Ilima Hotel

Ilima Hotel

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...
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Andrew Doughty
Holiday Surf

Holiday Surf

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...
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Stay Hotel Waikiki

Stay Hotel Waikiki

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...
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Andrew Doughty
Island Colony

Island Colony

This place is big with over 700 condos that are either owner occupied or rented out as vacation rentals. About 84 of the rooms are managed by Aqua, which they call the “Aqua Skyline.” The rest are condos that we did not review. The rooms are modern and fresh, so make...
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Andrew Doughty
Halekulani

Halekulani

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, the...
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