Excellent Waikiki beach location... will return!
- March 18, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
The Hilton Hawaiian Village was the perfect location for my vacation. I was traveling solo, not renting a car, and my intention was a long weekend beach getaway. I was looking for good beach access, shopping and restaurants w/i walking distance and this hotel was the perfect fit.
It is located on the best possible part of Waikiki beach. It?s a wide stretch of beach that is less crowded than further East and the beach is just a few steps away from the pools and hotel amenities. Waikiki shopping, restaurants and Ala Moana mall are short walks. I was greeted with courteous staff and when checking in I was offered various room upgrades for an additional charge, but they ended up giving me an upgrade to an ocean view room at no charge! I stayed on the 27th floor in Tapa tower and had a nice view toward the ocean and beach. The room was well maintained and clean, a nice size, and had a balcony with chairs, and a mini-fridge. My flight didn?t leave until 10pm on check out day and they gave me a late check out of 1pm. I was going to use the pool for the rest of the afternoon and was thrilled to find they offer hospitality rooms so you can change and shower before leaving later on check out day.
I agree that the food and drinks are expensive and sub par. There are lots of options on the property, but I would recommend going elsewhere. Breakfast buffet was particularly bad and had a $13 horrible chichi at the beach bar. There are Starbucks for coffee and pastries or across the street an IHOP and a coffee shop.
Overall it was perfect for my kind of vacation and I will definitely go back.
THE BEST PLACE TO STAY
- March 4, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Stayed here 4 times going back for the 5th in sept. Staff always friendly, rooms are beautiful, if you ever looked around at other hotels in honolulu you would know this is the best. Cant wait to return :) :) :) :)
Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort
- February 16, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Upon arrival we were greated with the most friendly and helpful employees and found that to be the case from every aspect of this hotel whether it was the bell service, waiter, consierge and hospitality. We were in the Tapa Tower which had a beautiful view of the courtyard of the resort, the Waikiki beach, Diamond Head and downtown Honolulu. A band was playing at the Tapa Bar as we arrived and really put us in the vacation mood after having been flying for 11 hours during the day. Our room accomodated 4 adults nicely. We were just a short walking distance to probably the best shopping in the USA or could access the bus/trolley service easily from the hotel. The beds could have been queen size for better comfort and internet and shuttle service should be included in the purchase of the hotel. Overall, everything we needed was right there at the resort.....including a great family bonding experience. Our kids (ages 19 and 16) fell in love with Hawaii and only spoke about "the next time we come to Hawaii" all the way home to Minnesota.
Great Stay
- February 15, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
A beautiful resort with an excellent location. We stayed in an ocean front double bedded room in the Alli tower. The room was large and offered an excellent view of the pacific ocean. Check in was very efficient, as the Alli tower guests have a private check in desk and guests of the Alli tower also have access to complimentary snacks by the Alli tower pool in the evening. The grounds of the hotel are beautifully maintained and the staff is extremely helpful. We used the American Express travel center on the resort grounds to book our tours--I recommend speaking with one of the hotel concierge prior to booking tours as they will explain the different options available, this way you will know which tours you would like to take prior to going to book tours at American Express travel center as tour desk staff is very busy and not very helpful in explaining options--they are there mainly to book tours. The resort offers many dining and shopping options, which can be expensive, so we would walk about 1/2 mile to the Royal Hawaiian shopping area which offered many dining and shopping options that were considerably cheaper the those offered by the resort. We enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend the resort to family and friends. We look forward to visiting the resort again in the future.
Good hotel
- January 10, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
The Hilton Hawaiian hotel is well located, close to the beach and shops. The room was very clean, and staff was polite.