Where to Stay - Honolulu, Waikiki and Oahu - page 146

410 Atkinson Dr. (at Kona St., next to Ala Moana Center), Honolulu, HI 96814. www.alamoanahotel.com . & 800/
367-6025 or 808/955-4811. Fax [phone],152 units. $109-$169 double; from $259 suite. Extra person $40. Chil-
dren under 18 stay free in parent's room. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Valet parking $20; self-parking $15. Bus: 19 or 20.
Amenities: 2 restaurants; 2 bars (including Rumours Nightclub, plus a Polynesian show); concierge; small fitness room;
large outdoor pool; limited room service. In room: A/C, TV, fridge, hair dryer, high-speed Internet access (free).
Pagoda Hotel This is where local residents from neighbor islands stay when they come to
Honolulu. Close to shopping and downtown (but not close to the beach), the Pagoda has been
serving Hawaii's island community for decades. This modest hotel has very plain, motel-like
rooms: clean and utilitarian with no extra frills. Ask for a mountain-view room to avoid the
street noise. There's easy access to Waikiki via TheBus—the nearest stop is just half a block
away. Studios and one- and two-bedroom units have kitchenettes. Tip: Check the website for
room/rental-car package deals.
1525 Rycroft St. (btw. Keeaumoku and Kaheka sts.), Honolulu, HI 96814. www.pagodahotel.com . & 800/367-6060 or
808/923-4511. Fax [phone] units. From $88 double hotel room; from $110 studio with kitchenette; from $95
1-bedroom double; from $153 2-bedroom double (sleeps up to 5); lowest rates Sun-Thurs. Extra person $35. Free cribs
available. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Parking $9. Bus: 5 or 6. Amenities: Restaurant; bar; babysitting; 2 outdoor pools. In
room: A/C, TV, fridge, hair dryer, high-speed Internet access ($10/day), kitchenette (in some units).
Downtown
Aston at the Executive Centre Hotel ★ Located in the heart of downtown, this is the perfect
hotel for the business traveler, close to the business and financial center of Honolulu and with
a staff that is quick to assist in any way. Vacationers, on the other hand, won't like the long
walk to the beach. The hotel occupies the top 10 floors of a 40-story, multi-use, glass-walled
tower. Every room is a spacious suite, with three phones, a whirlpool bathtub, and unobstruc-
ted views of the city, the mountains, and Honolulu Harbor. Executive suites add a full kitchen,
washer/dryer, and VCR. All guests awaken to a local newspaper outside their doors. Local
phone calls are free. The only downside is that units are privately owned, so quality is incon-
sistent—some are fantastic, but some need work.
1088 Bishop St. (at S. Hotel St.), Honolulu, HI 96813. www.astonhotels.com . & 866/77-HAWAII [774-2924] or 808/
539-3000. Fax [phone] suites. $260-$282 suite; $312-$332 1-bedroom. Rates include continental breakfast.
Extra person $25. Children under 17 stay free in parent's room. AE, DC, DISC, MC, V. Parking $24. Bus: 1, 2, 3, 9, or
12. Amenities: Restaurant; concierge; fitness center w/free weights and aerobic equipment; outdoor pool. In room: A/C,
TV, fridge, hair dryer, free high-speed Internet, kitchenette, washer/dryer (some rooms), in-room jet spa.
Near Honolulu International Airport
If you have a late-night flight, a long layover between flights, a delayed flight, or a long
period of time between your noon checkout and your flight, consider the services of the hotel
choices near the airport: Best Western—The Plaza Hotel, 3253 N. Nimitz Hwy., Honolulu
( www.bestwestern.com ; & 800/800-4683 or 808/836-0661), where rooms go from $109 to $169
(now charging $10 per day for parking); and the OhanaHonoluluAirportHotel, 3401 Nim-
itz Hwy. ( www.ohanahotels.com ; & 800/462-6262 or 808/836-0661), with rooms from $99 (up
to superior rooms with breakfast for $205). Both offer free airport shuttle service. These are
certainly not where you should spend your Hawaiian vacation, but are good overnight resting
places.