There’s not much tourist development on Molokai, so not a lot of hotel options. Not saying that’s a bad thing at all, I didn’t mind. When Noel and I were looking for places to stay, we really fell for the the Molokai Ranch properties via the web site content. And even better, there was a main Lodge and a Beach Village 20 minutes away down a dirt road, right on the beach. Here’s a shot of the tents:
We decided to splurge for two days on the “ocean view” tentalow, versus the “path view” or “garden view” tentalow. Well, here’s the difference - Ocean view from our Tentalow ($218 / night):
Paths and gardens surrounding other Tentalows ($176 / night):
Yeah, a little disappointing, huh? The web site claims that one of the Tentalow clusters is $386 a night! I can’t figure out what you get for the money. I better check with Noel, I hope we didn’t pay that much!! They are also a wee bit more rustic than we thought. You have power to light your Tentalow cluster for about 5 hours. There’s a ceiling fan and many windows / zippered vents for circulation, but no electrical outlets. The bathrooms are across the platform, and the sink and toilet areas don’t have a roof. Surprisingly, the showers heat up pretty well, and it’s not as slimy as I feared. Overall, they were very clean. We didn’t have Robbie with us, but we discussed just how family-friendly the tents were …bottom line, fun for elementary kids and above, no fun for small toddlers and infants. But the rooms are separated, so the kids should be mature enough to be able to sleep in a room apart from the adults. The tents also are not the easiest to access via dirt paths and no ramps. And parking? They make you park a quarter-mile away at night. You can pull in kind of close to get your bags unpacked, but then you have to re-park. And don’t forget to bring a flashlight with you! They provide them in the room but not when you pick up your room key. So if you are checking in after dark you can’t see a thing. (We ran into a couple on our second night who couldn’t find their tent. The female was almost hysterical. As I pledged earlier, I need to keep this family-friendly, so I’ll say no more about what else happened!) Our first night in the tent was really hot, even with windows open and fan on. The mattresses are lousy and sheets were rough, so a good night’s sleep was hard to come by. Saturday night was much better. I think the combination of a cooler day in general and a day to air out the tent helped. 
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