kailua or Lanikai?

I have narrowed my search for the perfect vacation home to the Kailua area. Now I%26#39;m confused... Kailua or Lanikai? What%26#39;s the difference between them?

kailua or Lanikai?

Lanikai is a small section of generally exclusive homes at the eastern end of Kailua Bay. It%26#39;s seperated from Kailua Beach by a small stream and a spit of land. The beach itself is quite beautiful but relatively short. It%26#39;s less likely to have day visitors because there is no actual beach park there, therefore no facilities. Of course, if you%26#39;re renting there, you won%26#39;t need facilities.

Kailua is a larger town and a long, large beach area (a few miles) The quality of the sand and the views are basically the same as Lanikai. Since it%26#39;s larger, there are more choices there, and a greater variety of quality and price ranges in rentals.

Either place you rent, Kailua is where you%26#39;ll be getting your gorceries and doing your shopping. Be aware that if you stay in Kailua, it%26#39;s a suburban residential area and some neighbors aren%26#39;t all that happy about a proliferation of vacation rentals in their backyard. So, if you stay there, please be a good and concientious neighbor. If you rent a place where the owner is on the premisis, you%26#39;ll be in good shape.

Either beach area is absolutely fabulous- probably one of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

kailua or Lanikai?

You can%26#39;t go wrong either way... but macjack perfectly explained it :) ENJOY

Hi,

I have read your post and am interested in knowing if you have taken this trip already? I have a group of gymnasts ages 10-15 who will be going to a competition (Jan 13-15th) that takes place in Kailua (we are Canadian). It has been recommended that we stay in Waikiki but I have been there twice and find Honolulu to be a very busy city. We have been considering the possibility of vacation rentals in the Kailua area because it is quieter and the beaches are probably less crowded than Waikiki. We will probably have a group of families and escorted kids numbering about 30 so we would need multiple rentals. Any advice? Thanks

Dear Travlin %26#39;Mom, I am here in Kailua for last one week with wife and 3 yr old daughter. It is fantastic. Have put 400 miles on rental car driving around Oahu, which is a truly beautiful island from the moist/tropical Kailua/lanikai wiindward area to the dry/arid/cactus plants off highway area near Ko Olina on the west or leeward side. From what I have seen and from my research, they%26#39;re are no hotels/motels in Kailua/Lanikai, but there are a couple, check expedia/hotels.com etc, in Kaneohe which is the beach town immediately north/west to Kailua. It%26#39;s all one continous development, town to town. Lanikai isn%26#39;t even a town just a small housing-only subdivision off of Kailua. I%26#39;ve driven every street and walked down every one of the beach access points in Lanikai. The only way to stay in these areas is in a vacation rental, either in a room or two on someone elses property or in a whole house to yourself. There is a website vrbo.com, vacation rentals by owner which we used and which could be used to string together multiple rentals close by for all your group, but would not likely offer the supervision needed for that age group. Outside of waikiki they%26#39;re are only two resort hotels that I have found, Ko Olina on the southwest side of island with a Marriot hotel and a resort on the northern tip of Oahu, called Turtle Bay Resort, both beautiful but completely isolated, likely not a good choice. Waikiki is a big touristy, hustle and bustle, Vegas on the Beach type spot, but there is lots to do and beautiful beaches too. Large high rise hotels of varying price ranges, think twice about paying a lot more for the %26#39;ocean view%26#39; rooms as everywhere you look in Oahu you get a fantastic ocean view. Also check with the Kailua Chamber of Commerce, they have a website, they may know of some other housing opportunites. Good luck and have a wonderful time. I was just in Vancouver 8 days ago for a week, beautiful British Columbia. If you have any questions let me know.

If you choose to stay at Kailua, you may still want to visit Lanikai. We were there last week and it took my breath away! Sugar sand, a gradual slope in the water, calm waters with no pounding surf and it wasn%26#39;t crowded at all. There are walk ways between the houses every few blocks and you will need park along the side streets. We are pretty sure we saw ';Hurley'; from ';Lost'; swimming with us that day. At least it sure sounded and looked like him. Enjoy!

I am heading to Kailua in April and have enjoyed this forum. Can you all suggest good restaraunts?

Thanks for your input. I became obsessed with finding the perfect spot and had to take a break from the forum. Vacation planning is addictive! I finally decided to rent a home three houses from the beach in Kailua. Now I%26#39;m worried about the jet-lag coming from Cleveland with a 9 year old, 6 year old, and a 73 year old! I thought about breaking the trip in half, but it didn%26#39;t seem cost effective. Then I got this idea to come a few days early so we could stay a few nights at Marriott%26#39;s Ko%26#39;olina Beach club. Any thoughts on that?

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