Best Hotels, Resorts and Spas in Hawaii
Best Hotels, Resorts and Spas in Hawaii
Well respected travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler has recently released their 2000 Gold List of the 500 highest-scoring hotels, resorts, spas and cruise lines in the world. For this sixth annual edition of their annual poll over 26,000 readers took part.
Participants in the poll were asked to rate the facilities in six categories: Rooms, Service, Restaurants, Location/Atmosphere, Public Areas and Activities. Ratings in each category are based on the percentage of participants who rate the facility "excellent" or "very good" in that category. The overall score consists of the average of the scores in whichever of the six categories apply to the facility being rated.
In what is excellent news for Hawaii, the state had the best showing of all fifty states in this latest poll, with over a quarter of the country's top twenty properties. Without any surprise the facilities on Hawaii were all rated very high in the category of Location/Atmosphere with the Manele Bay Hotel on Lanai receiving a 98.5 rating.
All told 24 Hawaii properties made this year's list. The entire 2000 Gold List was published in the January edition of Condé Nast Traveler.
Big Island of Hawaii
While six Big Island resorts made this year's list, the highest rated were the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows which scored particularly well in the categories of Rooms (92.2) and Location/Atmosphere (94.1) and came in with an overall score of 86.3.
Close behind was the Four Season's Resort at Hualalai which scored 86.1 with excellent and consistently strong marks across all categories. Ranked third on the Big Island was the Orchid at Mauna Lani which scored an excellent 84.0.
Kauai
Three resorts on Kauai made this year's list with the Princeville Resort leading the pack with a score of 84.1. With excellent scores in the categories of Rooms (89.2), Service (85.5) and Location/Atmosphere (90.4), there is little surprise that this is the top rated resort on Kauai.
The Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort and Spa earned an overall score of 81.7. The third Kauai resort to make this year's list was the Hanalei Bay Resort which posted a score of 72.8.
Lanai
Two Lanai properties make this year's list , both with superior scores across the board. As previously indicated, the Manele Bay Hotel scored an amazing 90.2 with high marks for Rooms (93.8), Service (90.8) Food (86.2) and Location/Atmosphere (98.5). This is the only resort located on the beach in Lanai. The hotel's Ihilani Restaurant received excellent reviews.
Kauai's other standout resort is the Lodge at Koele which came in with an equally impressive overall score of 88.1 with excellent marks for Rooms (92.1), Service (86.8), Food (89.5) and Location/Atmosphere (93.0).
It's clear that for the discriminating traveler who really wants the best in Hawaii, these resorts on Lanai are hard to beat.
Maui
The island of Maui claims nine of Hawaii's top twenty-four resorts which should be no surprise.
The top rated Maui resort is the Four Seasons Resort at Wailea which had an overall score of 86.4, the highest rated Hawaiian property outside of the island of Lanai. With excellent scores in the categories of Rooms (93.6), Service (89.7), Location/Atmosphere (89.7) and Activities (82.1), the Four Seasons is clearly the overall best choice on Maui.
Close behind are two Maui resorts, the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua which scored 84.4 and the Grand Wailea Resort, Hotel and Spa which came in with a score of 84.3.
Oahu
Rounding out the top resorts in Hawaii are four on the island of Oahu. Leading the way is Halekulani located on the beach at Waikiki. One of Waikiki's less known hotels to most travelers, this is one of Hawaii's most highly rated destinations. In addition to it's superb 85.3 overall score from Condé Nast Traveler, Helekulani is the only Hawaii property to also receive AAA's Five Diamond rating in both the lodging and restaurant categories.
Two of the other Oahu resorts making this year's list are equally less well known. The Kahala Mandarin Oriental scored an impressive 81.4 and the Ihilani Resort and Spa a fine 77.0.
Rounding out the best Oahu properties is the world famous Royal Hawaiian Hotel, the Pink Palace of Waikiki, which scored 74.3 in this year's survey.
Rooms Service
Kea Lani Hotel, Suites and Villas, Maui (95.2)
Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai (93.8)
Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai (90.8)
Four Seasons Resort, Wailea, Maui (89.7)
Restaurants Location/Atmosphere
Lodge at Koele, Lanai (89.5)
Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai, Big Island (87.0)
Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai (98.5)
Kea Lani Hotel, Suites and Villas, Maui (97.6)
Activities Spa Program
Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island (86.2)
Renaissance, Wailea Beach Resort, Maui (84.2)
Grand Wailea Resort, Hotel and Spa, Maui (87.6)
Ihilani Resort and Spa, Oahu (73.0)
Well respected travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler has recently released their 2000 Gold List of the 500 highest-scoring hotels, resorts, spas and cruise lines in the world. For this sixth annual edition of their annual poll over 26,000 readers took part.
Participants in the poll were asked to rate the facilities in six categories: Rooms, Service, Restaurants, Location/Atmosphere, Public Areas and Activities. Ratings in each category are based on the percentage of participants who rate the facility "excellent" or "very good" in that category. The overall score consists of the average of the scores in whichever of the six categories apply to the facility being rated.
In what is excellent news for Hawaii, the state had the best showing of all fifty states in this latest poll, with over a quarter of the country's top twenty properties. Without any surprise the facilities on Hawaii were all rated very high in the category of Location/Atmosphere with the Manele Bay Hotel on Lanai receiving a 98.5 rating.
All told 24 Hawaii properties made this year's list. The entire 2000 Gold List was published in the January edition of Condé Nast Traveler.
Big Island of Hawaii
While six Big Island resorts made this year's list, the highest rated were the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and Bungalows which scored particularly well in the categories of Rooms (92.2) and Location/Atmosphere (94.1) and came in with an overall score of 86.3.
Close behind was the Four Season's Resort at Hualalai which scored 86.1 with excellent and consistently strong marks across all categories. Ranked third on the Big Island was the Orchid at Mauna Lani which scored an excellent 84.0.
Kauai
Three resorts on Kauai made this year's list with the Princeville Resort leading the pack with a score of 84.1. With excellent scores in the categories of Rooms (89.2), Service (85.5) and Location/Atmosphere (90.4), there is little surprise that this is the top rated resort on Kauai.
The Hyatt Regency Kauai Resort and Spa earned an overall score of 81.7. The third Kauai resort to make this year's list was the Hanalei Bay Resort which posted a score of 72.8.
Lanai
Two Lanai properties make this year's list , both with superior scores across the board. As previously indicated, the Manele Bay Hotel scored an amazing 90.2 with high marks for Rooms (93.8), Service (90.8) Food (86.2) and Location/Atmosphere (98.5). This is the only resort located on the beach in Lanai. The hotel's Ihilani Restaurant received excellent reviews.
Kauai's other standout resort is the Lodge at Koele which came in with an equally impressive overall score of 88.1 with excellent marks for Rooms (92.1), Service (86.8), Food (89.5) and Location/Atmosphere (93.0).
It's clear that for the discriminating traveler who really wants the best in Hawaii, these resorts on Lanai are hard to beat.
Maui
The island of Maui claims nine of Hawaii's top twenty-four resorts which should be no surprise.
The top rated Maui resort is the Four Seasons Resort at Wailea which had an overall score of 86.4, the highest rated Hawaiian property outside of the island of Lanai. With excellent scores in the categories of Rooms (93.6), Service (89.7), Location/Atmosphere (89.7) and Activities (82.1), the Four Seasons is clearly the overall best choice on Maui.
Close behind are two Maui resorts, the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua which scored 84.4 and the Grand Wailea Resort, Hotel and Spa which came in with a score of 84.3.
Oahu
Rounding out the top resorts in Hawaii are four on the island of Oahu. Leading the way is Halekulani located on the beach at Waikiki. One of Waikiki's less known hotels to most travelers, this is one of Hawaii's most highly rated destinations. In addition to it's superb 85.3 overall score from Condé Nast Traveler, Helekulani is the only Hawaii property to also receive AAA's Five Diamond rating in both the lodging and restaurant categories.
Two of the other Oahu resorts making this year's list are equally less well known. The Kahala Mandarin Oriental scored an impressive 81.4 and the Ihilani Resort and Spa a fine 77.0.
Rounding out the best Oahu properties is the world famous Royal Hawaiian Hotel, the Pink Palace of Waikiki, which scored 74.3 in this year's survey.
Rooms Service
Kea Lani Hotel, Suites and Villas, Maui (95.2)
Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai (93.8)
Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai (90.8)
Four Seasons Resort, Wailea, Maui (89.7)
Restaurants Location/Atmosphere
Lodge at Koele, Lanai (89.5)
Four Seasons Resort, Hualalai, Big Island (87.0)
Manele Bay Hotel, Lanai (98.5)
Kea Lani Hotel, Suites and Villas, Maui (97.6)
Activities Spa Program
Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island (86.2)
Renaissance, Wailea Beach Resort, Maui (84.2)
Grand Wailea Resort, Hotel and Spa, Maui (87.6)
Ihilani Resort and Spa, Oahu (73.0)
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