May 10, 2017, 9:21 am
Last edit by: margarita girl
Hotel email address: [email protected]
The property now provides $15/person credit in the restaurant, which will basically cover cereal & coffee.
Per Flyman:
They don't have the Executive Lounge while they have Executive Level rooms. What they have is an office-style galley on near the elevators on the Executive Level (15/16th floor) where you'll find coffee machine (powdered, not real milk), filtered room-temp water, whole fruit, and snack. In the mornings, they place ONE type of pastry (muffin/donut) and 1 type of juice - their version of continental breakfast. Plat/Gold can get to those floors (if your room is not on the Exec Level) by swiping your room key in the elevator.
The bar has happy hours everyday (4:30-6:30p), and seems to be popular with non-hotel guests as well.
Caution: make sure you get the room type you booked. FDM says there are errors between what Marriott shows for room types and what the hotel actually has.
TIP: From guest room elevator, don't take the elevator to the floor that says 'retail' it's not the ground and is currently a hallway with linens and storage, no way to exit to street. To exit the hotel go to lobby level (2nd) then take escalator to street.
TIP: Kona Coffee Purveyors is a great spot for coffee and pastries (sweet & savory). Exit the hotel and turn right. Just a few doors down, in front of the International Marketplace.
This email should work for contacting the hotel/requests:
[email protected]
The property now provides $15/person credit in the restaurant, which will basically cover cereal & coffee.
Per Flyman:
They don't have the Executive Lounge while they have Executive Level rooms. What they have is an office-style galley on near the elevators on the Executive Level (15/16th floor) where you'll find coffee machine (powdered, not real milk), filtered room-temp water, whole fruit, and snack. In the mornings, they place ONE type of pastry (muffin/donut) and 1 type of juice - their version of continental breakfast. Plat/Gold can get to those floors (if your room is not on the Exec Level) by swiping your room key in the elevator.
The bar has happy hours everyday (4:30-6:30p), and seems to be popular with non-hotel guests as well.
Caution: make sure you get the room type you booked. FDM says there are errors between what Marriott shows for room types and what the hotel actually has.
TIP: From guest room elevator, don't take the elevator to the floor that says 'retail' it's not the ground and is currently a hallway with linens and storage, no way to exit to street. To exit the hotel go to lobby level (2nd) then take escalator to street.
TIP: Kona Coffee Purveyors is a great spot for coffee and pastries (sweet & savory). Exit the hotel and turn right. Just a few doors down, in front of the International Marketplace.
This email should work for contacting the hotel/requests:
[email protected]
The Laylow, Autograph Collection -- Honolulu/Waikiki, Hawaii [Master Thread]
Jul 10, 2019, 8:32 pm
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Jul 10, 2019, 11:47 pm
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The ironic or sad thing is that if they just provided elite benefits closer in line to a full service Bonvoid hotel, perhaps access to the lounge floor or perhaps waived the resort fee for Titaniums or even made the breakfast credit amount equal to a true breakfast cost, this property could be THE destination for program elites and FT'ers. They have a great facility, location, cool vibe and excellent F&B program to build on.
Jul 11, 2019, 7:30 am
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The ironic or sad thing is that if they just provided elite benefits closer in line to a full service Bonvoid hotel, perhaps access to the lounge floor or perhaps waived the resort fee for Titaniums or even made the breakfast credit amount equal to a true breakfast cost, this property could be THE destination for program elites and FT'ers. They have a great facility, location, cool vibe and excellent F&B program to build on.
Aug 23, 2019, 9:08 am
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while there is some truth to what you're saying I can not see this property and it's location being a "destination" hotel in the islands. It could well be a property for those of us that are back and forth to the islands on business and want to avoid as much as possible the tourist hotels which for us can be problematic That was many of us where hoping when the CY opened and look how that turned out, same for the Hyatt Place The CY in Kona is not so bad, great views of the lagoon
Dec 3, 2019, 8:29 pm
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I agree for locals it's a great location for a "staycation" My remarks for tourist driven coming to the islands many for the first time. You have to admit the pool is a postage stamp, and status offerings slim to none.
Jan 12, 2020, 7:18 am
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The ironic or sad thing is that if they just provided elite benefits closer in line to a full service Bonvoid hotel, perhaps access to the lounge floor or perhaps waived the resort fee for Titaniums or even made the breakfast credit amount equal to a true breakfast cost, this property could be THE destination for program elites and FT'ers. They have a great facility, location, cool vibe and excellent F&B program to build on.
Jan 12, 2020, 9:50 pm
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Given its location, there's probably a significant trade-off, i.e., do they go for a bigger pool or more lobby area space? For the hotel's size and location, it's probably just about right. Not many large pools in Waikiki hotels anyway, though I haven't seen them all.
Jan 12, 2020, 10:52 pm
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Jan 13, 2020, 12:28 am
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I stayed there recently and I really liked the room design. Felt like someone actually thought about design. The bar is great, but very busy in the evenings. Pool is a joke if you want to swim laps. Normally when in Honolulu I stay at the Kahala, but this time I needed to be in the area for meetings.
Jan 13, 2020, 7:05 pm
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Are the vouchers only valid for breakfast in the restaurant? Or can they also be used for drinks at the bar? Thx.
Jan 20, 2020, 1:54 pm
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No access unless you have a room on those floors (per my experience in late 2019)
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Jan 21, 2020, 9:45 am
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