Makiki Travel Guide
Honolulu
Popular places to visit
Makiki Forest Recreation Area
Explore the great outdoors at Makiki Forest Recreation Area and enjoy the beautiful sunsets during your trip to Honolulu. Visit the area's shops or amble around its beautiful beaches.
Pu'u 'Ualaka'a State Wayside
You can take time to visit Pu'u 'Ualaka'a State Wayside during your travels to Honolulu. Discover the area's waterfalls and monuments.
Waikiki Beach
Pack your shorts or bikini and surf, swim, or just sit back under a palm tree and enjoy the Aloha spirit at Hawaii’s most famous beach.
Pearl Harbor
Discover where America's involvement in World War II started and ended amid the moving memorials and battleship museums of this historic harbor.
Ala Moana Center
You can find the perfect gifts to bring home with a trip to Ala Moana Center, a popular shopping spot in Honolulu. Discover the area's beautiful sunsets or seek out its surfing spots.
Waikiki Beach Walk
You can find the perfect gifts to bring home when you visit Waikiki Beach Walk, a popular shopping spot in Honolulu. Amble around this family-friendly area's beautiful beaches or seek out the local tours.
Things to do
Premium Snorkeling Cruise, Buffet, Whale & Dolphin Watch- AM, PM or Sunset
Pearl Harbor, Arizona & City Tour with Optional Battleship Missouri Upgrade
Waikiki Luau Buffet with Optional Rock-A-Hula Show
Ultimate Pearl Harbor Circle Island Tour with Dole Plantation & USS Arizona
Top hotels in Makiki
Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach Resort
"Everything was nice, except the room. Do not stay in the Diamond tower. It is very outdated!"
Reviewed on 29 May 2026
Hyatt Regency Waikiki Beach Resort & Spa
"great hotel, nice location and rooms. if renting a car just use their lot for the convenience"
Reviewed on 30 May 2026
Prince Waikiki
"Clean room great staff great view very good amenities, close to shopping center definitely recommend!"
Reviewed on 28 May 2026
Sheraton Waikiki Beach Resort
"I love the Sheraton, in particular because I have a young child…. The pool is the best for kids (although the water is constantly too cold!! That is one thing I wish they could change about this hotel). The jacuzzi is large though and there are two of them. The beach access is great, and there is ..."
Reviewed on 29 May 2026
'Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach
"Poor room service, never left us enough towels. They would take 4 but only left us 2. Also never left washcloths."
Reviewed on 30 May 2026
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
"Room was well kept,staff accommodation excellent."
Reviewed on 29 May 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Makiki
Tantalus
While visiting Tantalus, you might make a stop by sights like Honolulu Museum of Art and Makiki Forest Recreation Area.
Pacific Heights
While visiting Pacific Heights, you might make a stop by sights like National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific and Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House.
Manoa
You'll enjoy the mountain views and monuments in Manoa. You might want to make time for a stop at Honolulu Museum of Art Spalding House or Na Ala Hele Manoa Falls Trailhead.
Koreatown
Koreatown might not have many top sights, but Ala Moana Center and Waikiki Beach are two attractions nearby that you can check out.
McCully - Moiliʻili
Though McCully - Moiliʻili may not have many top sights, you can venture to the surrounding area to see attractions like Ala Moana Center and Waikiki Beach Walk.
Ala Moana
If you're spending some time in Ala Moana, Ala Moana Center and Magic Island are top sights worth seeing.
