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Cover Story FOR THE AGENT DISCOVERING KAUAI Places to stay and things to do in this tropical paradise 4918, kelly@alexanderspa.com). Agents can direct inquiries to Mariko Harper, sales manager, at mariko.harper@marriotthotels.com or 808-246-5016. The 602-room Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa (www.grandhyattkauai. com) overlooks Keoneloa Bay. The resort has seven restaurants and six lounges, a water playground with a river pool, waterfalls and a 150foot water slide, a saltwater lagoon and tennis courts, as well as golf at the adjacent Poipu Bay Resort. The ANARA Spa at the Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa is the largest spa facility on Kauai and the second largest in Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort and Spa Hawaii. Jessica Shea is the spa director dining room area, living room area, lounge area, master bedroom and a wraparound balcony. The Presidential Suite (1091) is on the top floor of the Kahili tower and has a spiral staircase leading to the bedroom. This suite includes Jacuzzi tub, sauna room, dining table for six and a kitchen area. The Kahili Tower also has Ocean View Rooms with the capacity to sleep six, with a king bed, double bed, pullout sofa and dining table for four, making them a good choice for families. These are a great value because they are priced the same as the other Ocean View Rooms that are available in the Kahili tower. The resort refers to these as “KDOV” rooms, an acronym for “King Bed - Double Bed - Ocean View.” Spa treatments can be booked prior to guests’ arrival by contacting Kelly Buskirk, general manager of the resort’s Alexander’s Day Spa (808-246(808-240-6441). The deluxe ocean-view rooms have the best views. Rooms closest to the spa are in the Poipu Wing. Guests with kids should book rooms in the Shipwreck wing, which is closest to the pool and lagoon area. There are two travel agent contacts at the resort: Ann Takechi, senior sales manager (atakechi@hyatt.com, 808240-6422), and Chris Wingerberg, sales manager (cwingerberg@hyatt.com, 808-240-6428). The oceanfront Westin Princeville Ocean Resort Villas (www.westin princeville.com) is on Kauai’s North Shore. Here, guest rooms are either studios or one-bedroom accommodations. The resort has 173 Island View Studio units and 173 Island View One Bedroom units. Most rooms have island views, although a few have ocean and partial ocean views. The property can only confirm island views when Continued on page 40 Accommodations The Kaua’i Marriott Resort & Beach Club (www.kauaimarriott.com) is on Kalapaki Beach and adjacent to the 800-acre Kaua’i Lagoons Golf Club. The resort’s Ocean View Rooms are popular. These are in the Kahili Tower, offering panoramic views of the pool, beach and Ha’upu Mountains. Ocean View Rooms on the 10th and 11th floors have particularly expansive views. The resort has 11 suites, all with ocean views. Nine of these are oceanfront King Suites in the Ha’upu tower (referred to as the “25” series suites from 1525-2325). These are equivalent in size to three hotel rooms and have a living room with wet bar, dining room with seating for six and a King Master bedroom and wraparound lanai with doors off of the bedroom, dining room and living room. The Alii Suite (VP suite 2424) on the top floor of the Ha’upu tower has some kitchen prep facilities, two bathrooms, NOVEM B ER 2008 Home-BasedTravelAgent 39 http://www.grandhyattkauai.com http://www.grandhyattkauai.com http://www.kauaimarriott.com http://www.westinprinceville.com http://www.westinprinceville.com

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