Hawaii hotel recommendations

[Jill Kinkell]

Planning a trip next year. 6 days Honolulu . Have Hilton points but some hotel property reviews not great. Any recommendations for places to stay or hotels?
Thanks

[JenT]

We stayed in one of the serviced apartment/vacation apartments that are very popular there so unfortunately can’t recommend any Hilton places. Six days in Honolulu is a long time (in my opinion) – I’d certainly recommend looking at going somewhere else too.

[Jacob]

We just returned from Hawaii this afternoon. I agree with JenT, 6 days feels too long for Honolulu. We stayed 3 nights (4 days) and it was just right, can’t imagine any more days. We stayed at Park Shore (as you said, reviews not great for the chain hotels), got a free upgrade to a suite and Diamond Head view, which ended up being a great choice especially in terms of parking as it’s expensive/impossible in Honolulu.

I would recommend spending some time in north shore and/or other island(s). We did Big Island – driven up to the summit of Mauna Kea and there’s been an active volcano in the Volcanoes National Park. Highlights of our trip for me personally.

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Stayed in embassy suites by Hilton Waikiki beach august 2019 as a family of four. Great stay and superb location. Complimentary breakfast and poolside evening reception drinks made it good value. Booked again for this summer.

[Gagravarr]

We did 5 days in Hilo on the big island, then 6 days in Honolulu. With 2 days of scuba diving and some chilling, we didn’t run out of things to do. With no diving you’d probably want a car to go explore, or pop to another island for a few days

Having looked at all the hotel chain options, we ended up getting an apartment on VRBO. Picked one in Waikiki near all the hotels, so still in a handy spot. Factoring in points valuations and hotel cash prices, we got a much bigger space with a kitchen for less.

Lots of Americans burning their huge CC earnt points balances mean that redemptions aren’t always the best option

[Jill Kinkell]

Thanks all. Much to think about.