Originally Posted by
edgewood49
About five or so years ago someone I take it bought the property and proceeded to strip the lobby of all the nice things that made it the "Mona" down with that went the service. I suspect institutional investors. But this has been a trend through out the islands. North Shore you have Turtle Bay, the old Hilton not what it once was. They neglected the building for years so when it was sold and turned into Turtle Bay instead of repairing the balconies they simply sawed them off! Nice.
Kona is nice
I was under the impression the Moana Westin was owned by a Japanese outfit.
As for the North Shore, I meant renting a house or something like that. I ended up driving up there two days in a row from Waikiki. It was so much nicer.
I've been three times and in my opinion, Honolulu proper and Waikiki are only nice for a brief layover and to say you've been there. Otherwise, it's Niagara Falls-meets-Jersey Shore-meets-Las Vegas-meets-Mackinac Island.