Honolulu hotels

Stephanie has been in contact with the managers of the two hotels that she highly recommends. They will offer booking codes for rooms of 10+ so I wanted to try and get an idea of who is interested in staying in any of these hotels and if we should get a lineup of rooms reserved. .

Here's the scoop:

Hotel Renew: A boutique hotel known for their high end customer service just half of a block away from the beach. All about the details - this hotel leaves a personal welcome note in each room, water, robes, drink coupons, slippers and maybe some compd parking. Rates are $140 - $200 dependent up view.

Waikiki Parc: A bit larger than hotel renew. WP offers a rooftop pool and is 100 feet to the sand. Rates are $159 partial oceanview, $179 full oceanview.

Bamboo Hotel & Spa: One and a half blocks away from the beach this recently renovated boutique hotel offers a saltwater pool as well as a spa. I was also intrigued with the kitchenette and full kitchen room options for those guests that are interested in preparing their own meals rather than eating out. I will need to double check with managment, however when I looked last month rates were $125/night for a studio with kitchinette and $225 for a 1 bedroom suite with kitcen

**Keep in mind that parking is very expensive in Honolulu with limited parking space, roughly $25/day