Local Services
Restaurants, drinks, activities, and sites are right out your door.
Food
Chain Restaurants
- Cheesecake Factory 18 minutes walk (always busy)
- Yard House 20 minutes walk
- Denny’s across the street
- PF Changs 18 minutes walk
- Hard Rock Cafe 22 minutes walk
- Tommy Bahama Restaurant Bar 20 minutes walk
High-end Restaurants
- Hy’s Steakhouse one block away
- Sansei Sushi two blocks away
- Paris Hawaii 15 minutes walk
- Arancino’s Italian food three blocks away
- Michel’s at Colony Surf 0.9 miles 17 minutes walk
- Alan Wong’s (cab ride) for excellent Pacific Rim cuisine and local touch (Former President Obama favorite)
- Roys Waikiki 22 minutes walk
- La Vie 20 minutes walk
- Hoku’s 3.6 miles 12 minutes by car
- Nobu 3.4 miles 10 minutes by car
- 53 by The Sea 4 miles 13 minutes by car
Fast-food
- Subway two blocks away
- Burger King three blocks away
- McDonald’s four blocks away
- Taco Bell, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen six blocks away
- Panda Express six blocks away
Ethnic & Local
- Ono Hawaiian food six blocks away
- Leonards Bakery for malasadas eight blocks away
- Rainbow Drive-in five blocks away (a President Obama favorite)
- Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese food four to seven blocks away
Beverages
Coffee
- Starbucks two blocks away
- Seattle’s Best five blocks away
- Knots Coffee Roasters one block away
- Kona Coffee Purveyers six blocks away
- Island Vintage Coffee seven blocks away
- Kai Coffee six blocks away
- Honolulu Coffee seven blocks away
Drinks on the Beach
- Lulu’s two blocks away across from the beach
- Deck at Queen Kapiolani Hotel one block away
- Dukes six blocks away on the beach
- Mai Tai Bar at Royal Hawaiian Hotel six blocks away on the beach
- Hau Tree Lanai five blocks away on the sand
- Tiki’s across the street from beach three blocks away
- SKY Waikiki six blocks away
- RumFire at Sheraton Waikiki six blocks away
Shopping
Shopping Areas
- Waikiki strip
- Ala Moana Shopping Center (every bus goes there)
- Ward Center (movies, restaurants and shopping area)
- Kahala Mall (cab ride) where the residents go (movies, restaurants, shopping)
- Waikele Shopping Center
Groceries
- Safeway 1.1 miles away, eight blocks away
- Foodland 1.5 miles away, 7 minutes by car
- Don Quijote 2.3 miles away, 9 minutes by car
- Whole Foods at Kahala Mall, 2.9 miles away, 11 minutes by car
- Times Supermarket 1.7 miles away, 7 minutes by car
- ABC stores everywhere; small items only
Attractions
The Obvious
- Honolulu Zoo across the street
- Honolulu Aquarium three blocks away
- Diamond Head Crater Park twelve blocks away (cab or bus recommended)
- Waikiki Shell three blocks away (special concerts and events)
The Less Obvious
- Waikiki Community Center — Two blocks away and lots of interesting activities going on. Very inexpensive.
- Diamond Head lookout – It was the main lookout when the national television covered the tsunami in 2011.
- Waikiki Library – Not overly impressive, but very close.
- Don Quixote (bus ride) — Japanese version of a department store with a food court. A cultural experience.
- Hula Shows – Free hula performances at dusk on most nights in various places.
- Fireworks – Hilton Hawaiian Village has a 15-minute fireworks show on most Fridays at about 8pm. Nice view from the beach.
- If you have a car, try Tantalus Drive circle for nice views.
Tours & Activities
Tours and Excursions
- Pearl Harbor and Battleship Missouri
- Polynesian Cultural Center
- Helicopter tours
- Island tours
- Snorkeling tours
- Water activities tours
- Oahu Shark Dive
Sporting
- Ala Wai Golf Course three blocks away
- Diamond Head Tennis Center five blocks away
- Kapiolani Tennis Courts three blocks away
- Surf lessons one block away or five blocks away
- Hike up the inside of Diamond Head Crater
- Jogging trail around Kapiloani Park across the street
- If you have a car, there are lots of beautiful hiking trails 10-20 minutes away
