Honolulu Trip Report - Nov. 5 - 12, 2023

Our last trip to Waikiki was in 2011 so twelve, almost thirteen years, a long time ago!  We splurged this trip, double the price of what we originally thought of booking.  We got good non-stop flights and a nice hotel smack-dab center on Waikiki beach, truly a dream spot to stay.  The flights coincided with check in on arrival and check out on departure.  We booked the Moana Surfrider which opened in 1901 and is nicknamed the "First Lady of Waikiki.".  Below the pic is from their website.  We didn't splurge for ocean-view as the price was already $2600 CAD each which included air/hotel and our transfers to/from airport.  This didn't include full insurance which was another $180 CAD each and our luggage of course, $60 each - $30 per leg.  We chose two double beds, City View room.  The luxury of this trip was the LOCATION.  I believe there is only seven hotels (8 with the Hale Koa  'military only' one) that sit directly on Waikiki beach and this is one of them.

Honolulu Trip Report - Feb. 3 - 10, 2011

This was our third visit to Honolulu.  It is my son's (he's 20) fave place to vacation.  We went for two weeks in 2005, one month in 2007 and now had a quick winter week long getaway almost 4 years later.  I got a great deal out of Bellingham, WA with a promo Alaska Airlines had on for their new service to HNL.  We stayed at the same place we did on our first visit, the Ohana Waikiki West.  When we stayed for a month we rented a condo @ the Hawaiian King.  We like this neighbourhood and it works well for us!