While on our honeymoon, my husband and I kept a much different schedule.  We ate huge breakfasts, filled our days with a variety of outdoor activities, and searched for unique restaurants at night.  We stayed at three different hotels during our trip, and at each hotel we took one day as a completely relaxing day, which included an afternoon cocktail.

At the first hotel, the Grand Hyatt in Kauai, we spent an afternoon lounging by the pools.  In the middle of the pool area there was Captain’s Bar, which served beverages and lighter fare.  Totally relaxed on a lounge chair under the bright Hawaiian sun, I was treated to the delivery of a pina colada by my husband.  For himself, he had gotten a strawberry daiquiri.  These drinks were weak on alcohol and heavy on price, but were cooling drinks on a hot September afternoon.

Our second hotel was the Hyatt Regency in Maui.  Here there were two pools connected by a man-made cave.  After an hour in the mid-afternoon sun, it got pretty hot, so we hopped into the pool for a swim.  After a trip down the 150 foot waterslide, it was time to get a drink.  Grotto Bar was the most interesting bar we visited, as it was situated inside the cave.  We swam up to the edge, placed an order, and had a drink while still in the pool.  Here the drinks were pricey again, but these were better made.  Being in Hawaii, we enjoyed a round of pina coladas again.

The last location for our vacation was the Hotel Hana-Maui.  At this hotel, we chose to spend our relaxing afternoon playing several holes of putt and pitch golf and relaxing in the jacuzzi and sauna.  After these laid back events, we headed to Paniolo Lounge.  Again we opted to order frozen drinks, which were the tastiest and least expensive of the three hotels.

On a vacation for two, it was fun to spend a few afternoons relaxing and enjoying frozen drinks.  If you are in any of these areas of Hawaii, I would recommend a drink at Grotto Bar for the atmosphere or at Paniolo Lounge for the drink itself, but I would skip the drink at the Captain’s Bar.