The stunning azure blues and emerald greens of Oahu welcome visitors to island and proclaim natural beauty of this lush, luxuriant land. First-time visitors can expect to be impressed by rolling mountain ranges that meet crashing sea in a display of long-present tenacity, as well as island locals who greet each visitor with a special brand of island hospitality called "Aloha Way."

It is a magical place, and there is plenty to do on Oahu that will keep you wrapped up in its splendor. In fact, one could have a very full vacation and never leave Waikiki Beach. The famous beach boasts fine, powdery white sand and excellent surfing waves. It's a treat to watch surfers dotting horizon, floating on their boards as they wait for premium wave. The beach itself is always busy, with sunbathers staking out shore and swimmers bobbing in water. For those wishing to stay dry while exploring sea, there are catamaran rides and canoe rides available for an afternoon or evening cruise. Or, for more adventurous, there are several places along beach that offer surfing lessons, which cost about $35 for a two-hour period.

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As they say in real estate, "location, location, location", and in Las Vegas, new Westin Casuarina is a real estate dream come true for leisure or for business traveler.

Although not located directly on Strip, Westin is within walking distance to Bally's Hotel and Casino for traditional Vegas entertainment, Caesars Palace for new Colloseum, Flamingo Hilton for magnificent gardens, and Bellagio for fine dining at Picasso's.

The new 825-guestroom Westin Casuarina is sister property to Westin Casuarina Grand Cayman, and it is built around eko-skeleton of former Maxim Hotel, but you won't recognized dramatic and expensive and expansive design changes of Asian owned and Sheraton branded Westin. Hopefully they add Maxim's infamous Sunday champagne brunch to list of amenities!

After pumping millions of dollars into makeover, first Westin in Nevada has rolled out red carpet for a price conscious clientele that still wants high end amenities, such as business services, high speed internet access, breakout business conference rooms, and a 3,500 square foot ballroom.

The Westin Casuarina features four two-bedroom suites and six one-bedroom suites, which are a cut above standard rooms, but each room has superb amenities, and most pillows I have ever witnessed in a hotel room: five queen size and king size pillows with a duvet coverlet on Westin trademarked Heavenly Bed, a custom designed pillow-top mattress set with a cozy down blanket, three crisp sheets, and soft duvet comforter.

The Heavenly Bath, a moniker also trademarked by chain, is a customized shower with two heads for power and wider water coverage, and each showerhead has five adjustable jets and spray options, from light misty feature to pounding massaging needles, so you can customize your shower depending on how grueling that business conference was. The Heavenly Bath features a curved shower curtain rod that provides eight additional inches of elbowroom and eliminates dreaded shower curtain cling, and oversized Brazilian combed cotton bath towels are as big a treat as custom designed velour bathrobes and spa amenities.

Other in room amenities included a fully stock refreshment center, cable TV, in room movies, a laptop-sized safe and a coffee maker.

For business traveler hotel features five contiguous meeting rooms with 10,000 square feet of meeting space and largest space, 5,000-square-foot meeting room, can divide into five sections, perfect for a variety of events. Two private boardrooms hold up to ten people each. There is something that sounds totally techy, called Starwood Turbo Net High Speed Internet access, which is available in all meeting rooms. Westin is number one upscale hotel chain brand for business, according to Business Travel News in 2003, so there is no excuse now to email or conference call home office when you road warriors come to Vegas.

What's even better for business traveler is new Las Vegas Monorail station across street from Westin Casuarina. With a ticket on new monorail you can attend conventions at MGM Grand, Sands Convention Center, or Las Vegas Convention Center, and soon monorail line will connect to downtown casinos. Westin offers best location in Vegas, and away from hubbub of congestion on Strip.