We had so much fun giving away a five-night hotel stay on Oahu last month, we’ve teamed up with Aqua Hotels & Resorts to do it again! This time we’re giving one lucky winner five nights at the contemporary Aqua Palms & Spa in Waikiki, just one block from the famous beach. While none of The Vacation Gals has stayed at this particular property, we are certainly familiar with this awesome area of Honolulu.
Outdoor pool at Aqua Palms & Spa
I have fond memories of a vacation on Oahu with my husband before we were married: hanging out on Waikiki’s white-sand beach, taking a catamaran cruise for scenic views of nearby Diamond Head, eating at famous Duke’s restaurant and generally taking in the sights and sounds of the fun Waikiki scene. The new Waikiki Beach Walk has added even more energy to the upbeat area.
Some highlights of the Aqua Palms & Spa Waikiki property itself: free in-room internet (a huge bonus in my book), microwave and mini-fridge in each room (great for storing beverages and making snacks), and bedding that features AquaBLISS pillow-top beds. On property is a small pool with sundeck, fitness room and poolsde AquaSPA, offering body treatments and massages.
According to TripAdvisor.com, this is the 19th most popular of 94 hotels in Honolulu, and former guests say they enjoyed great value for the money while staying at the Aqua Palms & Spa. While the property is decidedly in the budget category — room rates start at just $90/night — the hotel doesn’t skimp on service: former guests report that staff is “friendly” and “helpful,” and they go out of their way to help visitors find their way around Waikiki, directing them to recommended restaurants and shops.
Comfortable accommodations at Aqua Palms & Spa
I’m especially pleased to be partnering with Aqua Hotels & Resorts for this giveaway, since I’ll be staying at an Aqua property on Lanai next year! The Hotel Lanai, a darling little historic inn, falls under the Aqua Hotels & Resorts umbrella, and I’ll be staying at the hotel in the late winter, as part of the Lanai Visitors Bureau’s New Media Artists in Residence Program. I actually overnighted at the delightful, value-priced property in 2008, and I can’t wait to return to this spot in Lanai City — steps from the charming downtown. (Check out all of the Aqua Hotels & Resorts accommodations — as well as some air + hotel packages — on five different Hawaiian islands on the informative Aqua website.)
In the meantime, if you’d like five nights of free accommodations at Oahu’s Aqua Palms & Spa, just a few minutes’ walk from Waikiki Beach, enter this giveaway one of two ways:
- Simply leave a comment below explaining what you would do in Waikiki or on Oahu if you won these free accommodations. Please enter this way only once a day.
- Tweet the following on Twitter: I entered to win a 5-night Aqua Hotel stay in Hawaii from @TheVacationGals http://bit.ly/HawaiiHotelGiveaway You must tell us in a comment below for the Tweet to count as a giveaway entry, and you can enter this way once a day too.
Immediate family members of The Vacation Gals cannot enter this Hawaii vacation giveaway; otherwise the giveaway is open to anyone 18 years or older, anywhere in the world. Some holiday blackout days apply, and winner must use the nights by December 31, 2011.
BIG BONUS PRIZE: The winner will also receive a $100 gift certificate to use at the online shopping boutique Eve’s Apple. Here, you’ll find jewelry, clothing, accessories, shoes and handbags — all sorts of goodies for use on your Hawaiian vacation. (Gift certificate expires February 28, 2011.)
This Aqua Palms & Spa giveaway — with Eve’s Apple bonus $100 gift certificate — is open until Tuesday, December 28, at 6 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The giveaway winner will be chosen using a random number generator. Good luck!
UPDATED: COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED. Look for a winner announcement on Wednesday afternoon, December 29.
I’d like to go to Oahu to take my wife to a local luau.
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I would like to go back, as we were there for our honeymoon 30 years ago in Jan.
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soak up some rays, hike a little and watch surfers!
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I’d go see the big surf at the North Shore
i would love to go oahu with my family and explore the beauty of the island, and experince the cutlure .
We would love to visit a few cultural areas/museums!
It’s Christmas Eve Eve! Happy Holidays to all!
I would lay out on the beach! Ahhhh!
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Thanks so much!
I would do two things, first visit my Great Uncle’s grave at Punchbowl, second I would visit the Japanese garden where I was married in 1998. This would be an incredible opportunity to have a place to stay in Hawaii!
I’d like to go to Oahu to take my wife to the Polynesian Cultural Center.
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I’d visit the Dole Plantation and eat some pineapple whip
Relax, have some tropical drinks and rent mopeds
I would relax on the beach.
I really, really, really would love to go to a luau!
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Relax, relax, and more relaxing!
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We’d love to go for a morning swimming in the hotel pool!
We’d spend relaxing afternoons at the beach:)
Enjoy the warm weather and relax
I’d go to a luau, wear a lei and do the hula!
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I’d go see the Honolulu Zoo
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I’d like to go to Oahu to take my wife to shop at Ala Moana Shopping Center.
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We’d go shopping one afternoon! Merry Christmas!
I’d like to go to Oahu to learn more about Hawaiian culture.
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If I were to go to Oahu I’d definitely get some beach therapy. sand and surf can it get any better
We’d spend one morning hiking and then cool off at the pool in the afternoon.
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I would climb the Stairway to Heaven on the windward side
I’d take my husband and son down to the beach and play in the ocean all day!
I’d like to hike diamond head again – it had been 20 years since I first hiked the trail.
Since I have never been to Hawaii, I wouldn’t exactly have a plan of what I would do:) Of course, I think those are the BEST getaways anyway… just go with the flow!
Thanks Vacation Gals and Aqua Properties for what would be a WONDERFULLY welcomed getaway.
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Take a helicopter tour!
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We’ll take an advanced scuba class!
hike diamond head, rent mopeds, relax!!!
I would totally veg out on the beach and just enjoy the beautiful scenery!
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Thanks
I would swim and lay out on the beach! Ahhhh!
Hawaii has always been a dream of mine!
Goto Germaine’s Luau, hike, relax and soak up the sun
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I would tour Oahu by helicopter
I’d swim till I get sick of it and just lay on the beach and take memorable pictures. Oh, and get to the spa too!
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i would spend it with my kids and husband.much needed vacation for us
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We’d shop for goodies to take home including coffee for my husband and macadamia nuts for me!
I would surf and go to the Pearl Harbor memorial.
I’d like to go to Oahu to take a dinner cruise off of Waikiki.
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We’ll go out dancing one night!
I would love to do some shopping, sight seeing, and learn about the culture.
I would want to do an island hop tour and shop.
I would love to go on a trip here. It is beautiful! Kellyeandjosh@aol.com
I’d have a Banana Daiquiri in your honor:)
A girls getaway to Hawaii would be the BEST way to celebrate our birthdays.
I’d like to go to Oahu to just be able to sit on the beach in the sun for a week.
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Oh we’d do some major sand castle building at the beach and we’d also explore to find amazing food.
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Just making a note since I can’t delete previous comment, that it is I, Michelle Tucker, and not my email address that is signing up for this awesome giveaway.
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Sorry, I didn’t notice that my email address showed up in the name field on the previous post.
spend much needed time with my family and enjoy the sun
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i would drink diet coke by the pool, run in the sand at the beach, hike and enjoy the sites
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I’d go on the Atlantis Submarine tour
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Goto a luau, hike diamondhead and relax
We’d go hiking!
Would love to go
I would love to go to Hawaii and enjoy all the exciting things it has to offer,
Final day of the draw! Thanks Vacation Gals and good luck to all!
My dream vacation has always been in Hawaii:) I would love to go!!
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I would love to go on the Beaches of Oahu…and soak up the sun:)