baf99
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Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort
Blue Whale
Has anyone stayed here? I have two weeks in my GPX account that are expiring early March 2019 and can’t be extended. I cancelled a two week Kauai stay last winter, extended the weeks, and then forgot to finalize plans for a new stay. I was hoping for Maui, but that wasn’t possible at the last minute. Then two adjacent February weeks turned up at The Modern. So I decided to try it out. But there are a few questions.
GPX lists the weeks as one bedroom but the resort website and Diamond website only show hotel rooms. When I called for the reservations the GPX rep insisted that they are one bedroom. Since I can’t be too picky with my last minute reservation I went ahead and booked. Really since it’s just me going I suppose a hotel room would work. Even if a one bedroom, I think it will be a limited kitchen (as in small fridge and microwave). Maybe a one burner hot plate can be obtained but I am not sure. But I don’t usually cook much while on vacation so I should be OK.
Parking is expensive as is typical for most Waikiki locations. But, despite the Diamond affiliation, GPX said there is no resort fee. Hard to believe in these days, so I was wondering if anyone has had a different experience. When I stayed at a GPX managed resort I was charged a resort fee even though I am an owner at a different GPX resort. So, it’s hard to believe there isn’t one at a Waikiki Diamond resort.
The Modern is located next to the Ilikai which is next to the Lagoon Tower at HHV. It’s at the marina, not the beach but it should be a short walk to the HHV lagoon and the beach beyond. I’ll have to do a cost/benefit on renting a car plus parking for two weeks or just for a few days here and there. I like to do sunrise and sunset photography, hike, visit waterfalls, etc. so maybe the bus system won’t work out all that well. But for some days I will be going to places that are accessible by bus or on foot so I may just rent a car for part of the stay.
All this being said, I am looking forward to two weeks in warmth during the winter. Should be fun and a nice break from the northern Indiana cold. There were definitely a few places I missed when on Oahu before, and a few I want to revisit.
GPX lists the weeks as one bedroom but the resort website and Diamond website only show hotel rooms. When I called for the reservations the GPX rep insisted that they are one bedroom. Since I can’t be too picky with my last minute reservation I went ahead and booked. Really since it’s just me going I suppose a hotel room would work. Even if a one bedroom, I think it will be a limited kitchen (as in small fridge and microwave). Maybe a one burner hot plate can be obtained but I am not sure. But I don’t usually cook much while on vacation so I should be OK.
Parking is expensive as is typical for most Waikiki locations. But, despite the Diamond affiliation, GPX said there is no resort fee. Hard to believe in these days, so I was wondering if anyone has had a different experience. When I stayed at a GPX managed resort I was charged a resort fee even though I am an owner at a different GPX resort. So, it’s hard to believe there isn’t one at a Waikiki Diamond resort.
The Modern is located next to the Ilikai which is next to the Lagoon Tower at HHV. It’s at the marina, not the beach but it should be a short walk to the HHV lagoon and the beach beyond. I’ll have to do a cost/benefit on renting a car plus parking for two weeks or just for a few days here and there. I like to do sunrise and sunset photography, hike, visit waterfalls, etc. so maybe the bus system won’t work out all that well. But for some days I will be going to places that are accessible by bus or on foot so I may just rent a car for part of the stay.
All this being said, I am looking forward to two weeks in warmth during the winter. Should be fun and a nice break from the northern Indiana cold. There were definitely a few places I missed when on Oahu before, and a few I want to revisit.