Hotels in Hawaii

Smoochy asked:


Leaving on Tuesday for Turtle Bay and will be getting there around dinner after a very long flight. We will have a car so don’t mind driving. Could someone recommend one or two mid-priced, clean and nice restaurants nearby (I’m not seeing much I like at the hotel but if you think any of those are good for a casual dinner, please let me know). I would love specifics as to why you like the place…menu, cleanliness, service, price, etc. As well as approximate directions (town is a must).

Also, is their a close convenience store/grocery store/Wal-Mart to the hotel so we can pick up drinks when we leave for the day?

And we’re not big drinkers but I will be turning 35 while we are in Hawaii and might like a nice bottle of champagne. Is their a liquer store near the resort?

Appreciate any help!
PS - we’ll be driving pretty much everyone while we are there, including several places around Honolulu. How much do you suppose we need per day to pay for parking at restaurants and/or attractions?? It seems most of the places have parking for a fee or valet. I need to know how much cash to bring or have on hand at any given time.

3 Responses to “Turtle Bay Resort, North Shore Oahu, restaurant, grocery, liquer store?”

1. Maui No Ka Oi Says:
   April 28th, 2009 at 2:16 pm

   Happy Birthday! I spoke to the Concierge for you, his name is Zado (808)293-8811, ask for Concierge, Please thank him for me, he was very helpful & efficient. Yes the hotel has a sundries store, the items are limited & the prices are high. I’ve worked in hotels for 20 yrs. so trust me, I’m trying to not only save you time but money. Don’t go into that store unless you have to! Band Aids, Chips, maybe a soda , you know what I mean. 5 miles West there is a “Foodland” that’s one of the cheapest & best supermarkets in the state, I live in Waikiki & I ride my bicycle 1 mile to shop there every week.There is only 1 main road on the North Shore where you are staying so don’t worry. You are going to pass Foodland on the way from the airport to the Turtle Bay, so you might even want to stop there 5 miles before you reach the hotel. At no time, I repeat, AT NO TIME should you leave your rental car with anything in your trunk or back seat! Trust Me! If you go into Foodland, leave someone with the car. Our crime rate is one of the lowest in the US. Low murder & **** rate, but property crimes are high because of methamphetamine use.- When you get to Turtle Bay there is a restaraunt called “Lele’s” midrange price, If I were you , & just flew in, & drove 1 hr in traffic (4-6pm rush hour traffic M-F) to the Turtle Bay, I would eat at Lele’s, good food. They are known for their Prime Rib, Coconut Shrimp & Calamari Steak. I know this because I have a security guard classmate from college that used to work there who is now in the Police Academy. All of the visiting College Football teams that come here to play The University Of Hawaii stay there. All of the Miss Hawaiian Tropic Girls stay there & have their bikini contest there. 5 miles East is Kualoa Ranch, Ask Zado at the Concierge desk about the activities offered there , Stunt Biplane rides, horseback, ATV’s,hiking, ecotourism is getting big here, try & gt on & in the water, sailboat, I think you can get free SCUBA lessons in the Turtle Bay pool, the SCUBA diving by your hotel is awesome as long as there are no waves & it’s calm. If you stick w/ 1 Concierge & mention that I’m the guy that called for you, ( my name’s Paul) you may get better discounts, but if you deal w/ different concierges…. well just stick w/ Zado, ( no I don’t know him personally, & I’m getting no commission) if the information I just gave you helps you out, & if Zado helps you out, I highly reccommend you leave him a good tip at the end of your stay. Say $20, because that’s how much time, money, & stress we probably saved you. I do not mean to be rude in any way! I am not intending to insult you, but that’s how we put food on the table here in the islands. Our Small paychecks go mostly to taxes because Uncle Sam counts our tips into our income whether we make them or not! There’s a place 10 miles East called Haleiwa Joes that’s very good! Haleiwa is a beach park & a boatharbor w/ 15 ft. waves in the winter. We’re going to have a little swell next week, maybe you’ll be here for it. Enjoy ur Vacation. e-mail me if you need more info. If you really need, I’ll give you my cell no. I just had lunch w/ a family from Michigan yesterday that I met through Yahoo answers, they were great! Aloha! Parking in Waikiki is outrageous, I ;ive in Waikiki, $7-8/hr/ try to park on the side streets or by the Zoo at the end of Waikiki, (Waikiki is only 2 miles long) or on the Ala Wai Blvd. along the Ala Wai Canal (where i live) for free, about 2-4 blocks North of Waikiki. It’s a 15 min. walk but a nice walk, there are lots of businesses & stuff to look at.

2. hOneY Says:
   April 29th, 2009 at 11:38 am

   since you’re going out to laie…. you must eat at a little restaurant called crouching lion… eat the garlic steak… its the best steak you’ll ever eat. promise…

3. murphy Says:
   April 30th, 2009 at 6:16 am

   We love Turtle Bay. For bargain food at Turtle Bay, there was a great Asian box lunch at the concession stand on the beech. Also try the golf course cafe at the resort — they are always a good deal. The place in the hotel loby is jusst okay for lunch and breakfast but I don’t recommend it for dinner. Also there is a high end restaurant for dinner which was nice but very very pricey.

   There is a big town half way to Turtle Bay off the freeway with lots of stores and food places. We picked up some stuff from Wendy’s (I think) that was still warm when we got there half an hour later. I don’t recall any stores adjacent to Turtle Bay. But things change. Email the hotel and ask. The people there were so helpful.