If you’ve even planned a trip to Japan, you might have stumbled on something called “capsule hotels,” or kapuseru hoteru in Japanese. These are pod-style rooms, just big enough for a bed, meant for quick and cheap overnight stays. Amenities such as toilets, showers and dining rooms are communal. Like hostels but way nicer—and more […]
Let’s face it: Sometimes a vacation is getting away from kids. Yours and others. While Maui has the adults-only Hotel Wailea, Oʻahu, which sees the bulk of visitors, hasn’t had anything like that. Until this summer. Opening on June 1, Romer House Waikīkī on Nāhua Street will be the island’s first—and only—adults-only hotel. It’s located
There aren’t many options for all-inclusive vacations in Hawaiʻi, at least those provided by hotels. (The luxe Sensei Lānaʻi offers all-inclusive packages tailored for specific wellness experiences, and others have packages centered around dining or activities.) Now there’s a hotel in Waikīkī offering an all-inclusive package that makes planning a vacation to Oʻahu that much
I’m sitting on my lānai (veranda), enjoying the breezes of Waikīkī and listening to the sounds of silence. That’s right, quiet, in Waikīkī. At night. No, I’m not staying at some isolated accommodation at one of the far ends of Waikīkī, where you can escape the noise at the expense of being blocks away from
Halepuna Waikīkī by Halekūlani had only been open a few months before the world changed and locked down. It had just undergone a whole year of transformation from its former self, the Waikiki Parc Hotel, and throughout 2020, went through another round of upgrades to accommodate post-pandemic rules and travelers. Since so few visitors have
Built in 1975, the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikīkī, one of only four U.S. Armed Forces Recreation Centers in the world, has catered to millions of guests who are eligible through their military service—active or retired—or Department of Defense or Coast Guard status. (See the hotel’s eligibility requirements here.) Starting in January, though, the hotel,
Travelers go on vacation for a lot of reasons. Some just want to escape their everyday stressors, while others want to see new locales and scenery. For the traveler who wants to feel refreshed and, dare I say it, renewed, there’s the newly rebranded and redesigned Renew. This boutique hotel caters to those looking to find
Yeah, you read that right: $5,000 a night. Take a moment to collect yourself. ESPACIO THE JEWEL OF WAIKIKI, managed by Aqua-Aston Hospitality, has announced it will now be taking reservations starting on its opening date, Sept. 7, 2019. And, here’s the kicker: Rates start at $5,000 a night. And as high as that might sound, it
A couple of years ago, Melia Goodenow, who founded Hawaiian Rainforest Naturals with her mom, hiked to the back of Manoa and gathered a few sets of four stones from a sacred underground pool at headwaters of the Apuakehau Stream, which used to flow through the land on which the spa stands today. These are
