Prince Waikiki, Twin Towers on the Harbor

Charge, parking, times and pet rules from the hotel’s own site, checked Sep 27, 2026. The room count is from a 2024 company interview; walk times are our estimate.

Best for

• CouplesGreatA 16-and-up infinity pool, harbor sunsets at 100 Sails and a 33rd-floor chapel.
• FamiliesGoodKids stay free and small ones eat free, but the infinity pool is 16 and up.
• FriendsGoodTwo-queen rooms sleep four, with DJs and live music at the pool bar on weekends.
• SoloGoodA walk to Ala Moana Center and museum admissions in the resort charge.
• GroupsGreatA ballroom for up to 920 and golf outings at the company’s own course.

The two towers opened in 1990 as the Hawaii Prince and were renovated in 2017. Every room has floor-to-ceiling windows, a TOTO washlet, a mini fridge and a king or two queens, and sleeps four; none lists a lanai. Ocean View rooms (385 square feet) look toward Ala Moana Beach Park. For the harbor and sunset, book Oceanfront Harbor on the lower floors or Oceanfront and Oceanfront Premier higher up, all 414 square feet.

Suites run from the 838-square-foot Ocean View Suite to the 1,221-square-foot two-bedroom Oceanfront Suite, and the Club Ocean Terrace Suite adds a private rooftop terrace. None has a kitchen. The Club Lounge sits on the pool deck, with breakfast, snacks, an evening spread, beer and wine.

The 5th-floor deck holds the infinity pool, for guests 16 and up, a saltwater pool for everyone and a hot tub, open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Cabanas and daybeds are booked through ResortPass, which also sells day passes, so the deck is not guests-only. Naio Bliss handles massages, and the gym is open 24 hours.

The Prince faces the Ala Wai Boat Harbor, not a beach. The nearest sand is Duke Kahanamoku Beach and its calm lagoon, about 8 to 10 minutes east past Hilton Hawaiian Village, and that stretch has no city lifeguard tower. For lifeguards, cross the harbor bridge to Ala Moana Beach Park (about 12 to 14 minutes) or Magic Island (towers 1B to 1G). See Waikiki’s beaches, section by section and check whether it is safe to swim today.

The hotel company still owns the Hawaii Prince Golf Club in Ewa Beach, about 40 minutes away: 27 holes by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay, opened in 1992, played as three nines. The club’s published 2026 green fee is $179, or $169 for hotel guests, with cart, range balls and tax included. The round-trip shuttle is free with the resort charge but runs on a limited schedule, so reserve it ahead.

100 Sails is the main restaurant, facing the harbor sunsets, with a la carte meals, nightly buffets and happy hour at the bar from 4 to 6 p.m. Katsumidori Sushi Tokyo is the Tokyo sushi chain’s only location outside Japan. Hinana Bar serves the pool deck, with live music at sunset on weekends, and Honolulu Coffee opens in the lobby at 6 a.m. For sunset on the water, the Pink Sails catamarans board across the street; compare them in our Waikiki sunset cruise guide.

Ala Moana Center is about 12 minutes on foot and the Convention Center about 14. Central Waikiki is about 25 minutes, so the trolley or TheBus helps. Compare fees in our Waikiki resort fees guide and our Waikiki parking guide. The hotel is card 05 in the best Waikiki hotels.

• Hilton Hawaiian Village is the beachfront choice next door for families: a calm lagoon, five pools and waterslides on its own sand. Hilton does not publish the resort fee, and parking runs $72.25 to $93.19 a night.
• Halekulani is the luxury pick on the sand at the same west end of Waikiki, with no resort fee, for couples who want the beach at the door. Parking is $68 a night.
• Sheraton Waikiki has its own 16-and-over infinity pool on the ocean plus a family pool with a 70-foot slide, in central Waikiki, for a $52 resort fee.

• Reserve the golf shuttle early. It is free with the resort charge but runs on a limited schedule.
• Pick the room for the view. Oceanfront types face the harbor and sunset; Ocean View rooms face Ala Moana.
• Spend the resort charge. Honolulu Museum of Art and Bishop Museum admissions and an ʻIolani Palace audio tour are included.
• Check the garage height. Self-park clearance is 6 feet 1 inch; EV chargers are on level E.
• Hawaii residents, look at the kamaʻāina rate, which waives the resort charge.