Originally Posted by
ginmqi
Wow that's truly a luxury experience. But that's quite a price tag, $1000/RT for a couple from HNL to LNY instead of the normal hawaiian airlines flight.
But indeed if one is staying at FS Lanai that can run $1000+/night, it certainly could be within the budget if one is able to afford to.
That's actually one of the best deals out there, by a long shot.
If you're flying commercial in economy then it's about $300 roundtrip per couple. There's a $700 difference but guests would potentially save hours, flying private and met by the FS team at gate for a seamless experience.
To your point, many of the guests visiting FS Lanai are high income earners so their time is worth more than $350/hour to make up for the conservative delta.
But what really sets it apart is that for anyone who knows how insanely expensive it is to charter flights, even on small planes, $1000 roundtrip is a bargain.
I believe the private charter from PPT to Brando is about EU 16,000 roundtrip. Amanzoe, EU10,000 roundtrip.
Not 100% apples to apples as these charters would allow more than 2 people but it gives you an idea how expensive chartering a flight to luxury resorts can be.
I agree with you that it's certainly not for everyone, it's still a 3.3x mark up from commercial!
But for the demographic these properties are catering to, the FS Lanai charter is an insane value.