Studman

First time to Hawaii and looking to stay in Waikiki.
Would like info on the Hotels
We ( wife and I) would like a beachfront with nice beach and pool
Not a ton of kids ( been there done that) and close to the nightlife
Can anyone tell me the big differances between the Outriggers Beach and Reef?
Are you able to walk the beach along all of the hotels?say at waters edge
Any help would be great, we leave in 2 weeks so I really need to nail down the hotel
Thanks all

Dukey

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optimystic

I think the Outrigger on the Beach is the more upscale of the two. It has a nice beach, small pool, two nice restaurants (Dukes and Hula Grill).
You can walk along the beach right the way along.
We stayed at the Moana Surfrider which we loved - we used the pool and beach. The Surfrider has a bit of private beach with loungers for guests as does the Royal Hawaiian.

suze

Yes you can walk the stretch of Waikiki beach along the water from HHV down to the Old Moana. There are only ~9 (i think it is) hotels actually beachFRONT. You'll see if you can find a Waikiki map with hotel locations.

I personally prefer Outrigger Reef's location. I also like their lobby shops, general layout, restaurants better than Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach (which is in a more crowded location, central part of the beach).

Anywhere along this stretch is VERY close to restaurants, nightlife, etc. Central Waikiki is physically quite a small, condensed area.

dusty56438

Right now Outrigger Reef is probably best as it has been completely refurbished. There will probably be lees kids there.

With the addition of water slides for Royal Hawaiian/Sheraton Waikiki and Hilton Hawaiian Village, those hotels are getting more kids.

Outrigger Waikiki is right in the center of Waikiki. Outrigger Reef a few blocks from the center.

There are shops & restaurants throughout Waikiki. The beach runs the entire length. So no hotel is really that much better than another as far as location.
Lots of info:

http://www.fodors.com/community/unit...trip-to-hi.cfm

sf7307

Water slides at the Royal Hawaiian? Say it ain't so.....

suze

The water slide is at the Sheraton's pool

sf7307

Well, that's better LOL!

Studman

Thanks everyone. My gut is saying Waikiki Beach.
I keep looking but at a few others but keep coming back to the Waikiki beach, I got a good price on an Ocean View and could upgrade to an ocean front for like $900 more, not sure if it's worth it. Anyone have info on beach chairs and umbrella? I know they are not included with The Waikiki Beach. How much is it to rent them or would you just go buy them and leave em behind when you leave?