Welcome to Vacation-Waikiki

The beach looks like a postcard. The hotels are stacked almost to the clouds. And on any given day, roughly 72,000 people are crammed into one of the most famous two miles of shoreline on...

Resort pools and $28 mai tais are great. But not every Waikiki trip looks like that — and it shouldn't have to. If you're island-hopping with a backpack, chasing surf breaks, squeezing in a...

You found the flight deal. The hotel looks gorgeous in the photos. Then you hit "confirm booking"—and noticed the total was a few hundred dollars higher than expected. That moment is Waikiki in...

The bill hits you right at check-in. Hotel parking in Waikiki averages $44.49 per night — and that's before the resort fee, before taxes, before the first shave ice. On a seven-night trip with a...

Most people fly across an ocean—sometimes two—to get to Oahu. So the last thing you want is a trip that burns you out by Day 4. A good 10-day Waikiki itinerary doesn't pack every single...

Five days in Waikiki sounds like plenty — until you realize you could happily spend all five of them on the same lounge chair watching Diamond Head turn gold at sunset. That's not a complaint. But...