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hawaii on a budget....
anyone got recommendations on hotels, resorts, etc?
we want to do it as a late honeymoon, but we're not looking for the full blown outrageous experience, we dont need to be oceanside, just closeby, that sort of thing. its so expensive than any corners we can clip a little is great, i just dont want to pick the cheapest hotel, and then end up in a rundown hotel, ya know what i mean?
TIA!
Re: hawaii on a budget....
Hi,
We just got married in Hawaii this past August. There's a great bunch of books that were VERY VERY helpful that we studied from front to back before going. We went to Kauai, so we got the Kauai guidebook...http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Kauai-Guidebook-Revealed/dp/0981461018/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257699766&sr=8-1
There's books for the other islands as well. There's different sections in the books for hotels, food, etc; and it rates them as well as telling costs for everything. It was the best resource we came across. We ended up staying at a condo at $195/night. The views were beautiful, and the costs were down, since we didn't have continental breakfasts or anything. It was like living at home (in Hawaii) for 9 days. I don't know what your budget is, but this book will be helpful.
One thing to keep in mind - the food (even at the grocery stores) is ridiculously expensive! We'd expected to buy and make food at home, but didn't realize the costs! Example - a half gallon of milk was $6.00. Do yourself a favor and get the grocery store membership (takes 2 seconds) even if you only plan to stop at the grocery store twice. It could be worth it!
Have an awesome time!!!
we were loking to try and see a littly of everything- 5 nights in maui, 3 in kauai, 3 in hononlulu, and 2 in hilo. we were thinking of just cutting the two nights in hilo, and we were also considering doing the 7 night Norwegian cruise that goes to maui/hilo/kauai, and then maybe staying like 2 nights in maui or something like that. if food really is that expensive, the cruise might actually be the cheaper option for the majority of the trip...$6 bucks for milk- thats insane!
we are looking at making sure we see the most we can, because its not somewhere that you go to for a "normal" vacation- DHs parents went for their honeymoon, and havent been back in the 37 years since!
thanks for the info!
My aunt and uncle live on Kauai (nice, huh?!) We've taken family vacations out there to visit. We usually find a house or condo to rent instead of a hotel. Renting a house is usually much cheaper per night plus you don't have to go out for every meal. Kauai, IMO, is the best island too. If you decide to go there look for places near Princeville. My favorite site for finding rental houses is www.vrbo.com