Waikiki Beach Marriott

Hotel Information: Occupying 5.2 acres of prime real estate, this large resort hotel is in the heart of Waikiki's shopping, dining, and entertainment district. Waikiki Beach is across the street, and the Honolulu Zoo and Waikiki Aquarium are within three blocks. Arriving guests enter a tropical atrium in one of the hotel's two high-rise towers.

Amenity highlights: An ocean-view terrace has a large heated pool and an open-air restaurant set above the colorful scene on Waikiki's main street, Kalakaua Avenue. Other dining options include an Italian restaurant, a noodle shop, a combination sushi bar and steakhouse, and two coffee shops. A shopping mall occupies the ground floor.

Located in two high-rise towers, all 1,310 guestrooms at Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort provide private, furnished balconies with city, partial ocean, or ocean views. Rooms feature Marriott's Revive Collection bedding: 300-thread-count cotton linens; down comforter with cotton cover; six down pillows, including bolster; and a separate mattress topper.

Additional amenities include wireless and wired high-speed Internet access (surcharges), flat-screen TVs with pay movies, and video games (surcharge). Compact refrigerators and coffeemakers are provided.

Smoking is not permitted inside hotel rooms.