Welcome to Vacation-Waikiki

A newlywed couple checked out of the Royal Hawaiian hotel and discovered they owed $500 in resort fees — on top of their already-steep nightly room rate. Their TikTok went viral almost overnight,...

Waikiki's famous two-mile beach is best in the morning or late afternoon — that's when you get the widest sand, the softest light, and actual room to breathe. There's a moment most first-timers...

Waikiki's best things are free — the beach, the sunsets, and the view of Diamond Head haven't changed. Everything else is a planning problem. Waikiki has a reputation. Oceanfront hotels, $18 mai...

Kahanamoku Beach, at the western end of Waikiki near the Hilton Hawaiian Village, is one of the few sections of Waikiki Beach where commercial wedding permits can actually be obtained. Here's the...

Ten days in Waikiki is the right amount of time — if you pace it right from day one. The most common Waikiki vacation mistake is painfully obvious once you've made it: you pack too many...

Seven days in Waikiki sounds like plenty of time—until you realize that Diamond Head, Pearl Harbor, the North Shore, Hanauma Bay, a luau, and approximately 40 restaurants you want to try are all...