hi everyone john matthews here with adventure awaits world travel and today we get to take
a tour of the moana surf rider hotel a westin resort and spa it's a gorgeous hotel right on
waikiki beach on kalakaua avenue and it's known as the first lady of waikiki because it was
literally the first hotel built on waikiki beach in 1901 so she's 120 years old this year in 2021
you can see the port cochair and all the beautiful woodwork on the front of the
hotel and the victorian style they have these beautiful rocking chairs that you can relax in
out on the front of the hotel as well so just a gorgeous hotel as you come into the main lobby you
can see how beautifully decorated it is and all the flower arrangements and landscaping and plants
and it's just in impeccable condition they've done a beautiful job maintaining this hotel and it's a
gorgeous resort here are the concierge and tour desks on the right hand side as you head further
into the lobby you can see that it's open air so the doors are open that go right out onto the
the deck out on the back side of the hotel which we'll look at more in a minute and you can see the
water out there there's waikiki beach right out there and then gorgeous blue of the pacific ocean
further to the right they have a store that sells beautiful artwork and jewelry and collectibles you
can see some of the items inside the store so just lovely things that you can purchase
during your amazing vacation in hawaii and the name of the store is martin and macarthur
heading further to the right you can see the elevators and beautiful artwork on
the walls here are the reception desks as you can see it is a westin resort and spa
more gorgeous hawaiian artwork on the wall they also have this really cool display of hawaiian
history and pictures of the hotel back in the early 1900s and these historic surfboards and
the history of surfing on waikiki beach as well as you head further to the right you come into the
tower wing which is the newest part of the hotel and that's where the moana lani spa is located
the only oceanfront spa in waikiki heading out the back side of the lobby you can see on the
right side vintage 1901 which is this beautiful deck with lovely seating they serve wine and other
beverages there in the evenings and it's nice place to relax during the day
they have more of these amazing rocking chairs outside for you to enjoy you can see the gorgeous
grounds in the courtyard and then on the left side is the beach house at the moana which is a
fine dining restaurant in the evening and casual dining during the day they also have the beach
bar which is this gorgeous bar out under this amazing banyan tree which is as old as the hotel
so just a huge tree that provides tons of shade and is very beautiful and fun to enjoy
and then they have this beautiful bar with lots of seating that wraps around the tree so you can see
there's plenty of seating both up above which is part of the beach house and then down below
which is the bar seating you can they do have a lot of seating but it does get quite popular so
if you want to come here and have a beverage it's good to get there early in the afternoon because
in the evenings it gets quite busy you can see there's a stage there they have live entertainment
in the afternoons and evenings which we enjoyed several times and you can see the seating just
wraps all the way around this gorgeous banyan tree continuing further out you can see that
the bar is right on waikiki beach so you can see the sand and the gorgeous sapphire blue
water of the pacific ocean and you just have an amazing view of the beach and the water
and of course diamond head over on the left so you can imagine sitting out the bar enjoying a
beverage listening to live music and enjoying this amazing view of waikiki beach and the sapphire
blue water of the pacific ocean or you can just walk out from the hotel and enjoy the beach
there's a picture of the pool for the resort which is rather small and here's another view from the
other side but then again you have waikiki beach right there so the resort's more about
the beach and not quite as much about the pool they also have the surfrider cafe which
is a grab-and-go location right here they have coffee and pastries and sandwiches and smoothies
and then continuing to the right we come back into the tower wing where they have the beach
club which is open to sweet guests or as of this year guests can purchase admission for 125 a night
for two adults and two children and enjoy drinks and beverages and a nice quiet place to work
you can see it's a beautiful lounge with lots of seating very spacious and quiet and peaceful and
they also have amazing views it's the only beach club on the beach in waikiki literally right on
waikiki beach here's the view out the window so you can see the beach umbrellas and the
gorgeous blue water of the pacific ocean right there so a lovely place to relax or and enjoy
or do some work in peace and quiet and it was closed when we were there due to covid but they
were planning to reopen it as soon as possible so you can see it's quite a large club too
very spacious lots of seating they have a coffee bar and they have this bar for snacks in the
afternoons and evenings and beverages so just a wonderful lounge for you to enjoy during your stay
you can see that the moana surf rider hotel is a gorgeous resort and spa right on waikiki beach so
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