Kaanapali Beach Hotel


By Teresa Plowright, About.com


Kaanapali Beach is on Maui's northwest coast, just north of Lahaina, in an area with many resorts on popular Kaanapali Beach.

The Ka'anapali Beach Hotel - with 430 low-rise rooms and suites, and 11 beachfront acres-- aims to be a "moderately priced first class hotel". It's been voted "#1 Best Value Hotel in Hawaii" in Travel & Leisure Magazine, and a "Best Place to Stay" by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler Magazine.

What's Special about the K'anapali Beach Hotel:

The Kaanapali bills itself as: Maui's Most Hawaiian Hotel", with Hawaiian quilt bedspreads, tropical furnishings, original art, lei-making, hula.

Other features include: airy lanai (balconies), ocean activities, complimentary Hawaiian activities, free kids program, nearby shopping, championship golf. See section on watersports, below.As for watersports, at the Kaanapali:

  • a popular snorkeling spot is nearby
  • excursions are available for snorkeling, diving, sailing
  • Scuba is available for ages 12 and up
  • surfing classes available too
  • beach activities include sandcastles, skim board, boogie board
  • whale watching season is December to May

What's special about the Ka'anapali Beach Hotel for families:

  • Aloha Passport for Kids: at check-in for the Kaanapali, kids receive a passport, which gets stamped when they participate in activities (hula classes, lei making, sand image classes, leaf-printing, etc.) Kids get a gift at each "destination", too.
  • kids 6 to 12 can experience 12 destinations; 3 to 5 year-olds have an eight-destination passport.
  • Parents can join in some of the activities; the program is free
  • little ones two and under get a sand pail of goodies to enjoy at the beach
  • rooms at the Kaanapali sleep up to four; kids 17 and under are free when staying with parent(s) in existing beds
  • restaurants are kid-friendly and affordable, including the Kaanapali Mixed Plate Restaurant with three all-you-can-eat buffets daily; kids 6 to12 eat at a reduced price, and 5 years or younger eat free with a paid adult

Packages at the Kaanapali Beach Hotel:

This property has frequent packages: check the "Specials" page at the Ka'anapali site for current promotions. Look for "Whale Encounter Package" during whale-watching season (Jan. to April.)

Find out more about the Kaanapali Beach Hotel:

This brief profile is meant to introduce this resort to family vacationers; please note that the writer has not visited in person. Always check resort sites for updates.

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Overview
Hamilton Island Holiday Properties are scattered around the island. The hotel's accommodation includes 1 and 2 bedroom Resort-Side Apartments as well as Standard, Superior and Deluxe Villas and Luxury Villas. They are usually configured as a group of common-walled apartments or villas and share landscaped gardens and a swimming pool (except Pavillions). All apartment and villa packages come inclusive of a 4-seater golf buggy.

Room Facilities
  • Air Conditioning
  • Television
  • Telephone
  • Private Bathroom
  • Hair Dryer
  • Ceiling Fan
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Iron and Ironing Board
  • Full Kitchen Facilities
  • Coffee/Tea Making Facilities
  • Internal Laundry
Hotel Facilities
  • Baby Cot (On Request)
  • Grocery Shop
Dining & Entertainment
  • 6 Bars
  • 10 Restaurants
Sports & Leisure
  • Spa (Charges Apply)
  • Gym (Charges Apply)
  • Sauna (Charges Apply)
  • Squash (Charges Apply)
  • Tennis Court (Charges Apply)
  • Walking Tracks
  • Swimming Pools
  • Catamaran
  • Snorkeling Equipment
  • Windsurfers
  • Paddle Ski
Check-in time 1400hrs
Check-out time 1000hrs

Ratings Three 1/2 Stars

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Cheap Hotel Accommodation In Central London

A beginner’s guide to finding cheap accommodation (less than US$100) in Central London. Focusing on bed and breakfast accommodation and the main districts of London you will find them.

London has a reputation for expensive hotel accommodation with very little cheap budget hotels. OK so what is cheap. For the purposes of this article let’s define cheap as below US$100 per night, (60 pounds sterling in local currency) for a standard double/twin room with all taxes paid.

Most of the hotel accommodation in this bracket is termed 'bed and breakfast' hotels. This can be misleading to the unaware. No it’s not a cozy family owned guest house with personal attentive hosts, traditional English breakfasts and home-made offerings, commonly available outside London. The vast majority are small hotels with 20-50 rooms, staffed by immigrants on very low salaries with very simple rooms, seldom lifts and 'continental breakfasts'. That is not to say that these establishments should be avoided, but there are an awful lot of poor quality ones.

The main cheap hotel districts in London are Bayswater, Victoria and Kings Cross. Here you will see lots of these bed and breakfast hotels together in clusters. An ensuite double or twin room with breakfast in these areas is around 70-100$US

Kings Cross has a poor reputation, it used to be notorious for drugs, crime and prostitution. That is all largely behind it now and it’s a district on the up, the whole area is being rejuvenated and Eurostar Trains will terminate at Kings Cross station in 2007. The bed and breakfast hotels are all around a garden square immediately opposite Kings Cross Station. Kings Cross is no more than a mile from the West End, the central entertainment area of London, and there’s lots of public transport on your doorstep. Bayswater is on the northern border of Hyde Park, London's biggest, and within a mile are Oxford Street, Kensington Palace and Paddington Station, (terminus for the Heathrow Express airport link. Bayswater is a traditional budget area and a great place to stay for the cost conscious traveler. Bayswater High Street (Queensway) is host to a great variety of economical restaurants and shops. Everyday supermarkets, launderettes etc are commonplace.

Victoria is very central, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye are all within walking distance. The cheap hotels are south of the railway station, stretching from the coach stations to Pimlico Underground. The area is pleasant and safe.

Room rates are highly variable. In the depths of winter, rooms may be discounted as low as 50 US$, but be warned these tend to be of the hotels of the worst kind. Most of the hotels will also discount less at the weekend.

Some of the better bed and breakfasts include the Montana Excel and Howard Winchester Hotels in Kings Cross, the Central Hotel in Victoria and the Blakemore and Annur Hotels in Bayswater. Some of these may be advertised as three star hotels - beware in small print you may notice the words 'self rated'.

A good starting point for your research on cheap bed and breakfast hotels in London are: Cheap Bed and Breakfasts in London or Bed and Breakfasts Near Victoria Station

Bob Handford is an expert about his city, London and is the owner of the website London Travel Toolkit that aims to provide practical information for independent visitors to London. You can contact Bob direct at the web site.

By Robert Handford
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