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Travel Briefs
Star-Bulletin staff
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Turtle Bay offers Vans surfing rate
Don't get caught in North Shore gridlock. To help ease traffic congestion during the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, Turtle Bay Resort will be offering special room rates from tomorrow through Dec. 20.
Mention "Vans Triple Crown of Surfing" when booking and receive a starting rate of $219 per night, double occupancy, plus tax and resort fee. Rates are based on availability and subject to change without notice.
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is celebrating its 25th anniversary this winter, featuring the world's best male and female pro surfers and big-wave riders.
The 880-acre Turtle Bay Resort is operated by Benchmark Hospitality International and is a Preferred Hotels & Resorts Worldwide property.
For reservations or information, visit www.TurtleBayResort.com, e-mail TBRreservations@benchmarkmanagement.com or call toll-free (866) 827-5327.
It's ladies' time at Kapalua links
Kapalua Golf invites women to spend the next two Saturday afternoons competing for prizes on the greens.
The Ladies Social Golf League will meet at 3:30 p.m. Nov. 17 and 24 at the Bay Course. The nine-hole format will begin with a Shotgun Start for women golfers of all ages and all levels of play.
Meet fellow golfers and compete for weekly prizes from Kapalua Resort, including specialty logo items and passes to the Mercedes-Benz Championship, taking place Dec. 31 through Jan. 6. A charge of $35 per session covers greens fees and use of a cart. Rental clubs are available. Groups are limited to 20 players and require pre-registration.
For more information, call (808) 665-3770 or e-mail teetimes@kapalua.com.
New Otani lands Sunset honor
The New Otani Kaimana Beach Hotel is one of the Top 10 Hidden City Hotels in the West, chosen by Sunset magazine editors and posted at Sunset.com.
The list also includes Hotel Drisco in San Francisco; Inn At Playa Del Rey in Playa Del Rey, Calif.; Hotel 43 in Boise, Idaho; Pensione Nichols in Seattle; the Inn of the Five Graces in Santa Fe, N.M.; Hotel Teatro in Denver; Portland's White House in Portland, Ore.; Fairholme Manor Bed and Breakfast Inn in Victoria, British Columbia; and Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel in Las Vegas.
The New Otani is at 2863 Kalakaua Ave., at the private end of Waikiki, across from Kapiolani Park. For reservations, call toll-free from the United States and Canada at (800) 356-8264 or e-mail rooms@kaimana.com.
