Small hotels offer unpoiled beaches and a lack of crowds.
Hawaii is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the United States. Long stretches of sandy beaches, world-class dining and entertainment, and a never-ending supply of outdoor activities make it the perfect vacation spot to get away from stress. According to Go Visit Hawaii.com, over 7 million people visit Hawaii each year. While there's no shortage of massive resort hotels, those looking for smaller, more luxurious accommodations will have no problem finding them on most of the islands.
Kona Village Resort
Situated on the Big Island's Kohala Coast is the Kona Village Resort by the sea. Among the lush, tropical gardens, lagoons, and white and black sand beaches, guests will find a scattering of luxurious Polynesian-style bungalows that offer solitude and privacy in this small resort-style setting.
All-inclusive pricing features three daily meals, many activities, such as lei making, snorkeling, and tennis, and an award-winning luau. The laid-back style combined with casual elegance makes for a relaxing and pampered experience. Families with children will appreciate the kids' program, which offers children a variety of fun activities and programs.
A spa is on site, as well as two swimming pools. Each bungalow contains high-beamed ceilings with ceiling fan, a private lanai, luxurious beds and bedding, robes, slippers, mini refrigerator with complimentary drinks and premium bath amenities. Bungalows with ocean views are also available.
Kona Village Resort
Kohala Coast
Kailua Kona, HI 96745
800-367-5290
konavillage.com
Hotel Hana Maui
The Hotel Hana-Maui and Honua Spa sits on a bluff overlooking the sea on the remote eastern shore of Maui. The hotel offers 70 cottages tucked among the grounds. A central building houses the lobby, spa and restaurants. With a focus on serenity and respect for nature, the hotel landscape features flowering native plants and trees, waterfalls, and unspoiled grounds that connect guests to nature and a renewal of spirit.
Cottages are built with an open floor plan providing spacious accommodations, a welcoming fresh fruit basket, robes, luxurious organic bedding and linens, feather-top beds, soaking tubs, wet bars and private lanais. Hotel amenities include an infinity pool, white sand beach, luxurious spa and fitness center, fine and casual dining restaurants, room service, a cocktail lounge and ocean activities. Televisions, radios and clocks are absent from the cottages to allow for a true escape to relaxation.
Hotel Hana Maui
5031 Hana Hwy.
Hana Maui, HI 96713
808-248-8211
hotelhanamaui.com
Turtle Bay Resort Cottages
If you think staying on the island of Oahu means succumbing to the throngs of tourists in Waikiki, you haven't been to Turtle Bay Cottages, located on Oahu's North Shore. With the natural beauty of the island taking center stage, the North Shore provides an invitation to relax and unwind amid mango trees, sugar cane and pineapple fields, unspoiled beaches and wild waves.
Part of the larger Turtle Bay Resort, Turtle Bay Cottages are set on the West Shore of Turtle Bay, providing privacy and peacefulness. Each of the 42 luxuriously appointed cottages are equipped with floor-to-ceiling windows, marble bathrooms, hardwood floors, wireless Internet access, sunken living rooms, ocean views and an exclusive 24-hour concierge.
Outside on your private lanai, rocking chairs invite you to relax as you overlook a lushly manicured garden leading down to the sea. A golfer's paradise, Turtle Bay boasts two championship golf courses. A full-service spa, a fine dining restaurant and an oceanfront lounge are also on site.
Turtle Bay Resort
57-091 Kamehameha Hwy.
Kahuku Oahu, HI 96731
808-293-6000
turtlebayresort.com
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