Miramar Hotel - Honolulu, Hawaii - Unpretentious Hotel in Central Waikiki

This mid-class, 22-story hotel has been providing Honolulu visitors with no-frills accommodations since 1970. Its primary selling point is its central location, right in the very middle of the Waikiki area.

With 358 spacious, air-conditioned guest rooms and suites, the Miramar Hotel offers something for everyone. Each unit comes with its own private lanai, most overlooking the Pacific Ocean or Waikiki, or else offering panoramas of the Ko'olau Mountains to the north.

The majority of the guest rooms accommodate up to four persons, including the Junior Suites as well as the Standard, Superior, Deluxe and Ocean View units. One-Bedroom Suites can handle up to three persons, while the Two-Bedroom units hold up to seven.

Every one of the guest rooms comes with a refrigerator, a television set with free HBO, Internet access, complimentary in-room safe, on-demand movies and video games. Also provided are a coffee/tea maker, iron/ironing board, clock radio, hair dryer, and voice mail. Smoking rooms are available upon request, as are baby cribs. Rollaway beds can be provided for a fee.

For recreation, the Miramar has a freshwater swimming pool with a broad sun deck on the 5th floor. Waikiki Beach is just a block from the front entrance, and the nearest golf course is less than a mile away. Various water sports and other activities can be arranged through the travel and tour desk located in the lobby

For dining, guests have five options. On the 5th floor, Sammy's Restaurant is open every day for an American-style breakfast buffet, as well as lunch and dinner. Just off the lobby are Denny's Family Restaurant for casual dining 24 hours a day, Fatty's Chinese Kitchen serving fast food 10:30am~10:30pm daily, and the Mika Won Ii Korean Restaurant open from 10am to 10pm each day. One other dining venue is the Poolside Bar, providing drinks and snacks, every day of the week except Monday, from 11am to 5pm.

For business travelers, the Miramar has a meeting space available for up to 250 people seated theater style or 200 at a sit-down banquet. A special Corporate Rate Program is offered to those planning on-site events in conjunction with room reservations.

Other on-site services include a coin-operated laundry facility, a gift shop and baby-sitting referrals. Live weekly entertainment is staged in the hotel's Banana Lounge, such as karaoke sessions from 6pm to 2am each Wednesday through Sunday.

The hotel is conveniently located adjacent to the International Marketplace and within easy walking distance of Waikiki attractions, including the Aquarium and the Honolulu Zoo. City bus lines run right past the front entrance, providing quick and ready access to Ala Moana Shopping Center, Pearl Harbor, Diamond Head, and more.

The address of the Miramar Hotel is 2345 Kuhio Avenue, Honolulu HI 96815. Self-parking is available for a fee of $14 per day.