Hawaii Honeymoon Travel Advisor: How to Plan (and Book) the Best Hawaii Honeymoon!
Hawaii Honeymoon Travel Advisor
Hawaii is where I got married, babymooned and keep coming back as a family. Let me plan your honeymoon, from the right island and the right room to the perks you'd never get booking on your own.
Your Hawaii honeymoon travel advisor
Hawaii has always had such a special place in my heart, both as a traveler and a travel advisor. It's where my husband and I got married, came back for our babymoon, and have returned as a family since, and I grew up visiting the islands at least once a year as a little girl, a tradition we've upheld with our own family. I know Hawaii like the back of my hand! As a Hawaii honeymoon travel advisor, I help couples pick the best islands in Hawaii to visit, the best resort in Hawaii (and the right room!!), and when you book through me you get additional (free) VIP perks like daily breakfast, a resort credit and an upgrade when one is available, at no extra cost to you, just for using me as your travel advisor (because I have close personal relationships with the hotels, so they will always treat my clients well!)
Planning a Hawaii honeymoon comes with a hundred small decisions (which island, which side of the island, ocean view or garden view, how many nights). I've made all of them for myself and for my clients hundreds of times, and have alllll the current feedback and intel so you don't have to guess. Here's how I plan Hawaii honeymoons, the resorts I know best, and how to book yours with me so we can make sure you have the absolute best honeymoon itinerary in Hawaii!
Or book your hotels yourself (and get my free Jetset perks) by booking on our private portal (password: JETSETTERS).
Two ways to work with me
Plan Your Full Hawaii Honeymoon Itinerary, or Just Book the Hotel
Want the whole honeymoon planned, from inter-island flights to the sunset sail? I'll build your full itinerary. If you just need the hotel, I'll book it with the BEST VIP Perks (at no cost to you) and the best rates.
Full Hawaii Honeymoon Itinerary Planning
The full honeymoon experience
If you'd like help beyond the hotel booking, things like the activities, restaurant recommendations, transportation, vetted tours and activities, and building out a full trip plan, I offer full itinerary planning!
- Guidance on the right island (or two) and the right room for you two
- Flights routed and booked through my Air team
- White-glove transportation coordination and booking
- Activities vetted by me (and often a local team of experts), like sunset sails, snorkel trips, private guides and helicopter tours
- Restaurant recommendations and dinner reservations
- A detailed day-by-day itinerary, drafted within 2 weeks of signing on
Full itinerary planning is available for a planning fee. Inquire for details.
How to Book Your Hawaii Honeymoon with Perks
Hotel booking only, with free Jetset perks
- Daily breakfast for two guests per bedroom
- Hotel or resort credit at most properties (usually $100) to use during your stay
- Upgrade on arrival*, early check in and late check out*, plus VIP recognition on property (*if available at check in)
There is no markup or fee to book hotels with me. Just extra perks for you, and the best rates and exclusive offers, always! You can also see live rates and book yourself on my portal. Password: JETSETTERS.
Booking your hotel with me is complimentary. There is no fee and no markup, ever, and you pay the same rate as booking direct (or better), with the perks on top.
Why book with me
Why Plan Your Hawaii Honeymoon With a Travel Advisor?
You could book a Hawaii resort online in five minutes. Booking it with me gets you the same rate (or better) plus everything below:
Free VIP perks.
At Hawaii's best resorts, like daily breakfast for two, a resort credit at most properties, an upgrade on arrival when available, and early check in or late check out.
The right room.
I know which categories are worth it and which to skip, and I flag your honeymoon to the hotel team before you arrive.
The right island for you two.
I'll be honest about which island fits your style, because a quiet couple and an adventure couple should not end up at the same resort.
Vetted experiences.
Sunset sails, snorkel trips, private guides and helicopter tours from people I trust, instead of some random tour company you found online.
One person to text.
If anything comes up before or during your trip, you have me.
The process
How Planning Your Hawaii Honeymoon With Me Works
Tell me about your dream trip.
Send me your dates, who's traveling and what you're celebrating (or just the vibe you want, if you're still deciding where to stay). The form at the bottom of this page comes straight to me.
We pick your plan.
Tell me if you'd like the full itinerary or just the hotel. For full planning, you sign on and I get to work on the research, planning and coordination.
I send your drafted itinerary.
Within 2 weeks of signing on, you'll have a drafted day-by-day itinerary with the islands, resorts and rooms I'd book, your flights and transfers, vetted tours and my restaurant picks. We fine-tune it together until it's perfect.
I book it and VIP you before you land.
I send you a secure card authorization and lock in your room. You pay the hotel directly, so you keep your credit card points. Then I'm your direct line to the hotel team, sharing your celebration, your preferences and your arrival time.
Where I've stayed
The Hawaii Resorts I Know Best (and What I Tell My Honeymoon Clients)
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea
Where we got married
This is the resort I know better than any other in the world. We toured hotels all over the Big Island and Maui before our wedding, and the moment we checked in here, we knew it was our place. Our whole wedding week felt like adult summer camp, and every morning Kenny and I grabbed the free Kona coffee outside DUO and walked the Wailea coastal path (sometimes jumping in to swim with the sea turtles on the way back).
For honeymooners, the adults-only Serenity Pool with its swim-up bar is the spot. My honest room advice: skip the Mountainside rooms, start at Garden View, and go Ocean View if waking up to the water matters to you. Read my 10 things to know before staying at the Four Seasons Maui and the full story of our Four Seasons Maui wedding.
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Big Island
A resort you never have to leave
I grew up going to Kona, so the Big Island has a special place in my heart. Hualalai is only about 15 minutes from the airport, and it has seven pools, including an adults-only pool with my favorite sunset view on the island. Kenny and I golfed together here (I'm not the best golfer, and we still had a blast), and my drink every day was the spicy margarita at Beach Tree, served in a pineapple. Read everything you need to know about Four Seasons Hualalai.
More Maui Honeymoon Favorites
Wailea and beyond
Wailea is where I send most honeymooners, because it's sunny, close to great restaurants and home to the most five-star resorts on the island. Hotel Wailea, Relais & Chateaux is a beautiful, intimate pick for couples, and the Andaz Maui is a favorite for design lovers. See my full breakdown of the best luxury resorts in Maui and my ultimate Maui travel guide.
More islands
Kauai, Lanai and Oahu
Kauai for Adventurous Couples
Hikes, beaches and waterfalls
Kauai is one of my favorite islands in the world (it reminds me so much of Bali). If you two love hiking, beaches and waterfalls, this is your island. Do the morning Na Pali Coast sail: we had calm water, dolphins chasing the boat, turquoise grottos and sea-side waterfalls, and I still think about it. Stay at 1 Hotel Hanalei Bay on the North Shore or in sunny Poipu. Here's my ultimate Kauai travel guide.
Lanai and Oahu
Hideaways and city nights
Four Seasons Lanai is a gorgeous, quiet add-on if you want a true hideaway. Oahu is more lively than romantic, so I usually suggest a night or two in Honolulu before moving somewhere more remote. See my ultimate Hawaii honeymoon guide for every island.
Insider tips
My Insider Tips for a Hawaii Honeymoon
Pick one or two islands.
Every island hop costs you half a day, so I give Maui at least four nights when it's one leg of a trip.
Go in shoulder season.
April through early June and September through early November bring great weather and better rates.
Tell the hotel it's your honeymoon.
When you book with me, I make sure they know before you arrive.
Skip the Mountainside rooms.
At the Four Seasons Maui, start at Garden View, and go Ocean View if waking up to the water matters to you.
Book a sunset sail.
The views really are better from the water.
Walk the Wailea coastal path in the morning.
Grab the free Kona coffee outside DUO first. Kenny and I did it every morning, sometimes jumping in to swim with the sea turtles on the way back.
Do the morning Na Pali Coast sail on Kauai.
We had calm water, dolphins chasing the boat, turquoise grottos and sea-side waterfalls.
Check on West Maui first.
Lahaina is still rebuilding, so I confirm current conditions for every client and ask that you travel with respect for a community in recovery.
More planning reads: Hawaii honeymoon guide · best luxury resorts in Maui · Maui travel guide · Kauai travel guide
Meet your advisor
Why Book Your Hawaii Honeymoon With Me?
I've been a luxury travel blogger for 13 years, and I'm a mom of two who has taken over 150 flights with my toddlers in tow. Now I put all of that into planning trips for my clients as a luxury travel advisor with SmartFlyer. My clients trust me with their honeymoons, their anniversaries, their big birthdays and their first family trips, and I plan every single one as if it were my own.
Hawaii is personal for me. I got married here, babymooned here and keep coming back as a family, so I know these resorts from the pool chairs to the breakfast menus. I also plan honeymoons all over the world, from Bora Bora and the Maldives to Italy. Booking through SmartFlyer also means VIP perks at hundreds of luxury hotels worldwide, including Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton / Marriott, Fairmont, IHG, Rosewood, Belmond and One&Only.
Client love
What My Honeymoon Clients Say
“It was literally the best honeymoon we could have imagined!! Every single hotel was amazing - the service, the food, the views, the people - all perfection! Every single restaurant you recommended was amazing and right up our alley. AND the transfers could not have been more flawless! Seriously not having to think/coordinate anyone picking up us, getting us through the airport, and taking us to each hotel was a game changer and made it feel like such a treat of a vacation!! Cannot thank you enough for making this our dream honeymoon! The boat day in Santorini and the cooking class in Paros were definitely some highlights but everything was fabulous!”
Kate, Greece honeymoon (Santorini, Paros and Athens)
Questions
Hawaii Honeymoon Travel Advisor FAQs
Which Hawaiian island is best for a honeymoon?
For most honeymooners I recommend Maui, based in Wailea. It has the best concentration of luxury resorts on the islands plus plenty of adventure close by (the Road to Hana, snorkel trips and whale watching in season). Kauai is my pick for adventurous couples who want hikes, waterfalls and the Na Pali Coast, and the Big Island is perfect if you want a resort you never have to leave. Oahu is more lively than romantic, so I usually suggest it for a night or two before heading somewhere quieter.
Do you plan full Hawaii honeymoon itineraries?
Yes! I can plan the whole honeymoon: the right island (or two), inter-island flights, transfers, vetted experiences like sunset sails and snorkel trips, dinner reservations and a detailed day-by-day itinerary. If you only need the hotel, I can book that with VIP perks too.
How many islands should we do on a Hawaii honeymoon?
One or two. If Maui is one leg of a two-island trip, I'd give it at least four nights. Every island hop costs you half a day, and on a honeymoon you want to unpack and stay a while.
When is the best time to honeymoon in Hawaii?
My favorite windows are April through early June and September through early November. You get beautiful weather, thinner crowds and better rates than the holidays and peak summer.
Does it cost more to book a Hawaii honeymoon with a travel advisor?
No. Hotel bookings with me are complimentary, with no fee and no markup. You pay the hotel directly, keep your credit card points and get perks like daily breakfast, a resort credit at most properties and an upgrade when one is available. Full itinerary planning is available for a planning fee. Inquire for details.
Can you add honeymoon perks to a Hawaii resort we already booked?
In many cases, yes! If you booked directly with the hotel, send me your confirmation number and I'll see whether we can move it over so your perks apply.
How do I find a Hawaii honeymoon travel advisor?
Look for an advisor who has actually stayed at the resorts, knows which rooms are worth it, and is part of the hotel programs that add VIP perks to your booking. That's me! Send me your dates using the form on this page and I'll get started.
Get started
Ready to Plan Your Hawaii Honeymoon? Here's How to Book With Me
Fill out the form below with your dates, who's traveling and what you're dreaming of, and I'll personally get back to you within 24 to 48 hours with itinerary ideas, hotel options and next steps. You can also email me at [email protected], or see live rates and book yourself on my private portal (password: JETSETTERS).
