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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, August 2, 2009

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Hotel Molokai has become Aqua Hotel Molokai, featuring renovated guest rooms and the oceanfront Hula Shores restaurant.

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The former Hotel Molokai on Kamiloloa Beach, Moloka'i, is now Aqua Hotel Molokai and features garden, oceanfront bungalows and an oceanfront honeymoon suite. Recently renovated and upgraded, non-smoking guest rooms offer a Polynesian ambiance, private lanai, high-speed Internet access, mini-refrigerators (many with kitchens) and cable televisions.

The hotel has free parking; a freshwater swimming pool; oceanfront Hula Shores restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner; daily live entertainment and weekly Aloha Friday Sunset Celebration; nightly torch-lighting ceremony; spa (Mondays-Fridays) offering massages, acupuncture, facials, nail services and yoga classes; meeting facilities; laundry facilities; and a rental car location. Rates begin at $135 for a standard room. www.aquaresorts.com.

Aqua Hotels & Resorts has also been named to manage Hilton Kauai Beach Resort. The resort has a free round-trip shuttle service to the airport and golf courses, three hotel pools and two whirlpool spas, freshwater pool, 75-foot flume and lava tube waterslide, nightly torch-lighting, Kaua'i production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific," Hawaiian Rainforest Spa & Salon, fitness center, business center, refrigerator, coffeemaker, safe, meeting facilities. www.aquaresorts.com.

Kapalua specials: The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua offers a fifth night free Dec. 23 through Jan. 3 for bookings made by Sept. 30 for a minimum of five nights.

The room rates during the Christmas through New Year's holiday period start at $715 per night for a deluxe room and $865 for a deluxe oceanview room, based on single or double occupancy, plus the $20 resort fee, which covers wireless high-speed Internet access, local and toll-free telephone calls, discounted golf fees and preferred tee times, resort shuttle services (Kapalua Resort and West Maui Kapalua Airport), 24-hour fitness center, Hawaiian cultural activities and in-room coffee. 808-669-6200, 800-262-8440, www.ritzcarlton.com.

RSVP for Trump: The 462-room Trump International Hotel Waikiki Beach Walk is taking reservations for bookings beginning Nov. 16. Rates begin at $255 per night for a studio to $8,000 for penthouse accommodations. www.trumpwaikikihotel.com, 877-683-7401.

VIP savings in Vegas: Customers who book any Las Vegas flight, hotel or package before Aug. 24 on www.orbitz.com will receive a Vegas VIP Savings Pass that offers resort credits and discounts worth up to $500 at The Venetian, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, the Palms Casino Resort and Monte Carlo Resort & Casino.

Savings include:

  • Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino: 2-for-1 entrées at Hawaiian Tropic Zone, 2-for-1 drinks at Extra Lounge, 2-for-1 cocktails at Koi Lounge, 20 percent off green fees at Revere Golf Club and Badlands Golf Club.

  • The Venetian: 25 percent off at Wolfgang Puck's Postrio restaurant, 20 percent off at Restaurant Charlie, $30 off at Woo restaurant, 2-for-1 drinks at Salute Lounge, buy one gondola ride, get the second at half price.

  • Palms Casino Resort: $25 off at Alize restaurant, $25 off at Little Buddha restaurant, $25 off at Simon Restaurant & Lounge

  • Monte Carlo Resort & Casino: $25 off at Andre's Restaurant.

    Select your Las Vegas flight, hotel or package on www.orbitz.com, check box for the "Vegas VIP Savings Pass" on the Attractions & Services page and complete your booking. You'll receive an e-mail with instructions on how to print out your pass.

    The offer is for Las Vegas flight, hotel and package bookings made on Orbitz.com by Aug. 24 for travel through Sept. 30. www.orbitz.com/vegas.