We stayed at Outrigger Waikiki on the Beach from March 7-13. Our room was on the 8th floor, Diamond Head side, "ocean view" category. Room was spacious with king size bed, couch (with hide-a-bed), and a desk. View from lanai was great. My only complaint is that walls between rooms were pretty thin. We just ran a/c or fan to block out noise if it was bothering us. Most nights we left door to lanai open to hear the waves.

Breakfast buffet at Dukes was fine. Cooked-to-order omelets and eggs, fruit, cereal, pancakes/waffles, etc. Enough choices for even the pickiest eaters.

Beach was great, although busy, just like any beach near a large city. Most days we just put our towels on the sand. One day we rented lounge chairs and an umbrella for about $40, which was nice since we could come and go all day. We also rented surfboards a few days. It is a great area for beginning surfers since the waves aren't too big.

The location of the hotel is perfect, right in the middle of Waikiki. There are tons of restaurants within walking distance, from fast food to fine dining. Compared to other places we've been to in Hawaii, food was more expensive in Waikiki. There is an ABC Store right across the street were you can buy snacks, fruit, soda, booze, etc for reasonable prices.

We loved Waikiki/Honolulu...all the amenities of a city right next to a great beach.

My wife and I stayed here at the start of February for 14 nights as 1st time Hawaiin's. From the day we left we wanted to plan our next trip.

Great location, right in the middle of everything and we found the staff to be a breath of fresh air and what a view.

We stayed in an Ocean Front room and to be honest, the view of the beach below and the beautiful sunsets were amazing and pretty important.

Cannot comment on other room categories, but I suppose you get what you pay for.

The food at either restaurant was great and breakfast buffet was superb.

Recommendation - Ask for a room above the 6th floor (noise from the bars below) and stay in an ocean view or Ocean Front Room.

We loved it!

We used TripAdvisor to guide us in our hotel choices in Oahu, and both were great!! (the other was the Turtle Bay Resort). The Outrigger Waikiki is elegant, well-equipped, friendly staff, nice rooms, even a small "ocean view" in a room quoted as "city view". The particular stretch of beach is perfect for swimming and the water was a beautiful pale aqua and warm in early March! My only suggestion would be umbrellas at the pool (currently there are none, and the beach umbrellas come with a fee.)

The Waikiki Outrigger on the Beach is a great place to stay if you're looking for something on Waikiki beach. The rooms were spacious. The service by the front desk, restaurant and activities booking desk were all very good. The restaurant (Dukes) is a very popular restaurant and right on the beach, so expect to wait at peak times. They have a nice breakfast buffet.

The pool is not overly large. It's also salt water. Nothing wrong with salt water, just a surprise when you first jump in. There's towel service and bar service at the pool.

Waikiki beach is rather narrow. It's also very crowded. We did find a place right adjacent to the hotel where we were able to book an outrigger canoe ride (just like in the opening scenes of Hawaii 5-O) and our daughters were able to take surfing lessons.

The hotel is located in the area where all of the expensive shops are located. Very touristy, but still very nice. Lots of restaurants, shops and activities within walking distance. It's only a 10 minute walk to the Honolulu Zoo and the Honolulu Aquarium.

We would definitely stay here again if we were in Waikiki.