Standing out from a field of top-ranked Hawaiian hotels, both of
Lanai’s resort properties were listed within the top five of all
Pacific Rim Resorts in the latest Conde Nast Traveler’s Readers’
Choice Awards Poll. The Lodge at Koele captured the No. 3 spot and
The Manele Bay Hotel came in at No. 5. The island of Lanai itself
received high marks as one of the “Top 10 Asia/Pacific Islands.”
Fodor’s also awarded The Lodge at Koele with a top ranking in
its first annual Editors’ Choice Hotel Awards. The Upcountry resort
was voted one of the “Top 20 Hotels of the World,” with editors
describing it as “a grand mountain retreat and a cozy, romantic
hideaway.”
“We’re honored and over-joyed that the island of Lanai and the
resorts scored so high in awards voted by both visitors and guests
as well as industry travel editors,” said Matthew Hart, vice
president of resorts, Castle & Cooke Resorts, LLC. “This
recognizes us as a complete island destination. We always knew what
a special place Lanai was. Hopefully this acknowledgment will
encourage others to come and experience the intrinsic beauty of our
home.”
The Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards are compiled by a
random sampling of Conde Nast Traveler subscribers that receive the
“Poll of Consumer Attitudes.” For this year’s poll, each candidate
was rated criteria by criteria, on a five-point scale that included
excellent, very good, good, fair and poor.
To earn the Fodor’s Choice Hotels distinction, over 700 writers
and editors reviewed nearly 30,000 properties to pick the Top 20.
Criteria was based on properties with character closely tied to
their location, that offer an experience that cannot be had in any
other place and have a style that sets them apart.
Lanai is unique among the Hawaiian Islands due to its small size
and population. It is approximately 13 miles wide and 18 miles
long, and has only 2,800 full-time residents. Hawaiian Air-lines
and Island Air offer daily flights, and Expeditions operates five
roundtrip ferries daily from Maui. Both The Lodge at Koele and The
Manele Bay Hotel are members of The Luxury Collection Hawaii of
Starwood Hotels and Resorts.
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