Ala Moana Hotel by Mantra
The HawaiiGuide Read: Not a Waikīkī address, and that's the point. The tower sits next door to Ala Moana Center, with Ala Moana Beach Park across the boulevard and the convention center a short walk away. Ratings around 4.1 across more than 5,600 reviews land a touch below the island median — the location does the heavy lifting here, not the rooms.
Best for: shoppers, convention-goers, and repeat visitors who prefer the locals' beach park to the Waikīkī crush. Skip it if: you want to step out of the lobby into the strip — you're a mall away from it, in an older tower that shows its age in places.
Our read: one of Honolulu's better location-for-the-money plays, as long as you didn't come for Waikīkī itself. Context: our Waikīkī area guide.
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