Every single employee we came in contact with from the moment my husband and I pulled up to this hotel welcomed us and congratulated us on our wedding. The staff was beyond helpful...even sending a bell hop up to our room the night before we were checking out to weigh our luggage (we had done some Christmas shopping). When we checked in we were instantly upgraded to a full ocean view room, where a box of cookies (Honolulu Cookie Company) and a bottle of champagne greeted us! The valet gave us great tips on where to go on the North Shore, down to which shrimp trucks were the best to stop at (we were not disappointed). Before we even checked in we had contacted the concierge to help with dinner reservations at Alan Wong's, which he secured without a problem. He also let them know we were celebrating our honeymoon, which resulted in being greeted with congratulations from the hostess and a personalized menu singed by Alan Wong and his staff.

Thank you Trump International for making our honeymoon stay so lovely!

WE stayed here for new year - we had amazing vacation!

First of all - location cannot be better - just next to everything important - but not directly on the beach so you save yourself all the mess of dirty public areas and too many people in public areas...

The hotel is really high style - rooms are huge and room showers are very large and comfortable. Beds are among the best I ever slept on!!

Hotel audience is mixed - 50%+ are Japanese, and ages are mixed between young families and couples.

The hotel is well managed and service was impeccable - anything we needed was addressed immediately and at best quality.

Public areas are a bit small - pool is beautiful with amazing direct Waikiki views - but size is a bit small. only 1 small Jacuzzi that can be packed at times, and no sauna.

Although hotel is not directly on beach - they provide you with beach bag with everything you need every time you want to go to the beach, and you can rent beds and umbrella for $40 / day (a bit overpriced but at least you have the option!).

Bottom line - I would highly recommend this hotel for its location, service, and room quality.

My wife and I stayed in the Trump Waikiki for five nights over Christmas. For the most part, it is a great addition to the Waikiki strip - great location, modern, luxurious, and with excellent staff. Highly recommended...
The hotel is not right on Waikiki Beach but it is only a block away, just across the street from the Outrigger Reef. This is the perfect place to be close to all the action, both on the beach and in the restaurants and shops. You couldn't have a better location unless you want to be near Diamond Head or the zoo.
My room was a deluxe studio ocean view, and it was very nice. Unlike The Donald, the room is surprisingly muted. The bathroom is almost completely white, with marble floors and counters and white walls with no pictures. A bit bland, and I didn't like the faucet taps or the fact there was only one towel hook. It also has an open room shower, which might put some people off but I didn't mind.
The living quarters were also conservatively decorated but much nicer with some tasteful art and furnishings. A very well equiped kitchen, large living room and private lanai with a nice view completed the picture. All in all, very nice.
The hotel had three restaurants, one for breakfast/lunch, Wai'Olu for dinner and drinks, plus a steakhouse which I didn't try. Wai'Olu is surprisingly affordable for a Trump property restaurant. It's more of a small plate, tapas style restaurant but the food was very good, and you HAVE to try their Mai Tai, which apparantly won a world's best award and I can see why, it was outstanding.
Nearby excellent restaurants include Nobu, Roy's, Ocean House and others in high end properties Halekalani and Royal Hawaiian. Starbucks is across the street at the Outrigger, and EggsNThings is just up the road for breakfast (very busy!). And there are tons of casual eateries nearby as well. Certainly no lacking for choice!
The hotel itself doesn't have any shops, but you are only a block off the main strip.
Service throughout was top notch and friendly in the warm Hawaiian way, this is not a formal city so hawaiian shirts and shorts are perfectly acceptable. You will love your time in Honolulu!

Truly, this is my new favorite hotel.....the service is superb, the people who work at the hotel seem sincere and as though they truly care about their guests. The building is state of the art with all of the modern amenities you can expect at a tip-top hotel!

The only thing I didn't like is that there were babies and children in the bar/lounge...I really don't want to listen to a crying baby when I am drinking my 5'oclock martini...aren't some places sacred????!!!!