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1. Visit the Oceanarium Restaurant at Pacific Beach Hotel, where an incredible three-story, 280,000-gallon saltwater fish tank holds hundreds of Hawaii’s tropical fish.
2. Watch the Friday night sail boat races from Magic Island at Ala Moana Beach Park or from the peaceful, 2nd floor courtyard of the Ilikai, overlooking the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor.
3. Stroll through the Hilton Hawaiian Village and see fish ponds, ducks, swans, parrots, and the hotel’s very own penguins and flamingos.  The Ilikai Hotel and Apartments are right nex tdoor.
4. Enjoy the torch lighting ceremony and hula show at Kuhio Beach Park in Waikiki. This is a delightful show filled with traditional Hawaiian music and dancing. This show is on the beach. Shows Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday nights around sunset (around 6:00pm or 6:30pm) depending on the time of year.
5. Learn how to strum an ukulele or dance the hula at the Royal Hawaiian Village.
6. Visit the U.S. Army Museum at Fort DeRussy. Traces the history of ancient Hawaiian warriors to current times.
7. Enjoy the changing of the Guard at King’s Village.
8. Visit the Arizona Memorial.  Take the bus.  View the film and take the water taxi to the memorial.
9. Visit the Surf Museum.  The Honolulu Surfing Museum, located at Jimmy Buffett’s Restaurant and Bar at the OHANA Waikiki Beachcomber. The museum’s collection of unique artifacts, displays and experiences celebrate the Hawaiian heritage.
10. Watch the  sunset  torch lighting and conch blowing ceremony that has been a nightly tradition for over 40 years at the Ilikai.
11. Every friday at sunset listen to the live Hawaiian music and dancers in the Ilikai Courtyard.
12. View the friday night fireworks from the Ilikai’s second floor Courtyard.
13. Snorkel at the shallow ”Hilton Reef” and enjoy the tropical fish.
14. Boogie board at the “wall” (just south of Kuhio Beach).
15. Relax and people watch from the Moana Surfrider Resort’s porch rocking chairs.

And the best bargain in accomodations is my fully furnished one bedroom condo in the Ilikai Hotel.  My condo overlooks the Hilton Hawaiian Village, Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon and the Pacific Ocean.  Check out the latest specials, condo interior and Building amenaties at this Ilikai Unit 1530 link.  Mahalo.

We live part of the year in our condo apartment at the Ilikai Hotel and Apartments.  We rent out our apartment the  rest of the year.  We offer generous discounts off our regular rates to help “fill in” open nights.  Click on this link ( 1530) for more details on this fully furnished Hawaiian Style Apartment.

Our ocean front Condo apartment is right next to the Hilton Hawaiian Village.   There is a great reef to snorkel in front of the Hilton.  The reef extends from the Atlantis Pier to the jetty.  My wife loves to snorkel and loves the fact that she can see the reef from our Condo’s lanai.  She can see the clarity, condition, and depth of the water to determine when she wants to walk down to snorkel.

This is a shallow reef so you get a great close up view of the fish. At low tide there can be less than 12 inches between the reef and the surface of the water.  My wife uses the Boogie Board to keep her above the sharp coral.   When the surf is up or choppy this area can be cloudy, but when the water is clear it is a great experience.  We have seen Wrasses, Trumpetfishes, Pufferfishes, Needlefishes, Moorish Idol, Gobies, File fishes, Humuhumunukunukuapua’a (Hawaii state fish), Tang, Surgeon fishes, Box fishes, Cornet fish, Dragonets, Goat fishes, Pipe fishes,  Porcupine fishes  and Butterfly fishes, to mention a few.

This is a good link for pictures of these fishes.  We have only seen turtles (honu) once or twice around the reef but they are very common beyond the surf break.

The reef at Hanauma Bay is a spectacular place to snorkel.  Please note that Hanauma Bay is Closed Tuesdays.

We take the bus.  The fare is $2.25 for adults, $1.00 for seniors with a  medicare card, and $1.00 for students.   The bus takes about 60 minutes.  From the Condo, go to the bus stop in front of the Ilikai and take any bus going to Waikiki.  Ask the driver for a transfer.

Get off at the first stop on Kuhio Street.

Then take  bus # 22 to Hanauma .  Give your transfer to the bus driver.  Click this link for bus 22 schedule.  TheBus 22.    This stop on Kuhio is bus # 22′s second stop so you will  be among the first passengers on Bus 22.  There is only one bus an hour so they can get  pretty crowded and even fill up with passengers having to stand in the isle the whole trip.   As the bus goes through Waikiki  it often fills up completely and it will go past regular bus stops until more space is available.  So the closer to the beginning of the route you get on bus 22 the more seats will be available.

We pack a lunch, go early and spend the day at the bay.   We freeze  bottles of water to use as our ice packs and then have cold water to drink with lunch.  When you rent our Condo, unit 1530, we have a soft sided cooler, 2 backpack beach chairs, 3 folding beach chairs, a beach umbrella , 2 snorkel sets and 3 boogie boards for your convenience.  One of the boogie boards does not have a lease.  If you get a seat in the back of the bus there is room behind the “side” seats on either side of the bus to store the boogie board.

When you return from Hanauma Bay on bus 22,  get another transfer and get off at any bus stop on Kuhio street in Waikiki.  Use your transfer to get on a # 8, 19, or 20  and get off at the Ilikai Hotel on the corner of  Hobron and Ala Moana Blvd.  Many of the buses have speaker systems the use gps to announce the next stop, so listen for Hobron and Ilikai.
We invite you to come stay in our beautiful Ilikai condo # 1530 and enjoy the spectacular snorkeling.

Aloha, Terry and Sue

The world famous Ilikai Hotel and Apartments is on Oahu and at the beginning of the  famous Waikiki Beach.

Check out our Condo.  Click on this link (Unit 1530).  Our web site should answer most of your questions.

The Ilikai Hotel is a beachfront resort at the start of Waikiki Beach adjacent to the Hilton Hawaiian Village. You can walk to dozens of restaurants and shops along Waikiki while enjoying two beaches (Waikiki and Ala Moana Beach Park).

Why pay more and have to deal with the noise and congestion of “downtown” Waikiki if you are looking for:

1.  Tropical, one bedroom (queen bed and queen sofa sleeper) fully furnished with a full kitchen.

2.  Large lanai  with views of the sunrises, Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon and the Hilton Reef, and Kaiser and Rock pile surf spots.

3.  Pool

4.  Evening torch and conch blowing ceremony

5.  Cheap parking in the adjacent Ala Wai Yacht Harbor

6.  Bus stop in front of the Hotel

7.  Uncrowded

8.  Tropical Lobby with a Wyland, bronze, Humpback Whale Sculpture

9.  No streets to cross to access the beach

10.  Three swimming choices: Pool, Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon, Pacific Ocean

11.  Walk to 3 surfing spots: Kaiser’s, Rock Pile, Bowls

12.  Restaurants across the street: Red Lobster, Outback Steak House, Harbor Pub, Chart House, McDonald’s,  Singha (Thai), Bombay Indian Restaurant, Wailana Coffee House and Sorento’s (on the top floor of the Hotel).

13.  Quiet walks around the lagoon, by the Ala Wai Yacht Harbor and see boats from around the world, and along the board walk towards downtown Waikiki.

Please check out our condo and web site at (Ilikai Unit 1530)

Welcome spring and enjoy walks by the beach in this 1-Bedroom Waikiki
Oceanview Condo unit 1512 at $100/night!

It’s not too late to chase those winter blues away at 25% off our standard
rates….The following dates are still available: Mar 18-22.

Location, location, location….with spectacular views at great value!! Go
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The beautiful Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon is directly in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village.  This public lagoon was previously known as the Hilton Lagoon.  It is adjacent to our fully furnished  Ilikai Hotel and Apartments rental unit # 1530.   Our 1 bedroom condo overlooks this small “lake” and has a large,  well equipped, full kitchen.  Our rates are lower than the  Hilton Hawaiian Village or the Ilikai Hotel.

You can access the lagoon by simply walking down our ramp.  You won’t need to cross any streets.

The 5 acre lagoon is fed by 7 saltwater wells, with a state of the art pumping system, which entirely replaces the lagoon water  5 times a day.  There is a boardwalk  around the lagoon with benches and landscaping that create a park-like setting.  The lagoon boardwalk is a popular jogging course.

There are no lifeguards.  The sandy bottom gently slopes to the middle of the lagoon.  The water is colder than the ocean because of the 250 ft. deep saltwater wells.

There is a kiosk at the lagoon where you can rent stand-up paddle (SUP) boards and get lessons.  Since the lagoon doesn’t have  waves, it  is much easier to learn to balance and paddle than in the open ocean.

If you want to learn to surf, the Hilton also has a kiosk where you can rent a surfboard and lessons.  I have surfed for 50 years and believe that their teaching location is uncrowded, a short distance from shore, and definitely one of the safest places to learn to surf in Waikiki.

Occasionally stinging  jellyfish invade the beaches of Waikiki.  But you can still swim in ocean water and enjoy the beach around the lagoon, because the jellyfish cannot get in.

We invite you to come stay in our condo #1530 and enjoy the lagoon.