Sheraton Waikiki
The HawaiiGuide Read: The Sheraton Waikiki is Waikīkī at full volume — a beachfront tower with over 10,000 guest reviews on file, more than almost any hotel in Hawaiʻi. Ratings settle around 4.4, which for a property moving this many people is quietly impressive. The draw is the position (dead center on the beach) and the scene; the tradeoff is that nothing about it is intimate.
Best for: travelers who want big-resort energy, ocean-view rooms in the middle of everything, and don't mind crowds at the pool. Skip it if: "secluded" appears anywhere on your wish list.
Our read: it does scale better than scale usually deserves — but light sleepers and quiet-seekers should look at the Halekulani or the Kahala instead. Full breakdown in our Waikīkī area guide.
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