Located on the land where Hawaii's last reigning monarch, Queen Liliuokalani, once had a summer home, the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa offers all of the modern conveniences of a first-class resort while always remembering the area's historic past by providing guests with authentic Hawaiian musical entertainment and cultural activities and with the placement of a large collection of Hawaiian art and artifacts throughout the property.
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
2552 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
Telephone:
808-922-6611 (Hotel)
808-921-5255 (Hotel Facsimile)
1-800-367-5370 Toll Free Continental U.S. & Canada
Web Site:
www.marriottwaikiki.com
Hotel Owner:
W2005 Waikiki, L.L.C. - A subsidiary of Goldman Sachs
Managed by:
Marriott International, Inc. (Since 2000)
History:
Built October 1971
Shimokawa Architects
The resort has 1,310 hotel guest rooms, including 13 suites.
All guest rooms and suites include the new Marriott "Revive" bed and linen collection, which features down comforters nestled inside sheeted duvets with a Hawaiian tapa cloth design and 300-thread-count, cotton-rich, white top and fitted bottom sheets. The bedding also offers a two- to four-inch mattress topper and pillows, accented with a bolster.
All guest rooms are air conditioned and offer two double or king-sized beds, color television, clock radio, coffee maker, direct dial telephone with voice mail, in-room safe, refrigerator, hair dryer, in-room movies, iron with ironing board, and daily maid service. Each private balcony enjoys a breathtaking view of the Pacific, majestic mountains or Diamond Head.
The Resort has numerous dining options.
The resort's signature restaurant, Kuhio Beach Grill offers breakfast buffets and dinner featuring continental cuisine infused with the flavors of Hawaii and the Pacific Rim. A prime rib & crab leg buffet is offered on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.
Moana Terrace serves breakfast, lunch and dinner with breathtaking views of Waikiki, spectacular sunsets over the Pacific and authentic Hawaiian entertainment.
Arancina di Mare, located on the resort's ground level, offers homemade Italian pasta and pizza dishes with both indoor and outdoor seating.
Restaurant RUN is a casual Japanese noodle shop and sushi bar located right on Kalakaua Avenue.
Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar/d.k. Steak House is a unique double-concept restaurant on the hotel's 3rd floor overlooking Waikiki Beach. While the restaurants share a central bar, each has its own distinct menu. The multi-award winning Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar serves delicious seafood, "New Wave" sushi and contemporary Japanese specialties. d.k. Steak House features superb dry-aged steaks.
Seattle's Best Coffee offers fresh organic, fair-trade, and flavored coffees at two locations within the resort.
The resort has more than 50,000 square feet of meeting space, three ballrooms which accommodate 450-850 persons in theatre-style seating, seven meeting rooms and more than 30,000 square feet of outdoor pre-function space including two outdoor pool terraces for cocktail parties up to 20,000 persons.
High-speed Internet access, portable stages, dance floors, state-of-the-art audio visual equipment, modern stage lighting, microphones, podiums, flip charts, easels and public address systems are available.
This 6,000 square foot full service spa was created by and is managed by world-renowned hair stylist and developer of the Hawaii-branded hair care products, Paul Brown.
This independently owned and operated spa is located on the second floor of the Kealohilani Tower, overlooking Waikiki Beach. An abundance of fresh Hawaii-grown papaya, Kona coffee beans, aloe vera and other exotic plants are blended right before your eyes and then applied as a face or body spa treatment.
Guests can enjoy two outdoor swimming pools located on the third floor of each tower. A new outdoor whirlpool is located next to the pool at the Paokalani Tower.
There are also two televisions, as well as television monitors on each of the five treadmills.
Located on the second floor of the Kealohilani Tower, the resort's state-of-the-art fitness center is open 24 hours daily allowing guests the opportunity to continue their workouts while in Hawaii. The fitness center offers a multi-station gym created for full-body workouts, as well as a stair climber, Lifecycle bike and recumbent bike equipment.
Faith Riding Surf School:
Faith Riding Company, a local surf company founded by Tony Moniz in 1995, has made the resort its home. Faith Riding has classes for all levels of surfers beginning with first-timers. Faith Riding also provides surf tours around Oahu as well as family and group packages. They are located on the second floor of the Paoakalani Tower.Shopping:
Everyone shops when visiting Waikiki and you won't find a better collection of stores in any resort that you'll find at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa.The property offers two ABC Stores, Baby Salon, Blue Ocean Beach Accessories, Bob's Ukulele, Hana's Gifts, Hawaiian Accessories, Honolulu Cookie Company, Island Art Gallery, Maui Divers Jewelry, Paradise Bags, two locations of Peony Arts Hawaiian Quilts, Sepia, Shining Star, the Shoe Emporium, Speedo, Sportique, Winbell and World Paradise.
In addition both the Hertz Corporation and Pleasant Hawaiian Holiday maintain travel desk services at the resort.
Entertainment:
No resort in Waikiki offers as fine a selection of evening entertainment as the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa.Every Sunday, local musicians George Kuo, Martin Pahinui and Aaron Mahi perform at the resort's Moana Terrace. Their weekly show has been honored by Honolulu Weekly as the "Best Free Waikiki Entertainment."
In addition each night features some of the top Hawaiian musical artists of yesterday and today including local masters like Aunty Genoa Keawe and her signature falsetto voice on Thursdays.
Every Saturday night, the "Old Hawaiian Nights" Concert Series brings the best local musical masters with a different band each week. Past performers include Na Palapalai, Pali and Maunaloa. Performances are held at 6:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at the Moana Terrace.
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