What's New With Oahu's Hotels and Resorts for the Fall of 2006

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The hotel is also working closely with the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa to ensure renovation plans complement Hilton's current expansion project to include the exterior of the building and landscaping.

As part of Outrigger's sponsorship of The Lion King, the company is offering exclusive hotel and ticket packages for the entire Honolulu engagement, allowing guests the opportunity to secure premium seats prior to individual tickets going on sale in April.

Guests can indulge in preferred resort services, such as arranging for a chef to cook meals during their stay or stocking the refrigerator prior to arrival. With three bedrooms and two full baths, the Ocean Villas at Turtle Bay Resort offer up to 1,684 total square feet and sleep up to eight people. Rates start at $1,800 per night (minimum five-night stay).

The seaside property will be a haven of physical comfort and cultural enrichment, encompassing 631 remodeled guest rooms and an array of new amenities such as whirlpool baths in one-bedroom oceanfront suites, new VIP pool service, complimentary wireless Internet access, long-distance domestic phone calls, and a distinctive new level of attention and service called Na Mea Hookipa.

The hotel will also house such cultural treasures as a beautifully restored century-old koa wood canoe, great literary works from the Bishop Museum, and extraordinary art by noted Hawaii historian Herb Kane.

The hotel has also introduced a variety of new complimentary guest services offered on the pool deck, including 30-minute morning hula lessons and daily afternoon Hawaiian-style massage treatments.

After a full day spent with family and friends, drift to sleep between the sheets of the soft and inviting Sheraton Sweet SleeperSM bed. Ocean view rooms have plantation-style foldable panels separating the bathroom from the bedroom area. When opened, the portal offers unobstructed views from the bathtub to the ocean.

All 1,481 standard guest rooms are scheduled for completion in spring 2007. Suite upgrades will follow in fall 2007.

The property has 195 units, including 95 one-bedroom units, 83 two-bedroom units and 17 two-, three- and four-bedroom luxuriously appointed Presidential suites. All are condominium-style suites and are fully equipped with a kitchen, washer/dryer, living and dining areas, whirlpool baths, audio/video entertainment systems and more. The Wyndham Waikiki Beach Walk is open to all members of its vacation ownership program.