If you’re staying at the Holiday Surf Hotel in Waikiki Beach, it’s safe to assume that you place priority on affordability and value. After all, you don’t plan to spend much of your vacation time in the hotel room. Instead, you prefer to explore all that the south shore and rest of the island has […]
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The Wayfinder is a fantastic and relatively new addition to the ever-growing hoard of Waikiki Beach hotels. It is located at 2375 Ala Wai Blvd (view directions from airport) which is very convenient yet removed just enough from the loudness of Kalakaua and Kuhio Avenues to give you much needed peace and quiet. The property […]
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The Equus is a boutique hotel located at 1696 Ala Moana BLVD in Honolulu. It’s practically at the exact halfway point between Waikiki and Ala Moana Shopping Center. This near-fact makes it idyllic for visitors who place equal value on both beach activities and retail therapy. As the identifier “boutique” generally infers, it’s a small […]
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Germaine’s Luau is one of the most popular luaus in the entire island chain of Hawaii. A big part of what makes it so special is its remote location at Barber’s Point along the reef-laden edge of Oahu’s west side in Kapolei. Unlike the other luaus on the island, it is not bordered by hotels […]
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The Aqua Palms Waikiki is located at 1850 Ala Moana Blvd, which is approximately 7.6 miles (view map) from Honolulu International Airport (HNL). The hotel is found on the periphery of main Waikiki, around the boulevard corner of Ala Wai Harbor and just over the bridge from Ala Moana Shopping Center, the largest mall in […]
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The Ramada Plaza Waikiki is located at 1830 Ala Moana Blvd which is about 7.5 miles (directions) from Honolulu International Airport (HNL). It’s nestled into the outlying district of Waikiki near the mouth of Ala Wai Canal and is a breezy 10-minute walk from Hawaii’s largest mall – Ala Moana Shopping Center. The Ramada Plaza […]
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Not to be confused with Ewa Beach (a community on the west side of the island), Ewa Hotel is located in Waikiki Beach at 2555 Cartwright Road. It’s a modest and budget-friendly hotel that is located on a row where the resort district’s hostels are also found. Visitors staying at this property are typically looking […]
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The revitalized Ward Village (formerly Ward Center) is a fast growing live-work-play community found between Ala Moana Center (and hotel) and Kakaako. In addition to the large movie theater (Consolidated Theaters Ward with TITAN LUXE), TJ Maxx, Nordstrom Rack, Long’s Drugs, boutique retailers, cafes, and eateries, the community is loaded with new and modern condominiums. […]
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The Imperial Hawaii Resort is located at 205 Lewers Street (view distance from HNL) on the western edge of Waikiki Beach. It may be shadowed by the neighboring (and more famous) Halekulani and Outrigger Reef resorts, but the Imperial is gem nonetheless. It’s conveniently located near Fort DeRussy Beach, catamaran launch points, and all of […]
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There is the world famous Turtle Bay Resort, and then there are Turtle Bay Condos. The latter are under the umbrella of a separate property management company that offers short term vacation rentals for properties adjacent to and surrounding Turtle Bay Resort. Bookings are managed separately, although guests staying at the vacation rentals are permitted […]
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