Some of the world’s highest prices but with sagging performance. What is going on with Hawaii hotel costs?
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Some of the world’s highest prices but with sagging performance. What is going on with Hawaii hotel costs?
Hawaii mayor needs to reconsider the one month rental for BnBs . That is the answer to more tourists like we had before. Instead, they keep building more hotels .
Alohaprincess
Too bad we are grabbing money and not allowing a greater number of people to enjoy our islands.
Hi BOH,
I know it’s a tropical place, but caught six cockroaches in my room at the Sheraton Kauai over five days in September, couldn’t get out of there fast enough. Tough to sleep when you wake up to new cockroaches every morning. Saw fewer bugs in Kalalau when I camped there five nights after my hotel stay. Put towels under the doors each night, but that didn’t help.
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For this reason amongst many others, short term vacation rentals are your best bet! Put some money back into the local economy instead of the pockets of these hoteliers who obviously do not care about a more affordable visit to our islands. Many stvr’s are owned and operated by the people of their respective community.
We look forward to welcoming conscious, respectful visitors to our homes. E Komo mai!
Short term vacation rentals are a double-edged sword. Some might contribute to the local economy, but far too many are owned by mainlanders as a second/vacation home, which actually harms the local economy because they remove available inventory from locals who need long-term housing.
Yes, you are absolutely right, Drew A.
Actually Drew, you are not really accurate. I am kanaka o’iwi (native Hawaiian) and I do own the home that I currently rent out as an stvr. There’s no way I could afford to still live here, In Hawai’i, my home and ancestral origin, if I didn’t share my home with visitors. I can schedule when I want to accept visitors as well as scheduling private time for family to come visit it’s a great way to bring in the much needed revenue to maintain my home and I am able to share our culture with my guests in an authentic and genuine way. Aloha at its best! It is a mystery to me why anyone would still want to stay in generic, overpriced, corporate hotels that exploit Hawaii and Hawaiians! What a rip off!
Also, long term housing for my situation, was never an option. There’s more than enough housing here! There’s a lack in affordable housing! Very little to do with those of us who share our homes with visitors, just sayin…
That’s really not true Drew although it’s a popular myth. I own two vacation rentals in west Maui in resort zones. One is in a 5 star resort where the units start at about $2 M. The HOA dues and fees are over $3,000 for my unit every month. The property taxes are $22,600 a year. The electricity is the most expensive in the world and the mortgage is huge. That’s probably why there isn’t a single full time resident in about 700 units. It’s certainly not a place a first time buyer would look. They could buy 3 homes for what one would cost them here.
I hope they would be conscious. It would be kind of a bummer if you were in such a beautiful place and the whole time you were unconscious. Jus’ sayin’ :0/
Sorry, I couldn’t resist! Just giving you a hard time, Wicked W.
LOL X0D
Are you from here RP? Have you ever tried to apply for a legal stvr in Hawai’i? If you are not a resident, it’s close to impossible to have one and make any kind of profit! The land tax alone would cripple you! Come on guys! Get your facts straight before you comment! That may have been the case at one time, but times are a changing! Big hotels have been ripping people off for long enough! Let’s support the local economy instead! And have an authentic Hawaiian experience while you’re at it! Bonus!!
Dear BOH. An analysis of hotel rates cannot be complete without a review of underlying expenses. Property taxes are based on assessed values. In addition, costs have gone up in all other categories: housekeeping, landscape maintenance, electrical and gas, maintenance and repair, entertainment, linens, admin staff.