Directly across the street from Waikiki Beach, this self-contained, two-tower resort spans an entire block and is within a two-minute walk of enormous Kapiolani Park and a three-minute drive to Diamond Head crater.
As part of a $60-million renovation, extra-large guestrooms have contemporary elegance, including tie-back drapes. All have view balconies.
Two pools (one in each tower), a ground-floor shopping mall, six restaurants and lounges, and a health spa provide full services. A must-see is a running-water, lava-rock "beachscape" at the back tower's atrium garden.