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Hawaii Accommodation Tips & Information
Helpful Hawaii Planning Tips
Below we'll cover a few tips for selecting the perfect hotel, condo, resort, bed-n-breakfast, or house/cabin rental.
1.) As we've said already on this site in multiple places, booking online is your best bet for discovering good values and saving money. Booking a room along with a car or flight will especially save you money, as many online companies have pre-negotiated rates for 'packaged' trips.
2.) Many guidebooks provide 20-30 pages of details on each and every hotel, condo, and resort on the island. In our opinion, it's wasted space because most of that information is readily available on the internet. Naturally, some companies will log on and attempt to skew their ratings, so we typically look for places with five or more ratings with in-depth comments. Any written review that both compliments and critiques the place is where you'll find your best advice. To date, we haven't been steered wrong using this method, and we always try to follow up with our own rating after the fact. We encourage you to do the same.
3.) Use a hotel metasearch engine to compare rates from different travel sites. Many online companies compete with each other to offer customers the best price, but as a consumer, checking every site can be time-consuming and frustrating. You can use comparison sites like HotelsCombined to find all the hotels in Hawaii and see which major sites have the cheapest rates.
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5.) Looking for a little more than just a room? Hawaii is a very popular resort destination with plenty of timeshare accommodations, whether you're looking to come to Hawaii just this year or every year. Timeshares units come equipped with kitchens, living rooms, and all the amenities of these resorts at a much-reduced rate. There are hundreds of Hawaii timeshare options to choose.
