If you have time to get away when on your business trip to Honolulu, a definite must see is the island of Lana’i. A short 25 min flight from HNL, you can take a day trip to play golf at either one of the two top ranked courses: The Challenge at Manele, or The Experience at Koele.
I recommend staying overnight at The Lodge at Koele, a 4 Seasons Resort. This is an old english hunting lodge converted to a beautiful, world class hotel. It’s 90 rooms are located near the mountains where it’s peaceful. You will enjoy the quiet, serene atmosphere at Koele.
During a recent visit to Honolulu, we met a friend at the Mekong II Thai Restaurant. Great service, very authentic thai cuisine, and casual atmosphere. It’s located away from the tourist area, but close enough to waikiki. If you’re craving for good Thai food, definitely check it out. Start with their Spring Rolls for appetizers and then try their signature dish, Evil Jungle Prince. Located on 1726 King Street in Honolulu.
Tags: waikiki
Had the best SUSHI last week at RAW at downtown San Disgo..
We were extremely disappointed with our recent stay at the Westin Colonnade in beautiful Coral Gables. The hotel boasts a 4 diamond rating, but not sure how they got earned that prestigious rating. We stayed in a townhouse room which is a bi-level room with a king bed in the upper level and a sofa bed on the lower level. The room didn’t have extra pillows nor blankets for the sofa bed, and when we made the request it took almost 24hrs to get the blankets/pillows. The workout room is small…I found no cups for the water cooler either.. the hotel staff that was in the room did not bother to come back and replenish it after inspecting the room. I stay at many Starwood properties and prefer Westin when travel, but would avoid this particular Westin in the future.
Tags: Coral Gables, Miami, Westin
We’re taking a flight from Wash Dulles to Ft. Lauderdale tonight and was prepared to stand in long lines since the increased security measures were put in place after the failed attempt to explode a device over Christmas. Surprisingly, it took us only 40 minutes from checking in at the ticket counter, through security, and on the shuttle to take us to our gate. I expected longer since we showed up 2.5 hours before our flight. It also helped that we’re leaving during non peak hours so the lines were light to begin with. However, I did notice the TSA still extra looks at the xray machines, and inspected our ID’s much more vigilant. I welcome the increase attention TSA only only wish this would be common practice rather than a short term response to an incident. OK, off my soapbox….expect longer times to get through security in general for future flights.
Tags: Dulles Airport