Queen Kapiolani Hotel is located only 300 steps from Waikiki Beach, right next to Kapiolani Park and the Honolulu Zoo. It is on the east side of Waikiki Beach, an area a little quieter than central Waikiki, giving a relaxing yet exciting stay in Waikiki.
Queen Kapiolani Hotel and Queen Kapiolani
Queen Kapiolani was one of the Queens of Hawaii, and you can still see the bronze statue of Queen Kapiolani at Kapiolani Park today. Just across from Kapiolani Park is the Queen Kapiolani Hotel, which is a 19 story building, honoring this Queen of Hawaii. When you enter the hotel lobby, right next to the concierge, you see a large picture of Queen Kapiolani. With a beautiful green and yellow dress, Queen Kapiolani, who reigned as Queen Consort of the Kingdom of Hawaii, looks strong and proud, welcoming all the visitors to the hotel.
The lobby is spacious with ample lighting and air passing through the entire space, allowing it to be very open to anybody who steps into the lobby. There is a little café right by the entrance with a seating area in the middle that has comfortable sofas for visitors to meet up at the lobby before starting their adventure in paradise. Depending on the time of the year, the lobby is decorated in the colors of Thanksgiving and Christmas to capture the essence of nature as the seasons change.
Great Location for many fun activities
The location of Queen Kapiolani Hotel provides an excellent choice for those who participate in the many events held at Kapiolani Park or Waikiki Beach. One major event, like the annual Honolulu Marathon, ends at Kapiolani Park making this a convenient hotel for those who come to Hawaii to participate in active sports like marathon races. It is also only 300 steps from Waikiki Beach, and only 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) from the famous Diamond Head hiking trail. This great location allows visitors to choose Queen Kapiolani Hotel over others because of the great accessibility provided in and out of Waikiki from the hotel.
In addition, the Honolulu Zoo is just across the street from the hotel and Waikiki Aquarium is only 800 meters (half a mile) away from the hotel on foot, allowing easy access for families to visit those fun attractions with their children. Furthermore, for those more grown up who enjoy golfing on their trip to Hawaii can easily venture over to Ala Wai Golf Course, a beautiful 18-hole course, which is only a little over 1 kilometer away (slightly over half a mile). Of course, for those who enjoy fine shopping and dining, you just need to step out of your hotel and walk to central Waikiki where you will have plenty of choices right in front of you.
The view of Diamond Head from your room
If you are staying in a room facing the east, you get to see Diamond Head in the distance. It is roughly 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) away from Queen Kapiolani Hotel, so if it is not the view of Waikiki Beach, you might get to see Hawaii’s another iconic landscape, Diamond Head from your window. There are three types of views you can choose from when booking a room, so depending on what you are in the mood for, you can book a hotel to view the ocean, Diamond Head, or the city. This picture was taken from a room called, Diamond Head view lanai on the 8th floor, so you can only imagine how beautiful it would be to see Diamond Head from higher up on floors such as the 18th or 19th of the hotel.
Some other things you should expect when you stay at Queen Kapiolani Hotel, are that all the rooms are in a smoke-free environment and include high-speed WiFi internet access, as well as beach towel services for you to get fresh towels as often as you like before heading down to the beach. If you feel like you want to relax at the pool rather than at Waikiki Beach, the hotel pool is located on the third floor, and open daily from 8:00am to 10:00pm.Also, if you want to explore Waikiki, and beyond, with a bicycle, there is a bike rental located in the lobby from 8:00am to 6:00pm. Yes, indeed, you can find everything at Queen Kapiolani Hotel.
English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese, a truly international experience
With the recent increase in tourists from other Asian countries besides from Japan, at Queen Kapiolani Hotel, you see signs in 4 different languages from English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. With Hawaiian tourism, thus the economy is still heavily influenced by Japanese tourists, you may only see signs in the lobby area of the bathroom in English and Japanese, but when you are in your own room, you also see translations in Korean and Chinese; indicating recent growth in more Asian tourists.
This picture was taken in the bathroom of a guest room with amenities provided by the hotel. The bathroom itself is compact, but the amenities are high in quality. Both the shampoo and body wash have just right the amount of sweet smell of pineapple, which give a little shift in the mood to enjoy another day in the paradise.
Home sweet home in Waikiki
Many visitors express their stay at Queen Kapiolani Hotel to be pleasant with friendly staff always eager to help and make their stay comfortable. This excellent location allows you to enjoy the beach, the park, shopping, and dining all here in Waikiki. A great thing about it is that it is at the end of Waikiki Beach leading to Kapiolani Park, so the beach right in front of the hotel is a little less hectic than that of central Waikiki. The accessibility to Kapiolani Park is another major attractive feature about this hotel for those who travel to participate in events held at Kapiolani Park. You can only imagine wanting to walk all the way back to the opposite end of the Waikiki Hotel after running a full marathon! The hotel is conveniently located close to major coffee shops, like Starbucks, as well as its own coffee shop by the entrance, allowing for a comfortable stay in Waikiki, just like home sweet home away in the tropical paradise.
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