10 Best Hotels in Hawaii 2025: Readers’ Choice Awards | Condé Nast Traveler

"Opened in 1964 by Conrad Hilton, this ten-story property is in a residential area at the foot of Diamond Head. A veteran Readers' Choice Awards winner, prior guests have raved that at the hotel, "you’re so close to Waikiki, but it feels like you’re on a private island." Accommodations are done in ivory and coffee tones and have handwoven rugs, double- or four-poster beds, and tropical ceiling fans. Different respondents praised simply, that their "room was beautiful, the view breathtaking." Choose from the large breakfast buffet at Plumeria or dine on Asian-inspired specialties cooked in the show kitchen at Hoku’s. At the spa, treatments include a warm pohaku stone massage. The peaceful ambience at the spa emanates even further thanks to the exceptional service." - Kat Chen