This is a well-maintained, recently renovated O’ahu hotel in the center of Waikiki. They cater more to families. We like the new Outrigger Waikiki Paradise Hotel lobby and room décor (a sort of mid-century Hawaiian feel), but space can feel a little tight, and the...
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. The hotel sits directly across the street from Kuhio Beach Park, making the views from their oceanfront rooms...
This property has three low-rise, walk-up buildings built in 1957 surrounding a courtyard and pool. It's similar in style to its next door neighbor, the Hawaiian King, which is all condos. Even before the renovations, the courtyard pool area was their star feature...
This pink and white building feels like O’ahu condos because all the rooms have full kitchens, but it's run like a O’ahu hotel, so we're calling it a hotel. The Ilima Hotel décor is pink (surprise!) and blue and modern. It has some endearing qualities, including...
This is a family-operated O’ahu hotel, and it’s pretty no-frills. No room safes, for example, but you can use the one at the front desk. Holiday Surf is a pretty basic place to stay. The room decor has withstood the Hawaii Modern theme so many other hotels have...
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 safes in the rooms, but there is one at the front desk. The lobby has some sofas and...
This place is big with over 700 condos and 44 stories that are either owner occupied or rented out as vacation rentals. Around 80 of the rooms are managed by Skyline. The rest are O’ahu condos that we did not review. The Island Colony rooms are modern and fresh but...
Wow, where do we start? This is an awesome and relaxing resort. It started as a private home back the in late 1800s and has been a hotel since 1907 when rooms went for about $6, but it opened in its current form in 1984. Services are unmatched here. For instance,...
These O’ahu condos are individually owned, but most rooms in the rental pool have a consistent look that is light and appealing. Studios at Pacific Monarch have a kitchenette and a standing-room-only lanai. Lanais on 1/1s are large, and some of the views...