Oʻahu · Waikīkī · Ko Olina · Residential neighborhoods
Most visitors choose among four kinds of places to stay, in three very different settings. Here is how they compare, and the one we would choose.
View the villas Our pickEach suits a different trip. The right one depends on how many of you are travelling, how long you stay and how much you want to cook, spread out and slow down.
| Room or space | Kitchen and laundry | Setting | Often chosen by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel room | One room, sometimes a suite | Usually none; restaurants and room service | Mostly Waikīkī and the resort areas | Couples and short city stays |
| Condo or apartment | A full apartment in a shared building | Usually a kitchen; laundry varies | City towers, resort buildings or neighborhoods | Families who want a kitchen |
| Single-family home | A whole house and yard | Full kitchen and laundry | Residential streets, among neighbors | Longer stays and people living like locals |
| Resort villa | 2 or 3 bedrooms with a lanai | Full kitchen | Beach Villas at Ko Olina, steps from Honu Lagoon | Families and groups who want space and a resort |
The city beach
Honolulu's busy beachfront: hotels and towers, shopping, nightlife and crowds, with most things in walking distance.
The resort coast
A resort built around four lagoons, with a seaside path between them and quieter days than the city.
Everyday island life
Neighborhoods such as Kapolei, Ewa Beach and Makakilo: homes, schools, local shops and quiet streets, suited to longer stays.
In our humble opinion, the best of them all is a villa at Beach Villas at Ko Olina. It gives you the space and kitchen of a home with the setting of a resort: two- and three-bedroom oceanfront villas in the Ocean and Beach Towers, on Honu Lagoon, the second of Ko Olina's four lagoons.
Every villa is offered by its owner or the owner's authorized rental agent. You book direct with the villa's host, with no travel-site guest fees. 6-night minimum stay. The resort is smoke-free, lanais included.
Up to 150 guests
Several villas side by side, booked up to 2 years in advance.
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