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I am going to surprise my wife and take her to Hawaii on August 10th...I need to book the flights this week. We have never been to Hawaii and understand it is the best place to vaction in August. Things we would like to do:
Boogie Board
Snorkel
Veg at the beach
Minor to Moderate sight seeing
Eat dinner in quaint cozy places (nothing big and hotelish)
Prefer ocean view in a condo (condo size is immaterial)
Wander downtown and "bar hop"
Anyone in the same boat or have any accomodation recommendations/island recommendations? Thanks everyone.
So you'll want a place on/near a beach and with a downtown close enough to wander to? That alone limits your options a bit. Do you have an island in mind? They're all different.
Honolulu is an obvious option if you don't mind the "downtown" being a major urban area. On Maui, it sounds like the Lahaina/Kaanapali area or Kihei would be a good choice. (Maybe Wailea, but there's no real downtown -- just the resort shopping center.) And on the Big Island maybe the Kailua area? I'm hoping someone from Kauai will help, but the only area I can think of there is Kapaa/Wailua that kind of has a retail area with a "beach town" feel. (I love Hanalei, but I'll leave it to the locals whether that's a place to "bar hop.")
There are lots of deals, but it helps to zero in on a single island if you're only going to stay for a few days.
Location: Was in Western New York but now in Hilo Hawaii
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Aloha,
What Island are you looking to stay on? Summer time is the typical slow time in Hawaii but as we all know its slow now. I can give you advice on the Big Island if you need it.
August is normally a big tourist time. Every time we have been to the Big Island/Waikoloa area in August, it has been quite crowded. We love the resorts there and the Big Island in general, but we have 3 boys, aged 11-17...
Summer is more families, and winters are more adults and "big spenders". Summer is cheaper and this summer, waaaay cheaper accomodations can be had than in recent years.
There are several ocean front resorts and resort condo communities in Kailua Kona on the Big Island where I live and work. Come here, you'll love it! We're big on "quaint".
Just for fun, I just looked up roundtrip airfare from Peoria (PIA) to Kona (KOA) and Chicago (ORD to Kona (KOA)
I found roundtrip fares from Peoria, with taxes and fees cheaper than from Chicago! OK, not by more than $10, but still... Leaving on a Wednesday or Thursday and returning on a Tuesday or Wednesday I found fares as cheap as $592! I paid $350 for one-way tickets out of Oakland (OAK) for our move!
Now really is the time to buy those tickets!
ps - I used orbitz.com
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great idea. have a wonderful trip.
