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  2. Saundra

    Thank you so much for your page and this article! I love all the wonderful information you provide! We’re planning our first trip for next summer and have been renting condos with kitchens for each leg of our trip. We are staying 10 nights on Oahu, followed by 7 nights each on Kauai, Big Island and Maui. I’m wondering for two adults if we are planning to use the kitchen, and cook most meals would the $70 per person per day for budging still apply? Just not sure if grocery costs are that much higher?? We usually spend about $450-$600 a month. Thanks!

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Saundra.

      Thank you! Would suggest you plan food costs being about double what you are used to. It takes a lot of shipping and handling to get anything out here. Costco may help although the quantities might not work for many items.

      Aloha.

  3. Sandy P.

    I have always used VRBO but now I see these extra fees and now I know why. I won’t use them again. Who would you recommend for vacation rentals on Kauai and Maui? Thank you so much for your help.

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Sandy.

      We suggested 4 companies that we know personally in the post on both islands.

      Aloha.

  4. Murphy K.

    Aloha – We try to vacation on Maui every year and absolutely love it! After staying in various parts of the island and many different places, we have made The Whaler in Kaanapali our second home while on the island. Perfect location, the condo we rent is amazing and you can’t beat being that close to the Barefoot Bar and ocean. Highly recommend it! Mahalo!

    1. Beat of Hawaii

      Hi Marsha.

      Ha. Definitely not. Are you coming over? Would love to meet up in person.

      Best Aloha.

  6. Sarah

    My family is going on a long vacation. Thanks for the advice about how rentals let you reduce food costs and is more kid friendly. Another benefit is that you don’t have to deal with maids or other staff.

  7. Anne

    Sorry I missed this thread — we were in Hawaii! This time, Kauai and Maui; our 5th trip in 4 years. Our first trip was a package purchased on Skyauction.com for a week in Oahu with round-trip airfare. The lodging was a privately-owned studio at the southwest end of Waikiki. The decor was not 5 star, but otherwise it was a PERFECT place — convenient, and even an ocean view. Since then we have stayed there every time we’ve gone to Oahu, and will continue unless they raise prices hugely. Believe it or not, that trip cost $1300 from LA for my husband and me! Plus we had to fly from NY to LA. But still, a great bargain. Since then we’ve also stayed in rentals on three other islands: The Big Island, Maui, and Kauai. We stayed in a resort this year just for kicks, that I thought was a good deal, $800 for 5 nights. But for that, we had to go through another TEDIOUS sales presentation. And adding one more night was another $250. Plus $100 for parking. But that’s where we ended the resort experience. Except for using the resort’s beach a few times, we certainly never dined or drank on the premises — where a simple mai tai could easily cost $20. You know, even in a hotel you can buy a bottle of wine (from a store) and keep it in your room!
    We like finding great food without breaking the bank, and in many years of travel we’ve learned that good food doesn’t have to cost a lot, and many times you have to pay top dollar for mediocre food. We always eat breakfast in the condo, and sometimes lunch. We have a practice of only eating one meal a day in a restaurant. If we splurge on lunch we get takeout for dinner, or cook. As a result, the cost of eating while we’re on vacation is not much more than at home. In short, we are totally sold on vacation rentals, not just in Hawaii but all over the world.

  8. Cathy

    We used a vacation rental house through Kauai Vacation Rentals last year and it was perfect for us. We did our shopping at the local Farmer’s market and the local fish market. We like to make our own food so a rental with a kitchen is what we look for.

  9. Patti

    Years ago we stayed in hotels in Waikiki and liked it. Discovered Kailua 12 years ago and that’s all she wrote. No hotels, resorts, etc. so we stayed at a vacation rental . Been staying there 12 years…same place for winter months. So awesome…no parking fees, etc. don’t feel like tourists…just our winter home!

  10. Melanie

    We have always used VRBO. With the recent purchase by Expedia, they are raising fees to list rentals AND they will be charging the renter a booking fee. IMO this is greedy and I will not be using it again. Will look for other options and won’t use VRBO or Home Away again.

    1. pete

      I stayed at both hotels and p2p VRBO type vacation rentals before. The value when you jump to a multi room condo or a house would be so expensive with any hotel, the only way to go is a vacation rental they offer such a great value in terms of cost. Can you imagine the cost of a 2 bedroom suite of 1,000sf at the hotel price, $$$$, if you can get that size of a hotel room.
      But VRBO a few weeks back put in place a 4-10% ‘SERVICE FEE’ on the gross amount of the booking. Between their greed and the 3-5% by the credit card company, I pity the poor owners who have no choice.
      Expedia now owns VRBO and milking the process for all the money they can get out., Pete

    2. Julianna

      And that’s the kind of information I am grateful to you and for BoH for sharing. Bummer. What’s the alternative?

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