Lanai Trip

[Tamaradarann]

My wife and I were talking about our Maui trip next year and I brought up heading over to Lanai. That's the only island we have left to go to.

She definitely wants to go and asked about going before we go to Maui next year. If we are going to go from Molokai, we would stay one or two nights. I know there isn't a lot there but we would be fine spending 2 nights there.

So I started looking and the Oceanfront Four Seasons is only $1,850 for a Garden view room per night and going up to $2,650 for an Oceanfront Deluxe and then a few options in-between. That does include free airfare from Honolulu.

Then there is the Four Seasons Sensei in Lanai City starting at $880 a night. There is a Nobu restaurant at that location.

Lastly, there is Hotel Lanai that is in Lanai City and starts at $380 a night.

We talked about it for a bit and we may stay at Hotel Lanai and go to a dinner at the Nobu.

I started looking at flights and so far all I see is a direct flight to Lanai from Molokai but on the way home we have to go to Kahului then to Molokai. I will check with Mokulele and see if there are other options later in the year.

If this doesn't work we may just go next year when we are on Maui in April. We would just take the ferry over and spend one night there.

We probably would have gone last August but that was before my wife's diagnosis and she just wasn't up for it at that time.

Our daughter will be with us in April and we know she will be fine with checking out another island. After the Maui trip and if we go to Lanai, she will only have the Big Island left to see.

So we'll see, either a short separate trip or a combined trip with Maui.

Slip,

I don't know if any of you are Cat people but if you are you need to check out the Cat Santuary on your trip to Lanai. There is a small Cat Cafe in Honolulu which is indoors and nice but the Cat Santuary on Lanai blows that away. It huge and all outside. There are hundreds of Cats! We took a tour from Maui to get there and spent the entire day between a morning at the Cat Santuary and an afternoon at Lanai City with a brief unch at the Golf Club overlooking the Ocean in between.

 

[Henry M.]

Thanks for the insights! Bottom line is I'll be forced to go spend a couple of months there. Oh, the struggle that will be!

 

[slip]

Slip,

I don't know if any of you are Cat people but if you are you need to check out the Cat Santuary on your trip to Lanai. There is a small Cat Cafe in Honolulu which is indoors and nice but the Cat Santuary on Lanai blows that away. It huge and all outside. There are hundreds of Cats! We took a tour from Maui to get there and spent the entire day between a morning at the Cat Santuary and an afternoon at Lanai City with a brief unch at the Golf Club overlooking the Ocean in between.

Yes, I believe we are going to do a similar trip now. We will take the ferry over and do a tour from Maui. When we first looked at going a few years ago, staying overnight was still reasonable at about $200 a night. Now its about $400.

We will go during our Maui stay next April. I know my wife and daughter will love the cat Santuary.

 

[Tamaradarann]

Yes, I believe we are going to do a similar trip now. We will take the ferry over and do a tour from Maui. When we first looked at going a few years ago, staying overnight was still reasonable at about $200 a night. Now its about $400.

We will go during our Maui stay next April. I know my wife and daughter will love the cat Santuary.

I know what you are saying about the high costs of rooms in Lanai now. About 10 years ago before it was renovated we spent three nights at the Hotel Lanai for $149/night, which is right in the middle of Lanai City, and that included a nice breakfast each morning. They even let us have a late breakfast the morning we checked in even though we didn't spend the night. At that time the 2 Four Seasons were more expensive but not ridiculous like now. I believe they were between $500-700/night.

I don't know if they stil have the great shuttle service to and from the airport, port, and hotels. At the time it was $35 when you got off the plane for unlimited rides while you were on Lanai. The shuttle enabled us to go to the hotels for a nice dinner at the Sensei Four Seasons, a lunch with a great view at the golf course clubhouse above the Oceanfront Four Seasons, a musical performance at the Sensei Four Seasons , and the beach at the Oceanfront Four Seasons. a We did need to rent a Jeep for one day to go to the outlying areas on the red dirt roads since the shuttle doesn't go off the paved roads.

 

[slip]

I know what you are saying about the high costs of rooms in Lanai now. About 10 years ago before it was renovated we spent three nights at the Hotel Lanai for $149/night, which is right in the middle of Lanai City, and that included a nice breakfast each morning. They even let us have a late breakfast the morning we checked in even though we didn't spend the night. At that time the 2 Four Seasons were more expensive but not ridiculous like now. I believe they were between $500-700/night.

I don't know if they stil have the great shuttle service to and from the airport, port, and hotels. At the time it was $35 when you got off the plane for unlimited rides while you were on Lanai. The shuttle enabled us to go to the hotels for a nice dinner at the Sensei Four Seasons, a lunch with a great view at the golf course clubhouse above the Oceanfront Four Seasons, a musical performance at the Sensei Four Seasons , and the beach at the Oceanfront Four Seasons. a We did need to rent a Jeep for one day to go to the outlying areas on the red dirt roads since the shuttle doesn't go off the paved roads.

I agree. I know it's been years but the prices went crazy after all the hotels were bought out. We should have went a few years ago.

Anyway, we will settle on a day trip and see if we want to go back afterward. The prices will only go up from here.

 

[1Kflyerguy]

Just in case you want to fly into Lanai, they are finially extending the runway so more Tug A-listers can land...

Larry Ellison's Hawaiian Island Adds More Runway for A-Lister Jets

To accommodate the rich and famous, Ellison took matters into his own hands. But you can still experience Lanai on the cheap.

beatofhawaii.com

 

[slip]

Just in case you want to fly into Lanai, they are finially extending the runway so more Tug A-listers can land...

Larry Ellison's Hawaiian Island Adds More Runway for A-Lister Jets

To accommodate the rich and famous, Ellison took matters into his own hands. But you can still experience Lanai on the cheap.

beatofhawaii.com

I read that article too. Not a big deal for us, we would just take our Helicopter.