Hotels in Waikiki are notoriously -- and ridiculously -- expensive. Knowing that we would be spending our pre-cruise night here, we had to accept that, while also taking best advantage of the situation. Without getting into the gory details, through one of our credit cards, I was able to book a room at the iconic Royal Hawaiian Hotel, which is one of the first hotels established in Waikiki, and which is also known as the "Pink Palace of the Pacific." The hotel opened in 1927 to cater to the burgeoning tourism industry fueled by steamer travel from San Francisco to Honolulu. It has been expanded over the years, including the addition of two oceanfront towers, but it's historic charm remains. It was definitely a splurge, but we figured it was worth it.
Traffic had let up a little and it was only about 20 minutes to the hotel, but I was nonetheless happy to park the rental car and check-in. We were upgraded to a huge room overlooking the ocean, with a massive wrap-around balcony. It was literally and figuratively too late to take in all the sites or appreciate all of the surroundings, as were asleep before our heads hit the pillow.
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| Our Hotel -- the Royal Hawaiian, dating from the 1920's. |
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| Evening view from our balcony. |
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