Hilton Grand Vacations Club (HGVC) at Hilton Hawaiian Village

We stayed in the Diamond Head tower two years ago and fell in love with the resort. You just can't beat this location for young children. The lagoon has many safe activities for kids and the beach is ideal as well. The expansive grounds are a beautiful adventure for the kids everywhere you go. Penguins, fish, parrots, flamingos, geckos, snails... the kids LOVED it. On the negative side, meals are expensive. Do not under estimate how much you will spend on a simple hotdog and soda. We loved our visit so much, we came back this July 1 - 10, 2011. This time with all four of our kids (ages 10 months - 10 years) and a babysitter making our group too large (7) for a single room or suite. We were very fortunate to locate a penthouse suite in the Lagoon tower on Redweek posted by an amazingly customer-oriented renter. We ended up saving a lot on the penthouse vs. reserving 2 rooms in the rainbow or Diamond Head towers. The two story unit was perfect with comfortable sound-proof rooms and well-appointed living areas. The view was gorgeous!! We fixed many meals in the room and saved hundreds of dollars. The renter, Victor Paranada, was extremely helpful to us even with details such as arranging for high chairs, etc. In all our travels, we put this experience at the top of our list because of the thoughtful, friendly service he provided and the value of the unit he rented us. Using the title company for payment was the only negative. They cost $200 and were NOT pleasant to work with. As for us, we will be back, will work directly with the same renter, and will not deal with the title company.

We stayed on the Island for two weeks. The first week was spent at the Hilton Wakikian and the second on at the Marriott Ko Olina. I was real hesitant to use my vacation time, staying on the Island of Oahu. Let me just tell you, this was one of the best Hawaiian trip we have ever done! The new Hilton Wakikian was more than I could have dreamed for! The rooms are all new and the services was impeccable!! I was so impressed with the service and accommodations, I added more point while we were there, and I never do that!!! Anyway, both resorts are spectacular and both have completely different experiences! Go! Enjoy the island known as Los Angeles, with warm water!!! It is a whole lot more!!!

Stayed in the Rainbow Tower corner room as a hotel guest in 2004. It was great. Expensive but worth it. We were told by some friends we wouldn't need a car, but we had family in Pearl Harbor and got one after a few days. I would definately reccommend a car if you want to go to Haunama Bay(highly reccommended, but be careful when tide is going out) Nice beach at the Hilton, calm and not crowded. North Shore is awesome, especially in the winter when the surfing competition is going on. Waves are impressive. Hawaii was dubbed the "Island of Pay Pay" by my husband. We went inland towards the North Shore and a $3 bottle of water at the hotel was .89c in the little town. Lots to see once you leave the Waikikik area. The island is scenic to say the least and the waterfalls in Waimae are great. We are going back soon and taking the kids.

Novmber 2006 - Lots of construction going on all day - the main pool was ovecrowded due to the closure of other pools. Other than that, a great trip. We look forward to coming back with our children and grandchildren when the new SuperPool is built and they have remodeled the lagoon and made it swimmable.

This is our first time staying as in the Lagoon Tower at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, we have stayed before in the rainbow tower as hotel guests. We highly recommend this place to everyone and are planning on going back again.

Let me say that this is the BEST hotel in Honolulu as it has everything you could ever want! The beach is excellent, not too crowded like it is further down on Waikiki, it has a lagoon area that is perfect for kids & novice swimmers. There is some great snorkeling and surfing right there at the hotel. You can rent umbrellas, chairs, snorkels, ect right there on site. They have nightly entertainment at the Tropics Bar from 4:30pm - 7pm & Tappa Bar from 8-11pm. The bands are really good - highly recommend seeing Beach 5 & Typical Hawaiians.

Prices are what one should expect at a resort, expensive. However, there is an ABC Store right on sight and can buy drinks and snacks at a cheaper price. If you like coffee you need to go to Lappert's which right next to the Lagoon Tower, they will brew you a fresh cup right in front of you of one of Hawaii's famous coffee blends! Plus they have great ice cream at night. As far as eateries there is everything from Round Table Pizza to Benihana's there on premise. Accommodations were great as the room was very clean (1 bedroom ocean view is what we stayed in). It was quite and spacious with all amenities one would want. Plus there was free internet which was a pleasant surprise. They have free washer/dryer on each floor to use which was nice.

Staff was very pleasant and knowledgeable. I would recommend taking "The Bus" around Honolulu, it was very simple and easy the concierge desk can provide you with info on getting around as there is a bus stop right in front of the hotel. You can also walk to the main strip if so desire. The Zoo is a great stop if you love animals, aquarium is not as good but right next to the zoo. You can also rent a car from Hertz right there on site and take a drive around the island, which I recommend you do. If you are an AAA member, make sure you tell Hertz as it saves 20% and book one day ahead!

FYI, there was a little bit of construction but was not noticeable unless you looked up at the new tower they are building.