With a whopping 3,000 guest rooms, an action-packed stretch of beach, numerous shops and restaurants, and spa facilities, you’ll never have to leave this sprawling resort while you’re here. Vegas-like in size and scope, the Hilton Hawaiian Village caters to vacationing couples and also to families, with kids’ programs and a kids’ pool. Accommodations are spread throughout six towers tailored to different types of travelers—for example, the beachfront Rainbow Tower with its soaring rainbow mosaics is great for families and vacationers, while the Ali'i Tower is meant for a more upscale business and leisure clientele. More than 50 varieties of exotic plants and flowers mingle with waddling penguins, pink flamingos, talking parrots, and other wildlife on the lush 22-acre grounds, and the resort's 90+ shops run the gamut from inexpensive T-shirt stores to pricey boutiques carrying high-end jewelry. There's even a Harley-Davidson accessories shop with a great selection of island-inspired biker wear. The 22 restaurants and lounges on the property provide a wide range of dining and imbibing options, from the Euro-Asian Bali by the Sea to a New York-style deli to Italian, Japanese, and Chinese. Fitness classes and snorkeling lessons are included in the room rate; hula and surfing lessons, water aerobics, and lei-making classes are also offered. The beach also provides opportunities for kayaking, boogie boarding, and submarine tours. On Friday nights, the Super Pool (so named because it’s 10,000 square feet) is the setting for a Polynesian show that concludes with a fireworks display over Waikiki.

Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa Amenities:

• 2,860 rooms. Check-in 2 pm, check-out 11 am. High-speed Internet access. 15 restaurants, 10 bars. Children's activity center. Fitness room, fitness classes available, spa. Beach. Outdoor pool, children's pool, whirlpool. Airport transportation available. Business center.