Kewalo Basin is a popular area for tourists to visit while in Hawaii. The basin itself is primarily a commercial boat harbor, but it also houses yachts and other boats used for tourist activities such as parasailing and scuba diving. The basin borders the Ala Moana Beach Park, which is popular because of its calm waters and expansive beach. This area has plenty of hotels to choose from.
Ala Moana hotel is across the street from the Ala Moana Beach Park, and only a short walk from Kewalo Basin. It's also adjacent to a large shopping center, next to the Hawaii Convention Center and seven miles from Honolulu International Airport. The hotel contains over 1,000 non-smoking rooms, three restaurants, a club, a fitness center, a business center, a hair salon and a gift shop. It also has a large, outdoor pool, concierge service, an activities desk, laundry facilities, dry-cleaning service, an ATM and, for a fee, wireless Internet. The hotel hosts a weekly Hawaiian music concert series as well.
The Royal Hawaiian hotel is located about a mile from Kewalo Basin. The hotel has a spa, two pools -- one of which features a waterslide and interactive fountain area for children -- two restaurants and a bar, fitness center, playground, a business center and several meeting rooms. Each of the more than 500 guest rooms includes air-conditioning, a flat-screen TV, a mini-refrigerator, a coffee maker, high-speed Internet access and an in-room safe. The hotel provides daily tours of its historic grounds, and you can also learn a variety of cultural activities such as hula dancing, lei making, Hawaiian quilting or ukulele playing.
This resort is located five miles from Kewalo Basin, and borders a beach. Each of the more than 300 rooms comes equipped with a 40-inch flat-screen TV, high-speed wireless Internet, a CD/MP3 player, views of either the ocean, mountains or golf course, mini bar, coffee maker and air-conditioning. It features a private beach, swimming pool with Jacuzzi and children's pool, dolphin-filled lagoon, tropical gardens with a waterfall, spa, fitness center, multiple restaurants, an executive business center and a boutique. On the beach, you can rent kayaks, snorkel gear, paddle boards, and outrigger canoes. The hotel also provides an activity-filled child-care facility.
Located on the Ala Moana beach, within easy walking distance to Kewalo Basin, this hotel features a beachfront spa, a fitness facility, a bar and multiple restaurants and a conference center. Many of its rooms have ocean views. Rooms feature the Westin's signature Heavenly Bed, state-of-the-art shower heads, air-conditioning, a mini fridge, an in-room safe, a TV, a coffee maker and a variety of bath amenities. For a fee, you can also have high-speed Internet access.
