If you want to stay on Oahu, but away from the hustle and bustle of Honolulu, then the Kahala Hotel Resort & Spa is just the place for you.  Situated in beautifully landscaped gardens with waterfalls and flowing streams, right on 800 ft of white sand beach in its own secluded bay, and only fifteen minutes drive or by complimentary hotel shuttle bus to/from Waikiki Beach, this 338 room deluxe hotel is a little oasis of quiet and tranquility, with exceptional service and attention to detail. It has just completed a $52m refurbishment, ($30m on the rooms alone!) and is designed in ivory and coffee tones with natural products, warm woods and contemporary luxury.

 

One of the finest resorts in Hawaii, this recently renovated property offers 11 different types of room categories and 5 types of Suites.  Each are designed to evoke a feeling of warmth, romance and understated luxury, with a mixture of mahogany furniture, teak flooring, unique tropical flower designed hand-woven rugs, and a selection of luxurious soft furnishings. 

 

All rooms and suites offer memory foam pillow-top beds, either 1 King or 2 Doubles (except Suites which have King bed only), goose-down duvets, tropical flower embroidered Egyptian cotton linens, oversize ensuite bathroom with large bathtub (whirlpool spa baths in Suites), and separate glass shower, dual wardrobes with dressing areas, two separate vanities, a 40-inch Sony flat screen LCD TV, CD player with MP3 player connection, in house pay-view movies, high speed internet (fee), two-line telephones, mini bar, tea and coffee maker, tropical fans and air conditioning. All rooms can accommodate a rollaway bed for extra guests, with a fee for a 3rd Adult. 

 

Additionally, Suites also have a separate bedroom with King bed and separate living room with large furnished lanai.  All Suites come with many complimentary services as part of the Kahalas' Suite Amenity Programme.  These include private roundtrip airport transfers by saloon car, Lei greeting on arrival, escort to your Suite, personalised stationary, packing & unpacking service, 1 garment pressing on arrival, morning coffee with daily newspaper, late afternoon cocktail service with light pupus (canapes or hors d'oeuvre) daily in your Suite, preferential ocean front seating at the Plumeria Beach House and Hoku's Restaurants, reserved beach cabana, wireless internet connection, nightly VIP turndown service and full business centre services, including computor use for 1 hour per day, photocopying fax and free internet connection,

 

A major attraction at the resort is the Dolphin Quest Centre, which operates in a 26,000 sq. foot lagoon.  This lagoon is home to a number of Bottlenose Dolphins, as well as numerous fish species and the rare Hawaiian Green Sea Turtle.  Dolphin Quest's educational and encounter experiences are offered daily, subject to sea conditions and scientific research schedules.  There is a morning encounter for children 5-12 years inclusive, and an afternoon one for 13 year olds and above, where you will get the chance to swim and interact close up with these beautiful creatures.  Both are pre bookable, if you are interested please call us for the details and the current prices.

 

For those clients who want to be really pampered, the hotel has its own Kahala Spa where one can relax, and experience a range of different treatments, with a dedicated Manicure & Pedicure Suite and Men's Spa, and a new outdoor Spa lounge area.  For the energetic there is a fitness centre and a swimming pool, as well as tennis courts and golf (green fees paid locally), and of course the sandy beach is right on your doorstep.

 

The resort offers four cafes and restaurants, including one of the best restaurants to be found in Honolulu, Hoku's, named after one of the dolphins at the Dolphin Quest centre, and offers a contemporary mix of Oriental, Island and European Cuisine, cooked right in front of you in the open kitchen.  There is also Tokyo-Tokyo Japanese restaurant, The Plumeria Beach House and The Seaside Grill.

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