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Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa vs Waimea Plantation Cottages
Both properties are recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Waimea Plantation Cottages is the choice of most professionals compared to Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. Waimea Plantation Cottages comes in at 80 with recommendations from 7 sources including Lonely Planet, Travel + Leisure and Gayot.
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
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2552 Kalakaua Avenue, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815
From $219 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Frommer's
"This 1,310-room hotel has a lot to offer, including a terrific location just across the street from Waikiki Beach, great restaurants... a terrific spa, and lots of nightly entertainment."
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Fodor's
"The hotel's Spa Olakino, owned by Honolulu celebrity stylist Paul Brown, is one of the largest in Waikiki and specializes in the use of Hawaii-based materials and treatments."
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Oyster
Upscale
"A massive, 1,310-room beachside resort that delivers both what you expect from the Marriott."
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Lonely Planet
"With 1310 rooms, the Marriott is an upscale mega-hotel, and you'll know it from the sprawling lobby and shopping area that span an entire block."
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DK Eyewitness
"Across from Kūhiō Beach, this hotel’s Ali’iolani Tower offers very large guest rooms; many Paokalani Tower rooms have great views of Diamond Head."
Waimea Plantation Cottages
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9400 Kaumualii Highway, Waimea, Kauai, HI 96796
From $216 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
- Restaurant
Frommer's
"That’s what you’ll find at this 30-acre oceanfront enclave of restored vintage cottages, spread among large lawns dotted with coconut palms, banyan trees, and tropical flowers."
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Gayot
"Located about an hour from the Lihue Airport, this beachfront collection of vintage-themed cottages is a wonderful place to relax and renew your mind and soul."
DK Eyewitness
"Step back into old Hawai‘i at these wonderful seaside plantation cottages, set in a coconut grove at the gateway to Waimea Canyon."
Fodor's
"History buffs will adore these relocated and refurbished sugar-plantation cottages, which were originally built in the early 1900s."
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Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Completely unlike any other hotel accommodation on Kauai, the upper-middle-range Waimea Plantation Cottages offers visitors a unique approach to the typical Hawaiian vacation."
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