Help? No beach in front of Outwigger Reef or Moana?

Read on these forums that if you want beach in front of your hotel, you should stay at Hilton Hawaiian Village. Is this true? please clarify.

Help? No beach in front of Outwigger Reef or Moana?

There is beach in front of the Outrigger Reef. I am not certain about the Moana but believe there is. Even if there isn%26#39;t much of any beach, it would be just a short walk to a larger area from any of the hotels on the beach.

Help? No beach in front of Outwigger Reef or Moana?

The only hotel on the beach that does not have much of a beach is Halekulani.

Outrigger Reef has a decent beach front %26amp; is right next to Ft. DeRussy Beach which is one of the best in Waikiki.

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In front of some hotels is a wider beach than others, but there is always some. If you don%26#39;t like your own hotel%26#39;s beach, just take a little walk... ALL of famous Waikiki is right there for you!

They are on the beach. HHV has wider one. Left side of Moana has long sand beach to Kuhio adn Kaimana.

We were in Oahu three weeks ago. Stayed at HHV, but had dinner one night at the Shore Bird at the Outrigger. We came in through the street side of the hotel and walked the beach back. I was surprised a bit when we reached the restaurant how much closer we were to the ocean. Although smaller, there is decent size beach at the Outrigger. Like others have said, if it%26#39;s too small for you, just walk a little bit to where it%26#39;s larger.

Go on to Google Maps or Google Earth and you will see that the Hilton Hawaiian Village does have the widest stretch of beach. It also has another neat feature, a salt water lagoon that is fun to play in. The beach in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village will be less crowded because of the fact that the hotel is separated by the Sheraton Waikiki and Halekulani hotels that don%26#39;t have a beach. It%26#39;s a barrier that keeps the crowds out. The Outrigger Reef and Moana Hotel all have beaches in front of them. The beach in front of the Moana Hotel is small and crowded. It is still a really great location, especially if you like to people watch. You may find your beach towel right next to the person next to you. That always bugs me a little. I don%26#39;t want to hear someone elses radio or conversation. You can walk either side of that beach and it will be a bit more crowded because all of the hotels that don%26#39;t have beach front locations have guests that walk to these beach areas. The Outrigger Reef does have a nice beach too and probably has less people on it.

One that you might note is that if you see beach umbrellas and chairs that look uniform in color, these are rental chairs. They will be nice to rent but they do cost. For instance, in front of the Hilton Hawaiian Village, you can rent chairs but note that this in not the hotel renting to you. It is a vendor that the hotel allows to rent chairs to guests or non-guests. It is a not a hotel rental venture. You can go to the ABC Stores and get your own little umbrella, or find a shady palm tree if you don%26#39;t want to pay for umbrellas and chairs. The one good thing about setting aside money for an umbrella and chairs is that you don%26#39;t have to lug anything with you, and the people around you are probably families or guests of the hotel. You might make some new friends and save yourself a sunburn.

Word to the wise -- you can just mosey down Waikiki if the width of the sand isn%26#39;t to your liking. But if you stay at HHV -- well, there are other issues. Is the width of the beach a deal-breaker for you? I wouldn%26#39;t choose HHV just because of the beach. There are other pros and cons.

FYI -- some drop-dead gorgeous beach on the north and east sides of the island. Be sure to get out of Honolulu and explore. You will be amazed at this gorgeous island.