Saturday, January 30, 2010

Incredible Hawaii Vacation

Aloha , Below is the info on the wonderful lady Sue, that I found who was so great helping me plan our Hawaii trip. Like said, it was INCREDIBLE, and she's really good at knowing what's going to be best for you after she talks to you for awhile. I'm convinced our conversations helped her with leading me to the right hotel, etc. Also they have great packages they can put together with their vendors. If you want to go to Oahu/Honolulu/Waikiki, I would definitely stay at the Moana Surfrider Westin. It is right on the beach, and the hotel is GORGEOUS! The food was incredible, the Spa experience was AMAZING, and it is literally right on the "Rodeo Drive" of Honolulu as far as shopping. Ridiculous! We had a beautiful tower room; it was pretty big, (an auto-upgrade in the package we bought) and was literally overlooking the ocean and Waikiki beach - it could not have been more surreal! The room also had a nice-sized balcony with two patio chairs and a small table and plenty of room to just hang out and listen to the surf (Tim literally thought he had died and gone to heaven!). I took several pics (hundreds!); one is the sunset one night (a big event as you can see), the hotel front at night (doesn't do it justice!), the bay where we went snorkeling (OMG! gorgeous and too much fun to see all the pretty fishies!) and the views from our room (yes, that big "mountain" on the left is Diamond Head which is on the SE end of the island; it was a volcano once I think). The hotel had a complimentary "special services coordinator" person that could help you with the different tours to do whatever you wanted. The tours were too fun and the guides were a hoot! The snorkeling at Hanauma Bay was SO much fun, and Pearl Harbor/USS Arizona were unforgettable. They were both very reasonably priced. But you might decide you'd rather do something else, and try Maui, Hawaii or Kauai; they are all supposed to be beautiful (we'll do one of those next time) There's tons of stuff to do on those islands and they are much less populated (Oahu has 75% of Hawaii's population probably due to the hospitality industry since Pearl Harbor and Waikiki are there). Anyway, when you're ready, Sue is a great help at guiding you to what you want based on your budget. AND travel is pretty darn cheap right now; I was really surprised how much we got for how little. It was everything I dreamed of, and more - Like the pilot said when we arrived into Honolulu, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to PARADISE!!! " and IT WAS !!!!!

A. Kelley

Dallas, Texas

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