Originally Posted by
edgewood49
if I am going to the islands I want to see the water!
That's a problem at many of the hotels in Waikiki, unless you pay for a beach hotel with a view. Even The Trump Waikiki and The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach have kind of sucky city-esque views.
I'm fine with Waikiki because I've been 6 or 7 times and know what to expect, but I feel like many have an unrealistic expectation thanks to Hawaiian romanticism, sentimentalism or general nostalgic for days of yore.