Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort & Spa
The grand Moana Surfrider was the first hotel built on its shores in 1901 and is known as the ‘First Lady of Waikīkī’.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel
This hotel, which was built in 1927 and dubbed the ‘Pink Palace of the Pacific’, also oozes heritage and charm.
‘Alohilani Resort Waikīkī Beach
With an infinity edge pool with a large deck and cabanas, light installations projected on its walls and hip restaurants and bars, ‘Alohilani Resort Waikīkī Beach is a more contemporary option. As well as being powered by 100 per cent renewable electricity, it also has a 280,000-gallon oceanarium, rooftop fitness experience with sunset yoga, batting cages and tennis courts. ‘Alohilani Resort has also revamped its on-site wellness centre, Fit Waikīkī, to include new activities, such as rooftop aerial yoga, and a full-service spa.
Prince Waikīkī
Prince Waikīkī also has an infinity pool, and offers floor-to-ceiling ocean views from all its guest rooms and suites, award-winning dining at its signature restaurant, 100 Sails Restaurant & Bar, the casual poolside Hinana Bar, and is affiliated with a 27-hole golf club.
‘Ilikai Hotel & Luxury Suites
This landmark hotel featured in the opening sequence of the original Hawai‘i Five-O television series. The contemporary rooms provide all the comforts of home, including full-sized kitchens and premium bedding.
Luana Waikīkī Beach & Suites
Next to Fort DeRussy Beach Park and a short stroll to Waikīkī Beach, Luana Waikīkī Beach & Suites offers studios with kitchenettes and suites with full kitchens. It has a heated pool, sun deck, barbecues and a renovated gym.
Aston Waikīkī Beach Tower
Located directly opposite the beach, this hotel has a gym, yoga room and a pool deck with a spa, barbecues and cabanas overlooking the beach.
The Twin Fin
Surfers should look no further than The Twin Fin Hotel, which is named after a surfboard with two fins and has its own experiential surf school helmed by nine-time Pipeline champion, Jamie O’Brien, with real-time surf conditions streamed throughout the hotel. Kaimana Beach Hotel, near Kaimana Beach at the Lē‘ahi (Diamond Head) end of Waikīkī and Kapi‘olani Park, also has strong surf vibes, with an open-air restaurant Hau Tree offering al fresco beachfront dining.
OUTRIGGER Reef Waikīkī Beach Resort
The beachfront OUTRIGGER Reef Waikīkī Beach Resort, which underwent a US$85 million renovation in 2023, has refurbished guest rooms, artwork celebrating the islands’ culture, a pool deck with cabanas and a revamped cultural centre offering activities such as hula, ‘ukulele and lei and bracelet-making lessons. Its Wellness Wing has an on-site restaurant, Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman, Voyager 47 Club Lounge, a state-of-the-art gym, treatment rooms and a Coral Kids’ Club, which has a strong focus on ocean conservation.
OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Paradise Hotel
Opened in 2024, OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Paradise Hotel (previously known as OHANA Waikīkī East) is conveniently located next to International Market Place and has artworks and murals by local artists and restaurants including Appetito Craft Pizza & Wine Bar and Tanaka of Tokyo teppanyaki restaurant. Guests can pick flowers to create their own lei bracelets, while the weekly Aloha Sunday Kanikapila will bring a lively mix of food, fun and music to the poolside.
Waikīkī Beachcomber by OUTRIGGER
Located on Kalākaua Ave next to International Market Place and just steps from the beach, OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Beachcomber Hotel a high-tech interactive Beachcomber Activities Lounge, restaurant and craft brewery Maui Brewing Co. and a poolside café.
OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Beach Resort
Home to iconic beachfront eatery Duke’s Waikīkī, OUTRIGGER Waikīkī Beach Resort also has rooms overlooking the beach and Lē‘ahi (Diamond Head) and offers live music at Hula Grill Waikīkī and Duke’s Waikīkī.
Waikīkī Resort Hotel by Sono
Just one block back from the beach, Waikīkī Beach Resort Hotel by Sono has a lobby bar, Surf Bar Waikīkī, and offers a free continental grab-and-go breakfast daily, a pool and 24-hour front desk service.
Holiday Inn Express Waikīkī
Holiday Inn Express Waikīkī, which is undergoing a makeover of its guest rooms, is three blocks back from the beach and offers a free hot buffet breakfast, a pool with private cabanas, a spa, gym, kids’ games room and a 5th floor deck with a nine-hole mini-golf course, shuffleboard, giant chess, ping pong and foosball.
Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikīkī Beach Walk
One block back from the beach, Embassy Suites by Hilton Waikīkī Beach Walk offers complimentary breakfast and a social evening gathering on the Grand Lānai (balcony), which has a bar and a pool with a spa and shallow section for young children. It’s also home to a Roy’s Waikīkī restaurant, Ruth’s Chris Steak House, Giovanni Pastrami and Yard House brew pub.
Hilton Waikīkī Beach Resort and Spa
The contemporary Hilton Waikīkī Beach Resort and Spa has a range of guestrooms and suites and a large recreation deck with a pool, hot tub, open-air bar, cabanas with televisions and refrigerators, fire pits, and a nine-hole mini golf course. Its lobby level eatery M.A.C. 24/7 Restaurant + Bar is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner serving modern American cuisine. It also introduced a new Asana Spa in 2024 with five treatment rooms offering a range of services, including Hawaiian Lomi Lomi massages and therapies featuring a healing volcanic mud.
Waikīkī Beach Marriott Resort and Spa
Located on the site of one of Queen Lili‘uokalani’s summer homes, Waikīkī Beach Marriott Resort and Spa has Italian, seafood and steakhouse restaurants, and the Pā‘ina Waikīkī Lū‘au. It has a family pool surrounded by day beds and cabanas, an adults-only pool, a day spa, gym, and a large rooftop deck overlooking Kūhiō Beach.
Queen Kapi‘olani Hotel
Queen Kapi‘olani Hotel, beside Kapi‘olani Park, has fantastic views of Lē‘ahi (Diamond Head State Monument) and the ocean from its large rooms and suites, pool, and its airy restaurant, DECK. It also has a stylish café and bar, an art gallery displaying original portraits of Hawaiian royalty, a gym and offers yoga classes and lei-making workshops three mornings a week, plus a weekly running club.
Hotel Renew
Hotel Renew, located just 120 metres from the beach, has 72 rooms, many with ocean views. It offers complimentary use of equipment such as bikes, beach chairs, towels, snorkelling gear, boogie boards, volleyballs, and kids’ toys (subject to availability).
Lotus Honolulu
Lotus Honolulu at Diamond Head is a boutique hotel on the quieter side of Waikīkī, overlooking Kapi‘olani Park and Lē‘ahi (Diamond Head). It boasts an award-winning restaurant, Arden Waikīkī, and offers a complimentary glass of wine for hotel guests from Wednesday to Sunday. Other amenities include a gym, a games room with a golf swing simulator and access to beach equipment, pickleball and tennis equipment and beach cruiser bikes. Guests at both Hotel Renew and Lotus Honolulu can also enjoy free yoga classes on Saturday mornings.
Waikīkī Malia
Waikīkī Malia provides an affordable and convenient option in the heart of Waikīkī, with renovated rooms, an on-site pool and spa, and weekly complimentary cultural activities.
Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club
The boutique, pet-friendly Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club has 1960s vintage vibes, with a restaurant called Mahina & Sun’s specialising in local cuisine, a tiki-style bar and a pool. Pop in for ‘meet and greet Tuesdays’ to say aloha to the resident hotel dog, Jack.
The Wayfinder
Other affordable options include the stylishly decorated Wayfinder, which also has a pool, a speakeasy-style bar, coffee bar and on-site poke restaurant called Redfish
Romer Waikīkī at The Ambassador
The refurbished Romer Waikīkī at The Ambassador (formerly known as The Ambassador Hotel Waikīkī), which has one of the neighbourhood’s only full-sun pool decks, Waikīkī Swim & Social Club, with live music on weekends, free Pilates classes, a gym, an in-house restaurant and a courtyard restaurant.
Waikīkī Shore Condominium
Castle Resorts & Hotels offers the only condominium accommodation directly on Waikīkī Beach, appropriately named Waikīkī Shore Condominium. The Palms at Waikīkī overlooks Ala Moana Boulevard, while Bamboo Waikīkī Hotel celebrates Hawai‘i’s multiculturalism with décor inspired by south-east Asia.
