This hotel has clean, simple, modern rooms. The pool’s rather small. Only corner rooms have bathtubs—the rest have showers. Moderate category rooms lack a lanai. The TVs are pretty small by modern standards, so even though they have PS3 games, it won't be the same...
This resort is composed of 11 buildings (some waterfront) of up to three floors each built on the slopes of a hill (lots of steps). The area used to be a military barracks during WWII. In the 1940s the first building was built, others followed, and in the 1970s it...
Although there are bigger resorts, this 31-story tower is the biggest single hotel building in all Hawai‘i. It’s so big you can actually get lost in the hallways, which keep going and going and going. You can do a lot of walking at this sprawling hotel, which can...
This hotel is located in the heart of Waikiki next to the International Market Place, which makes venturing out particularly convenient. The rooms are modern and clean; some are small, but most feel larger than the square footage listed. Showers have hand-held...
This is a well-maintained hotel in the center of Waikiki. The furnishings are older but in decent shape. As an Ohana hotel, they cater more to families. Rooms are pretty small and tight, and standard rooms have no lanai. (City-view rooms are a bit bigger and worth...
Usually when we look at a renovated hotel, we can detect the bones of the previous property. In this case, the $60 million renovations to the old Aqua Waikiki Wave have made this property’s lobby and pool area completely unrecognizable to us. In fact, the whole...
Isn't it great when a longtime hotel finally gets a ton of money thrown at it for a new look? That's exactly what $115 million did for these two towers (formerly the Pacific Beach Hotel). The hotel sits directly across the street from Kuhio Beach Park. The views...
This pink and white building feels like condos because all the rooms have full kitchens, but it's run like a hotel, so we're calling it a hotel. The décor is pink (surprise!) and blue and modern. Last renovations have brought new life to this aging property. It...
This is a family-operated hotel, and it’s pretty no-frills. No room safes, but you can use the front desk’s. They have made upgrades, and it was in the best shape we've ever seen it for this edition. Upgrades include some new showers, some new bedding, some new...
This is an eight-story building that spent much of its life as a dormitory for University of Hawai‘i students. In 2011 it became a budget-type hotel (it no longer is). There are no room safes in the rooms, but there is one at the front desk. The lobby has black...