There’s nothing ordinary about the new Timbers Kauai Ocean Club & Residences, which opened last June and sprawls across 450 oceanfront acres on Kauai’s sunny southern coast. This resort community, developed and operated by the Colorado-based Timbers Resorts, offers a variety of ultra-luxe residences that range from timeshares to outright ownership for up to $9.75 […]
The second you pass through the large copper-and-teak heart-shaped gate of the Paul Mitchell Estate in Lanikai on Oahu, you instantly feel like you’re walking the grounds of a luxury resort. And that’s exactly the point. There’s indoor and outdoor seating in the kitchen house.Photo: Courtesy of the Paul Mitchell Estate This seven-bedroom, 11-bath home
Yeah, you read that right: $5,000 a night. Take a moment to collect yourself. ESPACIO THE JEWEL OF WAIKIKI, managed by Aqua-Aston Hospitality, has announced it will now be taking reservations starting on its opening date, Sept. 7, 2019. And, here’s the kicker: Rates start at $5,000 a night. And as high as that might sound, it
Maybe you’ve been to Maui before, stayed at one of the island’s many high-end resorts and now want something different. Or maybe you’ve never been before and looking to splurge. Consider the Haiku House Maui, the island’s newest addition to the luxury rental landscape. The heated pool. Photo: Michelle Mishina Kunz The house—which includes a second-floor master
Stepping into the ultra-luxe Kaiholo Residences is like entering the house of your wildest dreams. Owned and operated by Timbers Resorts, which specializes in the development and operation of luxury residence clubs, vacation homes and resorts, Kaiholo Residences features three or four bedrooms, depending on which town house you rent. As you open the front
A fish what? I had to read my email again. When I heard about the world’s first fish sommelier at Mina’s Fish House, a line-to-table restaurant at the Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina, I needed to know what that meant. I knew what a sommelier was: a highly trained and knowledgeable wine professional who
Last year we started hearing about a new massage treatment offered at the spa at The Kahala Hotel & Resort—and it had a lot of buzz around it. No pun intended. The buzz surrounded the use of high-quality oil derived from organic industrial hemp plans grown in Colorado. The new 90-minute Hemp Recovery Remedy treatment
A couple of years ago, Melia Goodenow, who founded Hawaiian Rainforest Naturals with her mom, hiked to the back of Manoa and gathered a few sets of four stones from a sacred underground pool at headwaters of the Apuakehau Stream, which used to flow through the land on which the spa stands today. These are
A crackle comes through the two-way headset snug over my ears. “Have you been on a helicopter before?” our pilot, Keith, asks me. “This is my first time,” I say. “How about that,” he answers. “Me, too!” Keith, of course, is joking. He’s a skilled pilot, trained and certified, with Paradise Helicopters. A locally owned
Small in comparison to some of its sprawling neighbors, Koa Kea Hotel & Resort is proof that size doesn’t matter when quality is at such a high standard. Most suitable for honeymooners, couples or small families, the immaculate U-shaped resort surrounds a large lawn, pool, outdoor bar and hot tub. Everything about it feels exclusive
It feels like I’m living inside a postcard, lying on my banana-yellow stand-up paddleboard in the middle of the gorgeous, clear-blue Kaunaoa Bay that fronts Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. I close my eyes and let the calm water drift me this way then that, satisfied with the simplicity of the moment and wish I could
The Ritz-Carlton’s sophisticated and luxurious brand doesn’t need an introduction, however its Waikiki residences, which opened at the gateway to Kalakaua Avenue in 2016, deserves your attention. From the moment I pulled into the port cochere, and no less than four bellmen and valet attendants assisted me on my arrival, I had a hunch there
