Everyone is familiar with the brand of Panasonic, and it has gained the trust of many of us. Panasonic has been among the leaders in the field for about 20 years, and it is mainly due to the positive feedback from its users. Their products are high-quality and made according to innovative technologies that have also been implemented in the design of their massage chairs. Panasonic has done unrivaled research for closely studying the movements and techniques used in the human Chinese and Japanese massage therapy. Thanks to this research, their massage chairs are produced with precise replication of the intricate techniques that are used by professional therapists. Therefore, it provides incredibly realistic massage. Reading the Panasonic massage chair review on our site, you can get to know more about the most popular models of this brand and why its products are worth your investment. For many years, EP 3007 was considered the most popular model produced by Panasonic, but now it is being overtaken by the MA70 model, which is comparatively more innovative.
However, this massage chair also provides professional massage for the whole body, including feet and arms. Thanks to using sensor technology, the chair is quite customizable. It repeats the shape of the back of each user, the physique and dimensions of each person, and adjusts accordingly. Many customers consider the variety of massage options one of the EP 3007 model’s benefits. First, there are five pre-set programs for you to choose. They include Quick, Deep, Swedish, Stretch, and Shiatsu. Moreover, there are eight manual operations: Tap, Swedish, Shiatsu, Stretch, Kneading, Full and Regional Roll, Grasp, Junetsu Ultra (closed fist/soothing grasp massage technique that targets your neck and shoulders). Additionally, you can set one of the four 15-minutes programs: Shiatsu, Swedish, Deep Tissue and Arm & Leg Stretch massage. There is a set of 36 airbags integrated into the chair that are placed to target all the parts of the user’s body. According to your needs and preferences, you can also choose the intensity level of your massage.
The EP 3007 provides a lot of customization. Therefore, you can get the perfect massage experience. Moreover, the chair has the recline option for you to get fuller relaxation and more intensive massage. The model features 24-program memory, so it is always sure to remember the favorite presets and massages of the user. For those, who are looking for a cheaper variant among Panasonic massage chairs, we recommend considering the EP1285KL model. However, do not get deceived by its price since it is still able to give you a full professional massage and help to get rid of the accumulated stress. This chair offers a wide range of pre-programs: Stretch, Swedish, Shiatsu, and Quick. Aside from the type, you can choose the technique as well: compression, kneading, tapping, rolling, percussion, Hawaiian, and Chiro. This massage chair also has an ultra-modern look thanks to the leather upholstery of high quality, brushed aluminum accents, and detailed stitching on its arms and legs.
Moreover, the EP1285KL model features an auto recline to a 170-degree angle as well as an air ottoman system implemented via air bags. This chair provides incredible massage for the whole body, including legs. It stretches and squeezes them, relaxing every sore muscle. It is the newest Panasonic model, which was designed with advanced technologies of the most high-end massage chairs. Despite the lower price, it comes with a lot of the same features and options that the most luxurious massage chairs available on the market can provide. The chair has been designed with one new feature. It comes with the heated ceramic rollers that imitate hot stone treatment. Recently, it has become quite popular to include a heating option to massage chair technology. However, in other models this heating element was fixed and woven into the fabric. Therefore, it was providing heat to only one or two locations and the lumbar area used to be the most frequently heated part. The EP-MA70KX ceramic heated rollers massage the neck, shoulders, and back.
It takes away all the stiffness, provides additional therapeutic value and relieves fatigue. Moreover, the unique massage provided by this model is ensured by the air bag massage system, 3D mechanical rollers, and muscle stretching around the pelvis and thighs. This model gives you professional therapeutic massage session from head to feet that includes massage for your arms and hands, thighs and hips, shoulders, neck, back, feet and calves. In addition, when you are not having the massage session you can flip its foot/leg massager and it will look like usual room furniture. Advantages of Panasonic Massage Chairs Advanced technologies designed for ensuring the most therapeutic massage. A wide range of models available that fit different budgets. Though being designed with integrated high-end technologies, the Panasonic models are not the most advanced massage chairs currently available on the market. Like many other products produced by Panasonic, its massage chairs are durable, reliable and, of course, high quality.
The creators have integrated into the design and functions of their chairs the techniques that they researched in Eastern Philosophies, particularly Acupressure and Shiatsu. Moreover, Panasonic offers a good warranty that provides full coverage warranties. This feature shows that the company knows that their products will last and guarantees that you will get the money’s worth.Small standard rooms and a location 10 minutes from the beach are drawbacks, but the Courtyard offers solid service, a pool, Jacuzzi, spa, and a relaxation room at affordable rates. Clean, modern rooms, most with balconies On-site pool, Jacuzzi, and fitness center Free Internet (lobby Wi-Fi; in-room fast hard-wired Internet) Relaxation room with massage chairs and Xbox Located on less prestigious Kuhio Avenue Ten-minute walk to the beach Small standard rooms and a location 10 minutes from the beach are drawbacks, but the Courtyard offers solid service, a pool, Jacuzzi, spa, and a relaxation room at affordable rates.
Attentive and friendly, if casual Service is friendly, warm, and especially prompt when you ask (and even when you don't). Bellmen are quick to help, and check-ins are fast. I arrived a few hours before the 3 p.m. check-in and instead of sending me on my merry way like most hotels, I was invited to hang out in what is one of the hotel's greatest features -- the "chill room." With seven suede iJoy massage chairs, a 65" flat-screen plasma TV, and two Xbox consoles connected to two 27" flat-screen TVs, it's a pretty sweet spot to unwind.No turndown service like at Waikiki's higher-end hotelsDedicated concierge is friendly and eager to helpRoom service, provided by Italian restaurant Spada, is limited but average for areaCalls to front desk answered in a few rings; On less prestigious Kuhio, a 10-minute walk to the beach The Courtyard by Marriott is located on Kuhio, a decidedly less prestigious address than its parallel neighbor Kalakaua Avenue, located one long block away.
It's about a 10-minute walk to the beach -- far by Waikiki standards and less than ideal for sun worshippers or families with little kids in tow -- and it doesn't have the door-to-door restaurants and haute shopping right outside like properties on Kalakaua. Still, it feels safe at night, and is close enough to the action.In contrast, Kalakaua Avenue, a touristy, milelong stretch of shops, restaurants, and high-rise hotels that runs along Waikiki Beach on Oahu's southeast coast, offers a curious blend of mainland creature comforts and local flavor. On the sidewalks, Japanese tourists intermingle with tanned locals, surfboards under their arms, on their way to the beach to catch a few waves after work. On both sides of the street, high-end retailers -- Tiffany, Cartier, and yes, even an Apple store -- are interspersed with indoor malls and streetside vendors hawking cheap seashell jewelry and T-shirts. Seemingly every mid-market chain restaurant can be found here -- Cheesecake Factory, California Pizza Kitchen, Tony Roma's -- along with more than a handful of Starbucks and fast-food joints.
And towering above it all: 40-story, thousand-room hotels dotting the landscape like pins in a cushion.Wide variety of shopping, dining, and drinking -- all within walking distanceKapiolani Park, an oasis of (relative) calm for people-watching and local flavor, is 15 to 20 minutes by foot.Honolulu Zoo, is 15 to 20 minutes by foot.Cheap and easy to get around Waikiki via "The Bus"Honolulu International Airport is a 15-minute cab ride. Ten-minute walk to Queen's Beach Loosely speaking, the entire 1.5-mile stretch of sand alongside Kalakaua Avenue is known as Waikiki Beach. In reality, it's more like three separate beaches, the borders of which vary depending on whom you ask. The Courtyard Waikiki is located about a 10-minute walk from the section called Queen's Beach, which is the part you see on postcards of Waikiki: manicured, palm tree-dotted lawns leading to a sunny white-sand beach. Children splash about in the shallow water near the shore, while surfers and stand-up paddle-boarders (the rad new thing to do) patrol the outer waters.
To summarize Queen's Beach in one word: packed. Packed with energy, packed with activity, packed -- most significantly -- with people. Towels carpet the sand like blankets at a sold-out concert. Families with small children, honeymooning couples, even locals taking lunch breaks -- they all merge here, sunning, swimming, and sandcastle-building, all the while doing their best not to kick sand in each other's faces.Public beachWarm, shallow water -- a decent place to swim, especially for kidsSandy, not rocky, ocean bottom -- unlike neighboring Fort DeRussy to the west and Kuhio (aka "the wall") to the east.Lifeguards monitor the beach throughout the day.Free towels, provided by the hotelUmbrellas and lounge chairs must be rented from one of the many Star Beach Boys stands.Water sports equipment like surfboards and boogie boards available for rental at the Star Beach Boys stands Up-to-date, but tiny rooms With a top-to-bottom renovation completed in 2007, the 401 rooms spread between three buildings here still feel fresh and new.
But don't expect size -- at just 200 square feet, standard rooms are smaller than most in Waikiki and feel more like cruise ship cabins. Do yourself a favor and upgrade to a deluxe for $25 more (plus or minus) -- you'll be able to breathe easier in 320 square feet, plus the bathrooms are significantly more spacious than the cramped standard baths. The upgrade also gets you a small sink and microwave in addition to the half-size fridge found in standards. Families with kids may want to check out the Aston Waikiki Beach for larger rooms and better proximity to the kid-friendliest section of beach, or the Aqua Waikiki Pearl, where the newly renovated rooms are more than double the size of the standards at the Courtyard.Smaller standard rooms than other area propertiesMost have two twin beds, though these are to be upgraded to queens and kings in late 2009.All have limited edition marine prints by Wyland, fortable beds with pillow-top mattresses, soft pillows, cotton sheets, and a light, summer-weight duvetCramped bathrooms have toiletries from Davies Gate, a line carried by Bath & Body Works26" flat-screen HDTV with basic cable and pay-per-view movies;
Zenith radio with standard jack for an iPodIndividual climate-controlled, air-conditioning units (no central AC in rooms)As is common in Waikiki, there's no Wi-Fi in rooms (just hard-wired) but it's fast and free.Rooms facing Kuhio, one of Waikiki's main drags, can be loud; quieter ones face the pool. Pleasant amenities don't quite make up for the off-beach location. With a reasonable number of well-maintained features and amenities including a pool, Jacuzzi, gym, relaxation room, and free Wi-Fi, the 10-minute walk to the beach -- a decent schlep by Waikiki standards -- may be more bothersome for families and fanatical beachgoers than for others.One of the coolest features of the hotel is what's referred to as the "chill room," which has seven suede iJoy massage chairs, a 65" plasma flat-screen TV, and two Xbox consoles connected to two 27" flat-screen TVs. Guests can borrow games, including MLB '06, Madden '07, and Nascar '08, from the front desk at any hour, and it's an especially popular spot for guests of all ages to hang out if they've arrived at the hotel before check-in at
3 p.m.Two pools: a small saltwater pool used primarily by the small spa, and a well-maintained main pool big enough for laps, with plenty of lounge chairs and a JacuzziSmall, ground-floor fitness center -- a relative rarity in this price range -- in good condition, though darkSpa Pure offers two treatment rooms; claims to be the only Waikiki spa offering the Japanese Ganban Yoku treatment.Free Wi-Fi and two iMacs in lobbyLobby bar, run by the Italian restaurant at the hotel's entrance, Spada, has a happy hour.Free daily copy of the Honolulu Advertiser Though the hotel exudes a welcoming, family-friendly vibe, the small rooms, combined with the 10-minute schlep to the beach, mean this isn't the best choice for families. It seems to cater instead to couples and corporate travelers, two of whom preferred the Courtyard over the significantly larger Marriott Waikiki closer to the beach. Families with kids may want to check out the Aston Waikiki Beach for larger rooms, kids' amenities, and better beach proximity -- or if the quantity of amenities isn't a high priority, try the newly renovated rooms at the Aqua Waikiki Pearl, which are more than double the size of the Courtyard's standards.
Only four guests allowed in the largest one-bedroom suite (a small 420 square feet)No rollaways or connecting rooms, though cribs are freeCool "chill room" has massage chairs and two Xboxes connected to two 27" flat-screen TVs; guests can borrow games and DVDs, including MLB '06, Madden '07, and Nascar '08 at any hourPleasant pool with ample lounge chairsIn-room mini-fridges are convenient for kids, but the 26" flat-screen HDTV has no DVD playerOn-site Spada restaurant has kid-friendly options; McDonald's, Denny's, and IHOP are a quick walk away. Clean rooms and public spaces The hotel was fully renovated in 2007, and the rooms still look and feel fresh, despite a little discoloration to the white grout on the tile floor of the shower. Spada serves Italian fare and provides the Courtyard's breakfast buffet -- included in some rate packages, otherwise not worth it.Bar in lobby offers happy hour.Kimobean, a Hawaiian coffee chain, offers light snacks and locally roasted coffee.