COST: $$$$
From the T+L 500
Following a $100 million-plus overhaul, this pink palazzo-style icon on Waikiki Beach reopens this month with a brand-new pool and an updated historic wing.
| Score | 82.11 |
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| Stats | 529 rooms; 2 restaurants; 2 bars. |
| Rooms to Book | Royals Gardens, for peace and quiet. |
| Insider Tip | Take part in the weekly Royal Luau, the only beachfront luau in Waikiki. |
| Cost | Doubles from $560. |
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Framed by Diamond Head, one of the world's most climbed (extinct) volcanoes, and with nearly two miles of continuous white sand and palm trees, this iconic beach—over the past 80 years its image has even been printed on tens of thousands "aloha shirts"—is almost always full of tourists and surfers. It is deepest, about 100 feet, in front of the bright pink Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The bathtub-temp turquoise water is ideal for swimming, and waves are usually gentle enough for children and beginning surfers.
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From Travel + Leisure, Dec 2008
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