Ala Moana Hotel

• 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.
  
  

Royal Hawaiian

• 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.
  
  

Kahala Hotel and Resort

• 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.
  
  

Moana Surfrider, A Westin Resort and Spa

• 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.