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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, July 26, 2009

Holoholo

Advertiser Staff

The Moana Surfrider's Kama'aina Girlfriends Getaway package is designed to renew, mind, body and soul. The package includes:

  • A Moana Lani Spa, A Heavenly Spa by Westin $40 gift certificate per girlfriend, per day to be used on select services.

  • Moana Lani Spa gift and 10 percent discount on all Moana Lani Spa products.

  • Daily use of the spa women's facilities.

  • 25 percent discount at the Beachhouse at the Moana, The Veranda breakfast, The Veranda Afternoon Tea, Beach Bar.

  • Westin SuperFoods in-room welcome amenity upon arrival.

  • Valet or self parking.

  • 2 p.m. check-in and 2 p.m. check-out.

    Rates start at $189 per night in city view accommodations; $250 per night in banyan ocean accommodations, single or double occupancy for travel through Dec. 25. A valid state ID must be presented at check-in. 921-4640, rate plan KAMSPA or www.starwoodhotelshawaii.com and enter rate plan KAMSPA.

    Insiders' Select: Aston Waikiki Beach Tower has been honored as an Expedia Insiders' Select Hotel for consistent superior services, exceptional guest experiences and notable value. The Insiders' Select list recognizes the top 1 percent of more than 80,000 hotels and resorts offered on www.Expedia.com. This is the second year in a row that the property was awarded.

    www.AstonHotels.com, 866-774-2924.

    Out Maui way: Kapalua Resort's summer specials and activities include:

  • Unlimited golf program, featuring five days of unlimited play at Kapalua Resort's Bay Course and Plantation Course. The promotion starts at $499 for off-property guests and $399 for guests of The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua and The Kapalua Villas, through Nov. 30.

  • The Kapalua Spa Package includes a $100 Kapalua Spa gift certificate (services include the 'Awa and Cacao Lomi Wrap, Hawaiian Spirulina Wrap or the Journey Through the Ocean dual therapist massage), for guests booking a minimum three-night stay through Sept. 30, at The Kapalua Villas.

  • The Kapalua Villas is also offering the "Free Spa Package," which includes a $1,000 spa credit for a minimum three-night stay. Rates start at $369 per night or $1,107 per villa for a three-night package, through Sept. 30. Also, the "Head to Toe Package" starts at $1,699 per villa for a five-night stay, through Dec. 19.

    The Kapalua Gold Villas rates start at $199 per night for a one-bedroom villa, through Aug. 16.

  • The Kapalua Villas Fall promotion features a view category upgrade as well as a $100 resort credit, which can be used for resort activities including golf, spa, shopping and resort tours as well as the resort's 12 restaurants. Nightly rates start at $169 per night with a three-night minimum stay, Aug. 17-Dec. 19.

  • Kapalua Resort's Sunset Zip Tours run each Wednesday and Saturday from 5 to 7:30 p.m., featuring two scenic ziplines over Kapalua Nui's ridges and ravines with pupu, wine and beer at the Mountain Outpost's 360-degree view pavilion and observation deck. Kapalua Adventures' Sunset Zip Tours are $129 per person and available to ages 21 years and older.

    Kapalua Resort's Full Moon Zip Tour is offered once a month from 8 to 10 p.m. Riders venture across the longest and highest suspension bridge in Hawai'i and then journey over the west Maui forest on the resort's 2,000-foot-long zipline. At the end of the experience, guests are treated to hot chocolate and cookies. Kapalua Adventures' Full Moon Zip Tour is $99 per person.

  • Kapalua Farms' Farm Tour takes guests through a fruit orchard, ocean view fields of organic produce and herbs, and out to pineapple fields to taste Kapalua Gold and Kapalua Emerald pineapples. The tour includes a pineapple to take home and lunch made with organic produce. $60 per person; $50 ages 2-11 years. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.

    www.kapalua.com, 877-527-2582.