"Located on O'ahu's North Shore, Turtle Bay Resort is the only full-service resort in the area. It offers a blend of luxury accommodations, cultural experiences, and sustainability initiatives. The resort features amenities such as seven beaches, a farm, golf courses, hiking trails, and a spa, and it hosts various activities focused on Hawaiian history and culture." - Dobrina Zhekova Dobrina Zhekova Dobrina Zhekova is a writer with over a decade of editorial experience in Europe and the U.S. She covers luxury travel, art, architecture, and design. Her writing has appeared on
"Situated on the North Shore, this resort offers a peaceful retreat with oceanfront views, a golf course, and a variety of outdoor activities including horseback riding and surfing." - Patricia Doherty Patricia Doherty Patricia Doherty is a writer who specializes in covering destinations, resorts, and cruises for Travel + Leisure and other publications. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"The North Shore’s signature resort perched at Oʻahu’s northern tip that blends surfing heritage, natural coastal scenery and ranching roots into family programming: guests can join bird-watching and cultural bike tours, kayak in search of sea turtles, stargaze, take ukulele lessons, or volunteer in monthly Kahuku Point restoration days. The Stables offer ocean-view horseback riding and a new Paniolo Pāʻina celebration of the islands’ ranching history with farm-to-table food, music and dancing." - Kathryn Romeyn, Devorah Lev-Tov
"There's plenty to do on-site at Turtle Bay Resort, including 12 miles of hiking trails." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"The sole resort on Oʻahu’s North Shore, located amid dramatic cliffs and clear ocean, it delivers a strong sense of place through surf-centric activities, sea turtle–spotting kayaking, bird-watching, stargazing, and ukulele lessons. The resort partners with local conservation via monthly Kahuku Point restoration days, offers horseback riding through the Stables with ocean-view trails, and hosts cultural experiences like the Paniolo Pāʻina that celebrates regional ranching history with farm-to-table food, music, and dancing." - Kathryn Romeyn, Devorah Lev-Tov