Pacific Beach Hotel

Hotel Information: The Oceanarium--a 280,000-gallon, three-story aquarium visible from the lobby and three restaurants--sets the theme for the Pacific Beach Hotel. Whimsical furnishings decorate the hotel's entrance areas and shopping arcade. Across the street from Kuhio Beach in Waikiki, the hotel is popular with international and local visitors, mainland families, and celebrating couples.

Amenity highlights: This upbeat Waikiki hotel stands on the former site of Queen Liliuokalani's summer home. Guests enjoy a health spa (surcharge), a 24-hour fitness center with ocean views (surcharge), a tennis court (surcharge), and an outdoor splash pool with slate-tiled sundeck. A shopping arcade provides a variety of boutiques. Beachgoers can rent water-sports equipment, lounge chairs, and coolers at the hotel.

Insider tip: For special occasions, an Oceanarium diver will swim up to the glass aquarium wall facing restaurant tables holding a large sign with wording as requested (surcharge).

This Waikiki hotel has two towers housing 837 guestrooms with island-style decor and private, furnished balconies with views of the city or ocean.

All Pacific Beach Hotel guestrooms provide mini-fridges, in-room safes, coffeemakers with Kona-blend coffee, video games (surcharge), and TV and dial-up Internet access (surcharges).