Known as the nerve center of the Pacific defense, Hawaii holds a strategic position in the defense system of the United States. The headquarters of the Commander in Chief, Pacific, and of the Fleet Marine Force, Pacific, are at Camp H.M. Smith near Pearl Harbor in Oahu. Pearl Harbor is a main base for U.S. naval ships. Oahu is a top destination for military personnel and their families.
Aqua Island Colony Hotel
The Aqua Island Colony Hotel, the tallest hotel in Waikiki, offers expansive views over the Pacific Ocean and into the Koolau Mountains. The hotel is a two-block walk to the beach and a short stroll to the International Marketplace. The hotel offers military discounts to military personnel and their families.
The hotel has 740 guestrooms on 44 floors. Guestrooms are single, double or family-sized. Larger rooms include two double beds, a kitchenette, a balcony, air conditioning and a daily paper. The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and immediate access to the surf.
Aqua Island Colony Hotel
445 Seaside Avenue
Honolulu, HI US 96815
808-923-2345
aquaresorts.com
Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel
Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio Hotel, a few steps from Waikiki Beach and less than a 1/2-mile from downtown Honolulu, offers military discounted rates. This Hilton offers 601 guestrooms, all smoke-free. Rooms include 42-inch plasma HDTV, double, queen or king beds and a private balcony-a lanai in Hawaiian-with an ocean, mountain or city view.
The Hilton Waikiki allows up to two pets, no more than 60 lbs each. You should notify the hotel in advance if you are traveling with pets.
Hilton Waikiki Prince Kuhio
2500 Kuhio Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96815
800-333-3333
808-922-0811
hilton.com
The Hale Koa Hotel
The Hale Koa Hotel on Fort DeRussy Armed Forces Recreation Center is a resort exclusively serving members of the U.S. Armed Forces and their families. Built and financed by service men and women from their own funds, the hotel now operates on a self-sustaining, donation and voluntary basis.
All of the Hale Koa Hotel's 817 guestrooms offer basic amenities and varying balcony views. The hotel also provides ground floor rooms with easier access for older guests and those using wheelchairs.
The Hale Koa hotel bases room rates on military rank or civilian grade at the time of check-in. Retired military members received rates based on the rank achieved at the time of retirement; retired civilian members of the military community pay a Category III rate; others associated with the military, such as disabled veterans and widows, receive other discount rates.
The Hale Koa Hotel
For DeRussy Armed Forces Recreation Center
2055 Kalla Road
Honolulu, HI 96815-1998
808-955-0555
halekoa.com
Sheraton Waikiki
The Sheraton Waikiki features 1,695 rooms on 31 floors. Rooms include city or ocean views and a private balcony. Amenities include a fitness center, business center, swimming pool and onsite restaurant.
The Waikiki area is near the Hickam Air Force Base, Schofield Barracks, Wheeler Air Force Base, Lualualei Naval Reservation, Barbers Point Naval Air Station, Camp Smith, Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station and Fort Shafter. The hotel is nine miles from Honolulu International Airport.
The Sheraton offers competitive military and government rates when guests show a valid military ID.
Sheraton Waikiki
2255 Kalakaua Avenue
Honolulu, HI 96815
808-922-4422
sheraton-waikiki.com
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