Thanks for all the advice!
Originally Posted by
aoumd
I stayed a night in MAJ on United's dime when UA154 broke down and was put up in the Lojkar apartels. Not sure if they have a website but they have a Facebook page with a phone number. There's also the Robert Reimers which I hear is good, we didn't stay there but we ate in their Tide Table restaurant which is the best restaurant on MAJ, and the pilots stayed at the Reimers hotel. Not sure if there are any major chain properties on these islands.
4) The eastward UA155 is daylight for most of its run GUM-TKK-PNI-KSA-KWA, sun sets around MAJ, darkness MAJ-HNL, so it's daylight most of the way...you just get back to HNL at like 2 or 3 AM.
How are the beaches there? No chain properties anywhere, nearest ones are in Guam and Saipan has one Hyatt. Is it worth it taking the Island Hopper back? Or is it so tiring I'm better off with a direct flight from GUM to HNL?
Originally Posted by
adcer
The flight crew on 154 universally agreed that Palau was the most beautiful place any of them had ever been, FWIW. Manila wasn't far away and can be useful if you're booking a paid flight as it seemed to be on sale, and opened options for an ultimate destination of Hong Kong for us (via Cathay). Seoul and Tokyo were others we looked at.
Going strictly by looks from above, Pohnpei looked the most interesting. Kosrae - which we missed when we were rebooked to Wednesday's flight which doesn't stop there - got a nice writeup in
this article that interested me. I think I a lot will depend on if you're a diver
Unfortunately, I only snorkel. Spouse use to dive a long time ago but she's out of practice too. I'm just looking at extending it from HNL to ROR (HNL -> GUM -> ROR) now and it's STILL only 25k! That opens up the option of putting YAP as the stop. Would this be better then any of the stops on Island Hopper?
Originally Posted by
PVDtoDEL
Based on views from the plane and terminal, KSA was by far the prettiest place I've ever seen in my life.
But no beaches, right?
Originally Posted by
ctownflyer
Palau is just incredible, one of the most beautiful places I've been to.
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if history was different and the Marshall Islands, FSM, and Palau all ended up staying with the US like Guam and Northern Marianas...