, and it is right on the water. It is very quiet, so the sound of the ocean waves on the seawall will lull you to sleep.
The Hotel Molokai is unique in several ways. For one thing, it’s the only hotel on the island of Molokai, which does not happen to have any traffic lights. For another, when you’re having a drink or a meal at Hula Shores, the open air restaurant at the beach, it looks like the hotel has the only buildings in the world. There are many other reasons why Hotel Molokai is unique, but if you don’t want to go find out for yourself, you don’t deserve to know.
It ain’t easy to get to Molokai, though. This isn’t the kind of place you can neglect to make proper arrangements and figure you’ll work it out as you go. You have to make it a priority, plan it properly, and not complain too much that it is inconvenient. You can take a propeller plane (9-seater or 30+) from Honolulu (HNL) or Kahului (OGG) or a small ferry from Lahaina. In the spring, the waves shouldn’t be too bad in the channel, and you might even see humpback whales from the ferry.
If you don’t mind youth hostels, the Banana Bungalow is one of the most social spots on Maui for young tourists. Not everybody who stays there is a European in their twenties in the islands for windsurfing or some other sport, but an awful lot of them are. The parking situation in that neighborhood is heinous, but they have free tours everyday and airport shuttles, so it might be a good place to stay at the beginning or end of your trip, and save a little money by skipping the car rental for a few days.
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Well, when I went, our band stayed at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani hotel in Waikiki. It still is a hotel, but is has some unique elements to it.
The hotel is less than a block from the beach and there are plenty of places to eat within a one mile radius of the hotel.
References :
Hawaii Band Trip
http://www.princess-kaiulani.com/
royal hawaiian one of the oldest hotels in honolulu,,,,,very nice
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Well, the Moana Surfrider in Waikiki and the Makai Inn in Lahaina are unique in very different ways. I’ve never had the bucks to stay at the first, but I’ve stayed at the second one about seven times. In spite of the hula girls lamps and kitschy decor, I love it. It used to be an apartment complex, and it is right on the water. It is very quiet, so the sound of the ocean waves on the seawall will lull you to sleep.
The Hotel Molokai is unique in several ways. For one thing, it’s the only hotel on the island of Molokai, which does not happen to have any traffic lights. For another, when you’re having a drink or a meal at Hula Shores, the open air restaurant at the beach, it looks like the hotel has the only buildings in the world. There are many other reasons why Hotel Molokai is unique, but if you don’t want to go find out for yourself, you don’t deserve to know.
It ain’t easy to get to Molokai, though. This isn’t the kind of place you can neglect to make proper arrangements and figure you’ll work it out as you go. You have to make it a priority, plan it properly, and not complain too much that it is inconvenient. You can take a propeller plane (9-seater or 30+) from Honolulu (HNL) or Kahului (OGG) or a small ferry from Lahaina. In the spring, the waves shouldn’t be too bad in the channel, and you might even see humpback whales from the ferry.
If you don’t mind youth hostels, the Banana Bungalow is one of the most social spots on Maui for young tourists. Not everybody who stays there is a European in their twenties in the islands for windsurfing or some other sport, but an awful lot of them are. The parking situation in that neighborhood is heinous, but they have free tours everyday and airport shuttles, so it might be a good place to stay at the beginning or end of your trip, and save a little money by skipping the car rental for a few days.
References :
http://www.moana-surfrider.com/
http://www.makaiinn.net/property.htm
http://www.hotelmolokai.com/
http://www.mauihostel.com/