Turtle Bay Resort

We are traveling to Oahu in June for five days and moving on to the BI for seven. Was thinking about splitting up our time while on Oahu, three nights at Outrigger on the Beach and two at Turtle Bay Resort. Wondering if anyone had any recent experiences at Turtle Bay and can give any advice as to whether it is worth checking out / checking in at two hotels while on one island.

Turtle Bay Resort

Oahu is not that big. I wouldn%26#39;t bother changing hotels. We stayed at Turtle Bay back in Oct %26#39;04 and had a great time. I can%26#39;t compare it to others on the island as it was our first trip but I can say it was a great experience. We loved the North Shore and the grounds and views from the Turtle Bay were excellent. I would definately stay there again.

Turtle Bay Resort

Stay in one place on Oahu. As Coastermeister says, Oahu is not they big.

Also most Outriggers have fifth night free.

Last year we stayed in Waikiki and ended up driving to the North Shore 4 of those 5 days. Okay the Island is not that big but it%26#39;s not that small either. It%26#39;s a good hours drive there and then back so you%26#39;ll be driving two hours a day.

We are retuning in Sept. And I thought of doing the same thing as you, splitting the trip between TB in North and Waikiki. Just decided against this because it will be more expensive to do it this way and because I found out that the days I wanted to stay at the TB it would be a full hotel with a big conference going on.

The drive is a beautiful drive! You will be happy with your Outrigger hotel. Be sure and eat at there Beach House restaurant it is delicious and great for a first night dinner. I also love their pool and the live music in the bar next to the pool.

Sonia

Thanks for the responses. After talking it over more with DH, we have decided that driving an hour to the North Shore upon arrival (after a 15 hour flight) would be undesirable, so we%26#39;re going to stay put at Outrigger and do a day trip (or two) up to the North Shore. Thanks again for the responses.

My wife and I spent two nights at the Turtle Bay Oceanside Cottages at $600/night, thinking we would have a romantic getaway. Instead, we were treated to an Oceanfront Common Area with screaming kids in diapers, guests taking their tables and chairs out onto the Common Area in front of the Ocean to have Pizza Parties while their kids jumped on every hammock and Lounge Chair on the premises... It was a nightmare. The concierges did nothing to stop this, and the owner basically told me they aren%26#39;t responsible for the behavior of guests.

If you want an unrestricted playground for your kids- great expensive place to do so!

If you want a romantic getaway- find another place!

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Truth:

My condolences to you and your wife.... and people wonder why some of us on vacation dont want to deal with kids.

Not a place I would want to stay, not just because it%26#39;s $600 a night (I%26#39;m sorry, but NO hotel is worth $600 a night IMO), but also wouldnt want to stay at a place where the OWNER tells you his hotel isnt responsible for their guests%26#39; behavior. If it werent so sad, it would actually be funny.

TG

I%26#39;ve stayed at Turtle Bay. Liked it very much, although the price was steep for what it was. I wish there was a lower cost accomodation on the north shore, even if it was just a roadside motel, as long as its clean.

Keep in mind that the beach at Turtle Bay is public, and anyone can access it. So while the hotel manager could have tried to help in some way, he was theoretically correct in that he can%26#39;t control the behaviour.

Rob:

I would agree with you to a point, provided all of the behavior was on the public beach and not on private hotel grounds.

But if the kids are getting out of hand on hotel property, then IMO, management has the right to tell the parents to keep their children under control.

Regardless, $600 a night is still too much money for a hotel, unless of course you%26#39;re a millionaire or something LOL :)

TG

Oh absolutely, if it was on the hotel%26#39;s property, then they absolutely could have done something.

And I don%26#39;t think I%26#39;d ever spend $600 on a room. It just makes no sense to me.

For four nights cost at Turtle Bay you could rent a two bedroom cottage on the beach to yourself!

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