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What a Week, Part 4: A Lanai Twitter Treat

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If the experience at the Four Seasons Lanai at Manele Bay wasn’t enjoyable enough, a highlight had to be engaging the resort’s Twitter presence @FSlanai. I must admit that I didn’t expect much from a hotel chain’s Twitter prowess. Most corporations, even high end ones, really don’t capitalize on engaging people with social media and networking. Not so with @FSlanai!

As soon as I started tweeting about Lanai, @FSlanai was right there, tweeting back. Any interesting picture I snapped, FSlanai would relay with a retweet. And it wasn’t just @FSlanai, but seemingly, the marketing staff of the Four Seasons Lanai got involved with tweets and direct messages from @KatieonLanai and head honcho himself, @tomroelens. What a completely unexpected way to interact with their guests, supplementing the already great IRL service.

What blew me away completely was a Twitter treat I found waiting in our room after dinner on Thursday. Sitting there was a Hawaiian Mai Tai drink kit with a personalized note from @KatieonLanai.

Mai Tai treat

Personalized Twitter Note

Unbelievable!

What a Week, Part 3: Unexpected BBall News

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WaW Part 3 brought some unexpected basketball news last week Thursday. Off topic, but I was surprised to hear (through Twitter) that Team Kanno won the “B” Division Championship in the `Iolani Alumni Basketball League.

I was even more surprised of the team name, Team Kanno, since their namesakes ain’t their Superman. Though his future as a basketball coach has promise.

Congrats Team Kanno.

Don’t Forget to Vote for the Best of Honolulu

Time is running out to vote in Honolulu Weekly’s 17th Annual Best of Honolulu poll. You need to vote in at least 10 categories to validate your submission, and the poll closes on Friday, July 31.

Here are some of my votes.

  • Best local newscast: KGMB9
  • Best Twitterer: @neenz
  • Best local blog: pulpconnection.net (how could I not have done this?)
  • Best local television personality: Howard Dicus
  • Best neighborhood for garage sales: Mililani Mauka
  • Best customer service: Halekulani hotel (sorry, Four Seasons Lanai)
  • Best place to take the whole family for dinner-on a budget: Kin Wah Chop Suey
  • Best way to find a job: Craigslist
  • Best UH team to support: Men’s basketball
  • Best league to join: Hawaii Kickball
  • Best workout for seniors: Fighting for seats in the dining area of Shirokiya

What about you? What are some of your votes? And much thanks if you vote for Pulpconnection.net for best local blog!

My Top 5 Reasons the Roaming Gnome Needs to Visit Four Seasons Lanai

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Here are my top five six reasons the Travelocity Roaming Gnome should visit the resorts of Four Seasons Lanai at Manele Bay and Koele.

5. Poolside tweeting. Yes, the beach is right there, but the Gnome can lay out poolside and update his Twitter status and drop hints of his next #gnomeroams stops.

tweeting-poolside

4. The fish in the tidepools are big fans!

Lanai Tidepools

3. You can learn to blow a conch shell and light the torches on the resort’s grounds.

2. The Lodge has an awesome spot for you in their garden! Click on the image for a panoramic view.

Entering the Garden

1. After checking in, you can find out your Hawaiian name. I want to know what “Roaming Gnome” is in Hawaiian.

Hawaiian Name

And a bonus reason why you need to visit Lanai! As a learned traveler, you can help these guys out with their A-B-Cs. 😉

If you’re island hopping, be sure to check out Dwellable.com for rental reviews.

The Lodge at Koele is Tech Savvy

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The Four Seasons Lodge at Koele, Lanai is tech savvy running Google’s Chrome on their public use computers.

Google Chrome

And they provide charging stations for a variety of devices.

Charging Station

Though, please note that the iPhone/iPod charger is not compatible with an iPhone 3G (and assumedly 3Gs). When I tried it, the iPhone complained and would not charge with this accessory.

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