Rated: 5 of 5

Great place, location and price!

We love staying at the Ilikai. This was our third visit. It is perfectly located on the edge of Waikiki. Hilton Hawaiian Village is next door with many restaurants & bar options (recommend: Tropics & Round Table Pizza) and a fabulous spa (Mandara Spa).

Easy access if renting a car. Easy to walk to Ala Moana Shopping mall. Clean, comfortable...and the view is BEAUTIFUL! Perfect for watching Hilton's weekly fireworks display from the lanai. We loved sitting on the lanai and enjoying breakfast each morning (the kitchen is very nice). The picture you see of the view is correct. So wonderful to see breathtaking view each morning!

We prefer this location over other hotels in Waikiki. The beach is SO crowded and so busy with people.

If renting a car, park in the Ilikai Marina Condominiums garage. It is $17/day instead of valet at Ilikai Hotel for $25/day (plus tips). The Ilikai Marina is not much of a walk (there's an walkway connecting the two properties). We highly recommend renting a car. It's helpful when going to the grocery store and visiting other beaches around the island: Lanikai, Waimea, Shark's Cove, Hanauma Bay, just to name a few favorites.

We will definitely stay again! Or possibly, at the Ilikai Marina Condos. We stayed there during our last visit (rented through Aloha Condos too) and loved it also!

A minor complaint: the room does not have a dresser. We stayed 8 nights and didn't really have a way of organizing our clothes (there's a closet but not everything goes on a hanger). Also, an affordable restaurant like the "old" Canoe's is missing. No poolside bar either. The restaurants are not managed by Aloha Condos. But with so many other places nearby, it still works well.

Enjoy!

· By Debbi from Seattle, WA on 9/30/2009 for a stay in 9/1/2009 at