Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa was named as "One of Ten Best Family Beach Resorts" by Parents Magazine in 2010. This Honolulu family resort located on Waikiki Beach provides numerous pools, dining options, a children’s program and a variety of daily activities. Here’s what to expect.
Overview of Hilton Waikiki
The Hilton Hawaiian Village Resort is Waikiki’s only self-contained destination resort consisting of 2,860 guest rooms and suites. It sits on 22 acres of oceanfront with a Hilton history that dates back to 1961. This Hawaii resort has 20 restaurants and lounges along with 90 shops and boutiques. Save money on dining by shopping for wine and snacks at the ABC store or ordering a pizza from Round Table Pizza.
Located 20 minutes from Honolulu airport, this top Waikiki hotel also offers easy access to the Honolulu cruise port and Honolulu attractions. Additionally, the Hilton Hawaiian Village is conveniently on the Trolley route and tickets are available at the hotel’s activities desk.
Other hotel features include a daily children’s program, an evening luau, free cultural activities, resident African Black-Foot Penguins and an evening torch lighting ceremony. But, this Hawaii resort is mostly known for its numerous pools and extensive beach areas.
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach and Pools
Its location on the widest section of Waikiki Beach is one of the biggest appeals of this Honolulu hotel. Other kid-friendly amenities are the swimming pools and water sports rentals. Here’s a list of the pool and beach activities available at this Hawaii Hilton.
- 10,000 square foot Super Pool includes a children’s pool
- 5,000 square foot Paradise Pool close to the Lagoon Tower features waterslides and waterfalls
- 2,000 square foot Tapa Pool by Tapa Tower
- 1,050 square foot Kalia Pool
- 800 square foot Alii Pool is located on the 2nd floor exclusive to Alii Tower guests
- Water sports rentals at lagoon include stand up paddle boards, pedal boards and surf boards
- Surfing lessons are offered daily
Hilton Hawaiian Village Spa
Parents can enroll their kids in the daily children's program and head to the Mandara Spa at the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Located on the 3rd and 4th floors of the Kalia Tower, it has its own private outdoor pool, whirlpool and sun terrace. There are 25 wet and dry spa treatment rooms including spa suites for couples. The spa menu incorporates indigenous Hawaiian ingredients into treatments such as tropical coconut, chocolate macadamia nut, island coffee and Hawaiian sea salt.
The Hilton Hawaiian Village is a huge complex of hotel towers, pools and facilities. Understanding where everything is on the resort map will help potential guests understand which hotel tower is best to book their accommodations.
Renee Ruggero - Renee is a published travel writer and cruise industry insider with more than 1,000 days on cruise ships, visiting over 50 countries.
