The Royal Hawaiian Hotel Oahu, Hawaii
Expert reviews
“Waikiki’s original luxury hotel, this pink Spanish-Moorish-style landmark is loaded with vintage opulence, which is kept relevant by continuous subtle upgrades.”
“Shirley Temple, Amelia Earhart, the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Rockefellers, Fords and du Ponts — all stayed here. Legend has it that the Shirley Temple cocktail (ginger ale and grenadine) was invented there in honor of the child star.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Honolulu, Hawaii.
“There’s nothing like the legendary Pink Palace of the Pacific, and the reopening of the renovated Mailani Tower has injected new life into the iconic hotel set on 14 acres of prime Waikiki Beach.”
Featured as Fodor’s Choice in Oahu, Hawaii.
“Every time I step into the Royal Hawaiian, it still takes my breath away. I love its vibrant exoticism—the Spanish-Moorish architecture manifested in graceful stucco arches, the patterned floor tiles, the ornate lamps.”
Featured as Frommer’s Exceptional Choice in Hawaii.
What guests liked
- Waikkiki Beach
- Wonderful staff
- Boutique style
- Top location
- Comfortable beds
All you need to know
This five-star hotel is located on 2259 Kalakaua Avenue in the Waikiki area of Hawaii where it offers the latest and best of hospitality services and amenities. The hotel is highly rated for its excellent location; it is right next to a beach and also highly rated for its friendly staff; they offer a friendly reception to every guest entering the hotel premises. The hotel is the ideal place for guests looking to experience the adventure and excitement of Hawaii.
The hotel is located right in the heart of Waikiki which makes it close to a number of exciting and interesting places. The Royal Hawaiian Waikiki Hotel offers luxury and chic room options such as Historic Room, Historic Garden Junior Suite, Mailani Tower Premier Ocean, Mailani Tower Loft Suite, Mailani Tower Ocean Corner and Historic Grove. Other room options are Historic Ocean Junior Suite and Mailani Tower Oceanfront.
This luxury resort is situated just 1 km away from the famous Honolulu Zoo while the International Market Place is just a 5-minute walk away from the hotel.
Rooms in the hotel are fitted with luxury and standard amenities such as free Wi-Fi for high-speed internet access, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, air conditioning, a coffee-making machine and a comfy sofa.
The rooms also come with a private bathroom with thoughtful touches such as free toiletries, bathrobes and bathroom slippers.
The lounge/bar area is the ideal place for guests to relax and enjoy a drink after a long strenuous day.
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Recent guest reviews
Robert
11 September 2023
Just Wonderful all the staff awesome
Everything ,grounds ,building , atmosphere,
I can’t think of anything
Mark
10 September 2023
Memorable stay, and hope to be back soon
The location and the historical aspect of the hotel.
We had three false alarms. When we asked the front desk they wouldn’t explain why the false alarms kept happening and where evasive and borderline rude.
Dunn
10 September 2023
Fabulous
Good
Terry
3 September 2023
Although this was our first stay at the Royal Hawaiian, too expensive for our taste.
Excellent breakfast and facilities...
The overall cost, including parking, was beyond reasonable for a family.
William
17 August 2023
Very good
Rather noisy late into the evening, which made sleep difficult for jet lagged visitors
David
15 August 2023
Disappointed in compassion of hotel.
Location was wonderful.
the fact that when I requested to extend my stay, the price went up over $300 per night. I needed to extend because I could not get to Maui which was my next destination. Felt like I was being gouged on price due to catastrophe in Maui.
Neil
13 August 2023
A Hawaiian classic. Where every prospect pleases, and only Marriott payment policies are vile.
Everything in the hotel was fantastic. I enjoyed the smell and the beauty of trees around the hotel. The hotel provides amazing services such as yoga, meditation, paddling... My partner and I took meditation outside of the hotel, which was fantastic. The most enjoyable part for me was its pink pancake. We had it every morning and bought ready-made pancake flours for ourselves and our friend who gave us a Hawaii trip for our honeymoon with a beautiful heart. The hotel is located in the center of the Waikiki area. I had great access to anywhere for food, shopping, and medical care.
When our friend tried to pay for our stay online, the Marriott policies made it impossible and the hotel booking staff was cold and unfriendly petty bureaucrats. The other places we stayed, like the Grand Hyatt in Kauai had no such problem.
Tuosto
8 August 2023
Peaceful, fun and exceptional
Right on beautiful beach, very botanical setting. Close to major amenities
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David
26 July 2023
Amazing and wonderful part of our vacation!
Was a beautiful building. Amazing location and wonderful staff!
Room could have been cleaned a little better upon our arrival, but other than that it was perfect.
Yen
14 July 2023
Wonderful, we will be back
Beautiful property! Fantastic staff!! 10 stars!!!
Food was ok
Chahrazad
14 July 2023
Nice wouls try again
The beach was very nice for surfing and amazing waves. Such a nice experience. Connected to the Royal hawaian center with lots of shopping, dining and coffee shops! Bar and cafe on the beach is nice also to try.
We have to rent and pay for the chairs on the beach. We already a paid a lot for our stay to at least we should be provided with the bath chairs.
Joanne
12 July 2023
It was a wonderful stay and I definitely would stay here again!
I enjoyed its resort feel and being off the busy Waikiki street. I heard the birds, was able to walk the grounds, and enjoyed the smell of the hotel. It was relaxing but I could get to the shopping easily.
Nicholas
12 July 2023
Exceptional
Location, friendly staff. No room service, I believe it’s the same across all hotels.
Yu
11 July 2023
nice hotel with great location and services
service and location
price
Nader
5 July 2023
Mixed feelings. Liked it but having a garden view, we felt trapped in the room coz of the tall trees
The royal Hawaiian is beautiful. It's the 2nd oldest hotel and have a luxurious and classy feel, but when we visited the Moana Surfrider I liked it more. It has a lively vibe and facilities seem better. The pool is bigger than the Royal which has a very tiny pool. But the advantage is that you can use the Sheraton's 2 big pools instead. Big shout out for the staff though. They are very courteous and friendly and accommodated our request for early check out without a fee.
The pool is very tiny and the value for money I don't know. I didn't feel that it deserved what we paid. Saying that, we did book late and Waikiki is expensive in general. Plus having a direct access to the beach makes it more valuable I guess. Just beware that chairs and umbrellas on the beach are not complimentary and you have to hire through a third party for 100 USD a day for 2 chairs and 1 umbrella or per hour. There's a shop few steps away, next to Denny's cafe, you can hire them for a whole week per 100 USD. Also hire other beach equipment.
Sheryl
26 June 2023
Excellent location and superb staff!
It was centrally located and close to everything. Staff were extremely helpful and kind.
Robyn
24 June 2023
Sublime - travel back in time and frock up
Loved the amazing historic architecture
All was good
Juan
22 June 2023
perfect
the service it is Great and the people that work there is very friendly and accommodating to your needs,I will for sure will recommend to my friends to stay at this place...
everything was great thank you.
Kristian
20 June 2023
Fabulous
right in the heart of Waikiki! super central location, short walk to everything nearby! gorgeous hotel and amenities! super friendly and accommodating staff!
$20 per drink at the bar, and +$70 a day to use the beach chairs for a beach that’s not even private—if anything it’s overcrowded. but it’s to be expected in the most touristy area of Hawaii.
Kevin
17 June 2023
great stay
luxury accommodations
no room service. I am a client that recently had an illness ( stroke) and walking was a mild problem
Shamila
15 June 2023
excellent services and location .beautiful building
ambiance and location
expensive
Esther
12 June 2023
Amazing experience and wonderfully memorable hotel.
The rooms were fantastic and so was the hotel. Such a beautiful hotel, and close to everything including it's very own shopping mall with food court. The pool is small but that was okay since we had the beautiful beach just steps away from the hotel. This was such a memorable experience for my family, no regrets!
Charles
17 May 2023
Very good
Great
Nancy
17 May 2023
the most amazing few days with our adult daughter
Location and views were spectacular. staff couldn’t have been lovelier and always wanted to make our visit extraordinary
lanai dividers in the tower rooms.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Breakfast in the room
- - Coffee house on site
General
- - Room service
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Barber/beauty shop
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Safety deposit box
- - Car hire
- - Heating
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Paid WiFi
Business facilities
- - Meeting/banquet facilities (additional charge)
- - Business centre (additional charge)
Reception services
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Express check-in/check-out (additional charge)
- - Tour desk
- - Luggage storage (additional charge)
- - Concierge service
Activities
- - Fitness centre
- - Spa and wellness centre (additional charge)
- - Massage (additional charge)
- - Hot tub/Jacuzzi (additional charge)
- - Hiking
- - Private beach area
- - Beachfront
- - Beauty Services
- - Facial treatments
- - Waxing services
- - Hair cut
- - Hair colouring
- - Hair styling
- - Body treatments
- - Body scrub
- - Body wrap
- - Spa facilities
- - Steam room
- - Spa lounge/relaxation area
- - Back massage
- - Neck massage
- - Foot massage
- - Couples massage
- - Head massage
- - Hand massage
- - Full body massage
- - Fitness
- - Beach
Outdoors
- - Garden
- - Terrace
- - Outdoor pool
- - Sun terrace
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
Entertainment and family services
- - Babysitting/child services (additional charge)
Cleaning services
- - Daily housekeeping
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Electric vehicle charging station
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Higher level toilet
- - Lower bathroom sink
Pool and wellness
- - Pool with view
- - Shallow end
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Sun umbrellas
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - 24-hour security
- - Smoke alarms
- - CCTV in common areas
- - CCTV outside property
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Access to health care professionals
Marc
12 September 2023
Very good