We have always wanted to visit and finally had the chance. This place has everything! We stayed for a week and only left the property to take a helicopter tour of the island. We stayed in the Rainbow Tower and enjoyed a wonderful view of the beach and Diamond Head. There is a great variety of entertainment and fireworks every Friday night. Many shops, boutiques, and restaurants to choose from. We enjoyed our stay and look forward to returning.

I stayed here with my husband and son and it was a great experience! There are 5 pools and one area solely for kids which has water slides and fun things for kids of all ages to do. My husband is a Hilton diamond member so we were upgraded to a suite overlooking the ocean. It was simply beautiful to wake up to the sun rise and set over the ocean. The room was extremely clean, there was a lounge area with a sofa and a refrigerator. The resort is its own little town. There are resturants, shops and everything right there on site so if you don't want to leave you don't have to. The staff was very accommodating and we were given complementary breakfast which was nice because its in a separate meeting area for Hilton honors members. The property is right on the beach, there is also a lagoon as well. You can participate in the many water sports made available to you such as surfing, kayaking, Ect. There is a nightly Lu au if you wish to see a Hawaiian tradition without leaving the resort. I will say the Japanese resturant on site has the yummiest dumplings and ramen noodles. It's not the stuff from the package, it's authentic. I have nothing bad to say about this property we were treated like diamond members and hope to return in 2013.

We traveled as a couple to celebrate my brother's wedding on Waikiki and stayed 6 nights in December 2012. We had booked a 'resort room' level and received an upgrade to a corner room on the top floor - recently updated and great views. Loved that this tower had it's own lobby- so convenient and checkout was a breeze! We enjoyed the expanse of the property - great beach. So busy that we didn't use the pool. Enjoyed the HHonors continental breakfast - great perk. Ate at the Tropics - OK, little spendy and the host not very accomodating. NOTE - parking ramp was a distance away and spaces TIGHT - so rent a small car if you plan on parking in the ramp. If we returned to Oahu would stay here again.

We recently stayed here for 4 nights in the A'li Tower. Overall we were happy with the facilities, the room and the service. My 2 sons had a lovely time in the lagoon and pool area. I wad hapoy with the easy access to the beach towels with the orange tokens. My few suggestions for improvement are:

1) The pool areas should have free umbrellas standing amongst the lounges as the pools are not naturally shaded with trees and many Asians, especially, hate getting a suntan. This would be the reason why I may not return to this resort.
2) Lounges and umbrellas should be free for hotel guests in the lagoon area.
3) The turtle/penguin area had a bad smell. This should be dealt with.
4) There should be help available for luggage at the bus depot area.
5) The food at the buffet at the Luau (?) show was very average and the waiting time to get to the buffet soured the experience for us.