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The Ohana Beachcomber : I have to be honest and tell you that I was so absurdly busy while I stayed here that my room left little impression. It was fine, I was comfortable, the room was quiet and the folks that worked here were very friendly — I especially appreciated the valet parking guys, they were total sweethearts. While I can’t say much about the room, I can tell you that the hotel does a couple of things that I did remember and appreciate. They give you a little beach bag, nice for that wet suit and sandy towel and those trips to the ABC store — just say no to plastic bags! Your hotel key works as a trolley pass on the popular pink line so you can ride free during your stay. At the valet counter, they have xeroxed handouts with directions to the most common destinations — that was a huge help. It’s right smack in the middle of Waikiki, not beachfront, but hey, it’s just a block away, so the location is great. I loved the collection of vintage ukuleles in the Surf Museum, naturally. This place is fine, really, just fine, comfortable, not particularly distinctive, but totally fine. If you care about such things, it’s worth noting that the Ohana hotels are part of Outrigger and they’re a locally owned business. I like the idea of supporting places that are locally run, they keep more money in the local economy.
View from my balcony at the Ohana Beachcomber
Would I stay here again? Yes. Would I recommend it? Yes to that, too. It’s a fine mid-range pick.
Marriott Ko Olina Beach Club : This beautifully manicured and swanky resort property sits right on the water on a man made protected lagoon. I had luxurious room with a stunning sunset view and a huge bathroom. I had the seafood buffet for dinner and it was fine, though the tiny creme brulee? If left alone I probably could have eaten a dozen of those.The place was empty, it was uncanny and a little weird, so it was dead quiet. When I crawled into bed, I noticed how nice the sheets were and I loved sleeping with the windows open and the sound of the surf. The beaches are gorgeous and immaculate, there’s birdsong instead of traffic noise, it was beautiful. Thing is, I’d been at Waianae – a disadvantaged community in West Oahu — that morning and honestly, I was kind of freaking out . And I was annoyed that I had to pay extra for internet — this is a peeve of mine with higher end hotels, it feels like nickel and diming and many lower cost properties offer it for free.
...Young but not childish
There was a time when decorating a child’s bedroom was a fairly simple affair: gender-specific colours, accessories depicting the heroes of Mattel and Marvel – Barbie, Spiderman and their ilk – coupled with jazzed up flat-pack furniture that was fun, functional but very rarely stylish.
But somehow, the 21st-century child’s bedroom has, well, grown up. Today’s toddler is just as likely to graduate from a Bellini sleigh cot into a carved queen-sized version of it (complete with 400-thread count sheets and tasteful, carefully co-ordinated accessories) as scramble into a pine bunk bed amid the folds of a cheery poly-cotton duvet. Far from being a place where the door is kept firmly shut to avert the eyes of visitors from acres of colour-clashing plastic detritus, their progeny’s wittily engineered personal space is as likely to be as much a source of pride for some doting parents as their Poggenpohl kitchens.
And it’s not just at the designer end of the market that pastels and primary have become passé. A display window at Zara Home currently features black and cream toile de jouy bedding and cashmere blankets in muted shades of grey and oatmeal from its children’s range, to enable parents to create mini-me versions of their own stylish boudoirs.
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