Hale Koa Hotel

Frommer's Review

We wish we could stay here -- but we're not allowed. This is a very exclusive hotel, for active-duty and retired military, reservists, National Guard, and their immediate families only. It's a first-class hotel, right on Waikiki Beach, with the grassy lawns of Fort DeRussy on the other side. The price structure, which depends on military rank (lower ranks get cheaper rates), is 50% to 75% less than what comparable Waikiki hotels charge. The hotel sits on 66 landscaped acres with picnic tables and barbecue grills. The only drawback is that it's usually booked; some guests reserve up to a year in advance.

Facilities: 4 restaurants and bars (occasional dinner shows); 2 outdoor pools; 4 lit tennis courts; fitness room; Jacuzzi; sauna; concierge desk; activity desk; car-rental desk; business center; shopping arcade; salon; room service; babysitting services; coin-op washer/dryers; laundry service; dry cleaning; racquetball and beach volleyball courts.

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