u/CompleteLeague3631

Hi Folks!

Please review my itinerary for Napa. Visiting for the first time during the labor day weekend with my husband. A couple things about us- We like more whites, bubbly and lighter reds. We are vegetarians. Will Uber to all wineries and to dinner (I have estimated between $100- $150 for each day)

Arriving Friday night. Staying at the Andaz Napa.

Saturday

10:00 AM Leave hotel, walk around dowtown Napa/ Oxbow get coffee and breakfast (model bakery)
12 PM Domaine Carneros
1:45 Lunch at Gotts or dutch door
3:30 James Cole Winery
5:00 Ashes and Diamond
6:15 Dinner at Bistro Don Giovanni (3 mins walk from ashes and diamond)

Sunday
10 AM Breakfast and coffee (how about bouchon bakery) or explore St Helena/yountville?
12:00 Frogs leap
1:45 Lunch at Bottega Yountville
3:30 Trefethen Winery Tasting
5:30 Back to Napa
7:00 Dinner at Angele

1. Is three wineries a day a lot if you also drink wine at meals?
2. I am thinking of changing either of the dinners to Zuzu. Thoughts?
3. Any other good recommendations for Vegetarian lunch or dinner in Yountville or Napa?
4. I wanted to book Caymus/Round Pond/Joseph Phelps but everything is booked out and dont want to go further into the mountains due to Uber dependency. But open to suggestions.

Thank you!!

Hi! Trying to decide between Kailua-Kona and Waikoloa for an 8-night Big Island trip and could use some advice.

We’re a vegetarian couple visiting the Big Island for the first time. Initially, we were leaning toward staying in Waikoloa because the resort properties look beautiful and we’d enjoy a few days of relaxation in a luxury resort setting. However, one thing that’s giving us pause is the restaurant situation.

From what I’ve researched, Kailua-Kona seems to have significantly more dining options, including more vegetarian-friendly restaurants and casual places to eat. We won’t have a kitchen if we stay at one of the Waikoloa resorts, so we’ll be relying entirely on restaurants for meals.

Another factor is that we’re not necessarily looking for a full-on beach resort vacation. We would like to be outdoors and do stuff (but I also understand many east coast activities and sightseeing is closer from Waikoloa)

Would it make sense to split our stay, maybe 5 nights in Kailua-Kona and 3 nights in Waikoloa? My thinking is that we could do most of our sightseeing and dining while based in Kona, then spend the last few nights relaxing at a Waikoloa resort and plan around the more limited restaurant options.

Or is that overcomplicating things, and we’d be better off just picking one area for the entire trip? For reference- during our last few Hawaii trips, we stayed in Kaanapali on Maui (really liked it) and in Poipu on Kauai (liked Hanalei over Poipu).

Would love to hear from anyone who has stayed in both areas, and from fellow vegetarians who can comment on the food situation in Waikoloa vs. Kona.

Thanks so much :)