Now more than ever, one of my favorite Maui luxury resorts is helping guests maintain their workout routines. Four Seasons Resort Maui offers everything from in-suite Peloton bikes to exploring Wailea’s coral reef on a private guided outrigger canoe paddle to help guests stay , stay active – all designed with health and safety […]
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Davidson Hotels launches resort division
Davidson Hotels & Resorts has launched Davidson Resorts, an operating division focused entirely on what the company calls “the unique skill set necessary to effectively manage distinctive resorts.’’ Specializing in complex, high-touch assets, the portfolio will be comprised of large-scale, highly-activated properties with multiple food & beverage outlets, retail, leisure activities like golf, spa, ski, water […]
Larger Than Life: Kapalua’s Plantation Course Shows Off Enhancements
As with many golf courses created by the team of Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the Plantation Course at Kapalua on Maui is larger than life. Its wide fairways and severe elevation changes – as much as 500 feet – combined with the blue waters of the Pacific Ocean and the islands of Lanai and […]
Steelpan restaurant opens in Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach hotel
Steelpan, Fort Lauderdale’s highly anticipated new Caribbean-American fusion kitchen and bar, has opened in the Sonesta Fort Lauderdale Beach hotel. Located at the corner of Sunrise Blvd and A1A, Steelpan seats 115 guests and serves an all-day menu celebrating the multi-cultural island flavors of South Florida. https://www.sonesta.com/us/florida/fort-lauderdale/sonesta-fort-lauderdale-beach?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb “This is a very exciting moment for the […]
Tiger Woods, Gil Hanse to each design courses at Mākaha Valley Resort in Hawaii
Tiger Woods and his TGR Design company are the lead architects for one of two spectacular golfing layouts to be created at Mākaha Valley Resort, Hawaii, a project commissioned by Pacific Links International. Since 2012, the Pacific Links network of Affiliated and Reciprocal clubs has grown to more than 400 properties located in 37 countries […]
Sneak Peek at some of the new hotels/resorts in 2019
Now that November has arrived, it’s time to take a look at 2019. From a 1940’s transformed boutique hotel in Miami to one of Waikiki’s only remaining walk-up motels in Hawaii, 2019 will showcase numerous new buzz-worthy hotels. Here’s a look at some to watch: Amrit Ocean Resort & Residences Singer Island, Palm Beach County, […]
Mauna Lani Resort offering Big Island golf vacation package
Fairmont Orchid, a 32-acre oceanfront four-diamond resort on the Big Island’s majestic Kohala Coast, has partnered with Mauna Lani Resort’s North and South golf courses to create Hawai’i’s premier golf vacation package. And in case you are wondering, the Kohala Coast, where Fairmont Orchid and Mauna Lani Resort’s courses are located, is on the opposite […]
Kapalua’s Plantation Course to undergo renovation beginning in early 2019
Kapalua’s famed Plantation Course – one of the world’s great courses and my favorite in Hawaii – will undergo a multi-million dollar enhancement project aimed at refining and revitalizing the 27-year-old golf course. Work is expected to begin in February of 2019 and be completed in November 2019. https://golfatkapalua.com/ Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, the original […]
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel working to transition to Westin Hapuna Beach Resort
Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii is well underway with its $46 million renovation and transformation to the soon-to-debut The Westin Hapuna Beach Resort. The renovation and re-flagging includes renovated guest rooms, an entirely new adults’ pool and dishes from new dining venues. Full completion and official debut will be in May, […]