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Lodging Options on the Island of Lanai
Many visitors to Lanai stay in vacation home
rentals, but there are also two luxurious hotels
and one moderately priced hotel on the island.
While getting to Lanai evokes the joy of the journey, staying there
is even better.On this island of perfect balance, the open spaces and
rugged trails are as approachable as they are spectacular, inviting
exploration at any pace you choose.Seclusion and intimacy go hand
in hand on Lanai , and the comforts of home are never far away.
With two luxury hotels - one in the uplands and the other at the
beach - and an 11-room lodge between them, the island offers the
full range of accommodations for the discerning and adventurous
traveler.
The low-rise, 102-room
Lodge at Ko'ele
stands in the cool hills above
Lanai City, 1,700 feet above sea level, with views of unending pastures
and sunsets that linger in the golden upland light.Some of the tallest
and oldest Cook pines on the island surround the Lodge, imbuing it with
a stately elegance and the flavor of an English manor.Shaded by banyan
and eucalyptus trees, and jacarandas that dust the lawns lavender each
spring, the Lodge is a modern sanctuary on an island lost in time.
You can play croquet along formal English gardens, sit in the Jacuzzi,
lounge poolside, play miniature golf, or sink into the plush,
velvety-soft leather chairs in the library and watch the mists roll
in from the uplands.Water fountains and quiet paths lead to gazebos
and a greenhouse of orchids.
Koele was the focal point of the island's paniolo (cowboy) life in the
early 1900s, when Hawaiians rode horseback to the tops of hills
and green ridgelines and steep gulches appeared to them like magic.
Today you can sit on the veranda of the Lodge and watch horses graze
behind split-rail fences, in pastures that sprawl to the sunset.
While horse-drawn carriages lumbered along the rough roads of Koele
100 years ago, today fine dining, impeccable service, and luxury
accommodations prevail.
The Great Hall, 35 feet in height, is flanked on each side by massive
stone fireplaces.Sip afternoon tea or discover the Music Room
with its grand piano and built-in audio equipment.Throughout the
Lodge, chocolate eucalyptus floors, Oriental rugs, and walls stenciled
with local flora impart a sense of place with a touch of the international.
The guest rooms at the Lodge have window seats, four poster beds, and
terraces looking out over English gardens. The Formal Dining Room
serves award winning rustic American fare, featuring seasonal
specialties that highlight produce from Lanai gardens, Lanaivenison,
and fish from nearby waters.Next to the Formal Dining Room, The
Terrace serves American fare with a Hawai'i Regional twist for
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
For fitness-minded guests, a Jacuzzi, pool and fitness room help melt
away urban stress. Massage therapists offer the full range of ancient
and modern massage techniques, from Shiatsu and Swedish to the
Hawaiian lomi lomi.
Sporting clays, horseback riding, croquet, lawn bowling, and executive
putting are among the activities offered.
The
Experience at Koele golf course
designed by Greg Norman and Ted Robinson, is a world-renowned
18-hole, par-72 mountain course with dramatic views and drops in elevation.
Twenty minutes away, on Lanai 's south shore, the 250-room
Manele Bay Hotel is the coastal counterpart to the Lodge, set on the slopes above
Hulopo'e Bay.Guests are greeted with views of the bay, the island of
Kaho'olawe, and the island's southern coast.The luxurious guest rooms
take full advantage of the sculptured gardens and sweeping panoramas
of the bay, where humpback whales cavort in the winter and dolphins
are seen frequently.Hulopo'e is dotted with tide pools that invite
exploration.A wide crescent of golden sand set between lava outcroppings,
Hulopo'e is a marine preserve, and there are park, picnic and camping
facilities.
A graceful melding of Mediterranean, Asian, Polynesian and European
architecture, the hotel has soaring ceilings in its lobby and wide
terraces that bring in the ocean views.The Hawaiian roofline and open
verandas and terraces give it the feeling of a grand kama'aina estate.
Asian, European and Mediterranean artifacts, and murals and paintings
by artists from Lanai , are tastefully displayed throughout the hotel.
Ponds, waterfalls and five ethnic gardens reflect the multicultural
theme in a setting evocative of a gracious plantation home.
Breakfast and dinner are served in the Hulopo'e Court, where guests
can dine al fresco and enjoy Hawai'i Regional Cuisine over sweeping
ocean views.The formal dining room, Ihilani, features Island
ingredients on an acclaimed French-Mediterranean menu, served in an
atmosphere of restrained elegance.
A 5-minute shuttle ride from the hotel, the Manele Bay Clubhouse
offers light lunch and dinner and some of the best views on the
island.The island of Kaho'olawe seems a stone's throw away, and
Maui's Haleakala towers in the distance.On a clear day, the peaks
of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa greet the eyes from the Big Island,
and dolphins may be leaping in Hulopo'e Bay below.
The Spa at Manele Bay offers the full complement of services and
fitness equipment, with sauna and steam rooms, body and facial
treatments, hairstyling, manicure and massage.Yoga, massage, hot
rock therapy, reflexology, and Chinese acupuncture are among the
services of the 6,000-square-foot spa.
Activities include tennis, watersports, and the 18-hole, par-72
Challenge at Manele Golf Course, designed by
Jack Nicklaus.Among
the ocean views and dry seaside terrain you'll find some of the
most challenging golf in Hawai'i, such as the 444-yard 17th hole,
across cliffs and a narrow fairway.
Although only 8 miles from each other and equally luxurious, The
Lodge at Ko'ele and Manele Bay Hotel are worlds apart in ambience,
providing the best of both worlds.A key feature of both hotels
is the world-renowned Visiting Artist Program, now in its eleventh
year of bringing celebrated artists to Lanai.Authors, musicians,
chefs, movie stars and the most compelling talents in the world
come to Lanaimonthly for this complimentary program at both hotels.
Located on a tree-shaded knoll in Lanai City between Manele and
Koele, the island's oldest hotel, the 11-room
Hotel Lanai, has
welcomed guests since 1923.Its wooden veranda, looking out through
stands of Cook pines, has been the town's gathering place for
several generations.The modestly priced country inn is also the
site of one of Lanai's most popular restaurants,
Henry Clay's Rotisserie. The excellent, hearty New Orleans
style menu is served in a rustic dining room with a fireplace,
wooden floors, and tables outdoors in the cool Lanai air.
Above Article Courtesy of the Maui Visitors Bureau
See also:
More Lanai Lodging Options
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