Crisis discounts at highend hotels?
Apr 10, 2009, 6:09 am
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Now I may have to to to Kona instead of Costa Rica for summer break
Apr 10, 2009, 7:35 am
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costa rica can be 28% off, but if you do 4 nts at hualalai at base rate, thats equivalent to 34% off. 5th nt free at hualalai is obviously 20% off. theres also an unlimited golf package at hualalai.
definitely unusual discounts for hualalai, right?
definitely unusual discounts for hualalai, right?
Apr 10, 2009, 12:03 pm
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Thanks to this thread, I booked two nights in September at Banyan Tree Phuket for 18,300++ baht for a Pool Villa. The effective rate is just over $310 per night all-in. ^
Apr 10, 2009, 4:27 pm
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Two More I Saw
I saw this morning that FS Punta Mita is offering the $100 per night resort credit for memorial weekend in May. While not as great a rebate as offered at the Big Island property, that does bring the nightly rate down to $445 per night for those dates, which is still much cheaper.
The Thompson LES was offering a free third night with the purchase of two nights in a studio king suite for per night plus $100 credit to the hotel's restaurant after. The rate ended up being $166 per night for three nights then. I know the Thompson LES will not be considered luxury, but for a new "cool" hotel in NYC at those rates, I thought it was worth mentioning. Also, I am not sure what the rules are for this deal, but I saw it on tablethotels.com when I was looking for rooms next weekend.
The Thompson LES was offering a free third night with the purchase of two nights in a studio king suite for per night plus $100 credit to the hotel's restaurant after. The rate ended up being $166 per night for three nights then. I know the Thompson LES will not be considered luxury, but for a new "cool" hotel in NYC at those rates, I thought it was worth mentioning. Also, I am not sure what the rules are for this deal, but I saw it on tablethotels.com when I was looking for rooms next weekend.
Apr 11, 2009, 4:47 pm
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Slightly OT - but I would like to be able to follow this thread a little better. About 13 years ago - we stayed at a luxury oceanfront resort on the Kona Coast in Hawaii. All I can remember about it was our room faced to the north and had a view of a spectacular golf course - like you'd see in a magazine - black lava - deep blue ocean - with some bright green grass. And that when you walked around the hotel - there was a lot of lava - and at least a few sites that had been designated of historical/religious significance. Can't remember the name of the hotel then - and I suspect it is different now. Does anyone have a clue? Robyn
P.S. Also remember that a won a dinner and a beautiful cigar lei by coming closest to guessing the number of flowers in the lei - but that doesn't help in terms of the name of the place!
P.S. Also remember that a won a dinner and a beautiful cigar lei by coming closest to guessing the number of flowers in the lei - but that doesn't help in terms of the name of the place!
Apr 11, 2009, 6:19 pm
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Could have been the Mauna Lani or the Mauna Kea Beach
Apr 12, 2009, 6:23 am
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Slightly OT - but I would like to be able to follow this thread a little better. About 13 years ago - we stayed at a luxury oceanfront resort on the Kona Coast in Hawaii. All I can remember about it was our room faced to the north and had a view of a spectacular golf course - like you'd see in a magazine - black lava - deep blue ocean - with some bright green grass. And that when you walked around the hotel - there was a lot of lava - and at least a few sites that had been designated of historical/religious significance. Can't remember the name of the hotel then - and I suspect it is different now. Does anyone have a clue? Robyn
P.S. Also remember that a won a dinner and a beautiful cigar lei by coming closest to guessing the number of flowers in the lei - but that doesn't help in terms of the name of the place!
P.S. Also remember that a won a dinner and a beautiful cigar lei by coming closest to guessing the number of flowers in the lei - but that doesn't help in terms of the name of the place!
Apr 12, 2009, 5:59 pm
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Does it have water cascading down in the atrium as you walk down the stairs? If it does then it is the Mauna Lani.
Apr 13, 2009, 3:50 am
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Apr 13, 2009, 9:53 am
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I am just starting to take up golf so I dont know I am at the skill level that course requires
Apr 13, 2009, 10:41 am
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hualalai is probably the best regarded resort outside of asia in this forum. only negatives are beach and now VOG.
re golf, the unlimited pkg at hulalai/lanai/exuma is not the cheapest rate, but is probably a good deal, especially at hualalai. i think it was lanai that included daily spa credit as well.
re golf, the unlimited pkg at hulalai/lanai/exuma is not the cheapest rate, but is probably a good deal, especially at hualalai. i think it was lanai that included daily spa credit as well.
Apr 13, 2009, 2:30 pm
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Thanks for your responses - but none of them rang a bell. So I went into an old tax file (where I keep credit card records) - and it was the Ritz Carlton Kohala Coast. Any idea what that property is today? Robyn
Apr 13, 2009, 2:37 pm
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RC mauna lani 1991-1995
orchid 1995>2002
fairmont orchid 2002>now
orchid 1995>2002
fairmont orchid 2002>now
Apr 13, 2009, 4:10 pm
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