Originally Posted by
sargenet
When I come from the east coast I like to stay overnight in LAX or another west coast town. We are always more "refreshed" at the beginning of our vacation in Hawaii. If we go straight in we are exhausted for days! The last few trips the miles were the same whether I was coming from SAT or LAX! So we made the trip all in one day. This year we are breaking it up in both directions! We are flying Alaska Airlines out of San Jose. We used some Alaska miles and also got a seat using American miles for another family member on the same flight... all were mile saver...
Good idea! Great minds must think alike!
We originally thought of taking Delta from PIT to JFK and then the new HA non-stop from JFK to HNL, then HNL to OGG. A lot of hours all at once but it does get you into OGG same day late afternoon.
We're now looking at a late day PIT-LAX non-stop & then the new HA non-stop from LAX to OGG the next morning. Similar coming back.
Where would you recommend staying overnight near LAX?
We're currently looking at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel.