Luxury in Style

North Shore’s “reigning queen” to make Hollywood debut

Universal Pictures’ Forgetting Sarah Marshall has been shot extensively on location at Turtle Bay Resort (where the resort actually “stars” as “itself”, i.e. it is called “Turtle Bay Resort” in the movie). The film is slated to be released in theaters on April 18, 2008.

The 880-acre Turtle Bay Resort is already a star when it comes to the coast’s legendary big surf. The Beach Cottages at Turtle Bay Resort, the resort’s 42 luxury beach cottages, rim the ample beachfront, while the 401-room six-story hotel sits adjacent to Kuilima Cove, one of the best swimming and snorkeling spots on the island. The expansive acreage of swaying palms, wetland preserves and ironwood groves is laced with 12 miles of trails and seaside paths. 

The original hotel, Del Webb’s Kuilima Resort & Country Club, opened in 1972 in Kahuku, a sleepy sugar-mill town. The Kuilima Resort underscored a change in the business climate of the North Shore, emphasizing the beauty and appeal of the area as a unique destination while also providing employment opportunities other than labor-intensive pineapple and sugar cultivation.

Every room at the Turtle Bay Resort boasts an unobstructed view of the Pacific Ocean. Rooms have all the amenities including cordless phone, coffee maker, iron and ironing board, mini refrigerator, and in-room safe.

Turtle Bay Resort offers a total of 31,000 square feet of meeting space and accommodations for up to 800 attendees making the resort the ideal location for executive conferences, banquets and receptions.

From novice to advanced surfers, Turtle Bay Resort’s Hans Hedemann Surfing School is open for private and group lessons. Hans Hedemann Surf School is a full service surfing school that provides surfboards, equipment, instructors, and repeat classes for all levels of surfing: beginner, intermediate, and advanced classes for private (one on one), semi-private (two students per instructor) or group lessons (four students per instructor). In addition to surfing, kayaking excursions and body board rental are available.

Rejuvenate spirit and mind with a body, skin or massage treatment at the resort’s beach-level Spa Luana. Accommodations in the resort’s spa wing provide direct access from the spa via private elevator, which allows guests to relax after their spa experience in the privacy of their guest room.

Turtle Bay Resort also features two outdoor swimming pools, ten tennis courts under the management of Peter Burwash International professionals, a 100-acre wetland preserve with spectacular rare birds, five miles of beaches, and 12 miles of trails and seaside pathways.

To see the resort from a different perspective, take a tour by horseback. Beginners to superior riders will enjoy the guided tour along secluded beaches and through a forest of breezy ironwood trees. A 30-minute carriage ride is also available. 

Nestled among acres of ironwood trees and wetlands, Turtle Bay’s golf courses offer 36 championship holes and year-round conditions. The resort’s Palmer Course hosts the annual PGA Champions Tour’s Turtle Bay Championship and the LPGA SBS Open. The resort’s Golf Academy offers individual instruction, golf schools and a junior golf program for students ages 4 to 17.

Guests traveling with their laptops will appreciate the ability to access the Internet – via high-speed T1 connectivity – from virtually anywhere within the resort.

For reservations or more information, visit www.TurtleBayResort.com; e-mail [email protected] or call toll free (866) 827-5327.