Wyland Waikiki, Honolulu

Advantages: Beach Front Location
Disadvantages: Expensive food

...The Marriott Waikiki Beach is in a prime location directly adjacent to Wakkiki Beach. Beautiful views and central to the Wakkiki life of Honolulu. If you want a true Hawaii experience then Wakkiki is not for you. Wakkiki is an excellent spot for surfing and lounging on the beach although avoid the sun aroun mid-day and if tehre are no locals surfing dont surf!!! The Marriot itself has spaceous rooms and many have views of the hillside of the sea. There are two places to eat in the Marriot, the restuarant which has a rather limitted menu and is quite expencive and the terrace cafe on the thrid floor. The cafe is next to one of the swimming pools so the fabric seats are often wet and the menu is also limited and again expensive. The cafe has live music which may not be to everyones taste but is a great atmosphere if you have... Read review

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Advantages: great weather, great swimming, great place
Disadvantages: none to speak of

...necklaces, gold jewellery, dancing hula dolls, etc, etc. You can get some cheap eats at the food court though so check it out and go for the plate lunches if you are into saving some pennies. Costs about $4 for a large helping of rice and either meat, chicken or veggie stew, one helping is enough for two if you are not too ravenous. *Honolulu Zoo We visited the zoo on our first day as Waikiki is surprisingly small and we were only halfway through our day and we had all but walked the whole area. We came across the zoo and decided to go check it out. It cost about $6 adult going on memory and as far as zoos go, this one was pretty good. I was heartened to see the animal enclosures seemed to have the animal’s welfare in mind and were heavily covered in long grassy areas and tree cover, great for the animals but I imagine a few people... Read review

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Advantages: Lots to see
Disadvantages: be careful about the time of day you go to visit.

...I visited Honolulu Zoo in the summer whilst on Honeymoon in Waikiki. The Zoo is situated at the far end of Waikiki on the way towards Diamond Head. We happened across the zoo after finding adverts in one of the many brochures and fliers you can pick up from the hotels. The Zoo is within easy walking distance of Waikiki hotels and is worth the visit if you have nothing better planned. Unfortunately we chose to go around midday on our first day - jet lag hadn't quite hit us yet so we were wide awake and eager to explore Waikiki. It was a scorching hot day and the animals obviously had better things to do than stare at countless faces visiting them in the zoo. Safe to say they were tucked up in the shade having a nap. Still we were there so we headed off around the different areas. Honolulu Zoo is set into different continents... Read review

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