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Ala Moana Hotel
HOTEL $$$
(
866-956-4262, 955-4811;
www.alamoanahotelhonolulu.com
; 410 Atkinson Dr; r/ste from $155/
285;
) Neighboring the Ala Moana Center shopping mall, this high-rise
condotel near the convention center has executive-strength rooms with bland trimmings.
Prices rise on higher floors with city or ocean views - request the Waikiki Tower for a
lanai (balcony). Expect to share the check-in line with conventioneers and airline crews.
Free in-room wired internet; lobby wi-fi costs extra. Parking $20.
Airport Honolulu Hotel
HOTEL $$$
(
866-956-4262, 836-0661;
www.outrigger.com
;
3401 N Nimitz Hwy; r from $110;
) For a quick layover, your best choice among Honolulu's handful of airport-area hotels
is this nondescript chain snoozing beside a noisy freeway. A small outdoor swimming
pool helps while away flight delays. Rates include free lobby wi-fi, in-room internet ac-
cess (wireless or wired) and complimentary 24-hour airport shuttles. Parking $25.
Eating
If Oʻahu weren't so far away from the US mainland, you'd hear a lot more buzz about
monthly outdoor rally for food trucks and street-food vendors. During
Restaurant Week
dining-out discounts and prix-fixe menus.
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Downtown
Some places here are only open for weekday lunch, serving downtown's office crowd.
Vita Juice
HEALTHY $
(
www.freewebs.com/vitajuice
;
1111-C Fort St Mall; items $3-7; 7am-5pm Mon-Fri;
) Mobbed
by students, this orange-walled juice and smoothie bar takes the concept of 'brain food'
seriously, with exotic ingredients from Amazonian acai and Tibetan goji berries to green
tea and ginseng.
Hiroshi Eurasian Tapas
FUSION $$$
