The beach is long but not very deep in places. The sand is nice. The water from the Pink Hotel towards Diamond Head is terrible. Full of rocks and lots of traffic from surfers and sail boat tours. From the Pink Hotel towards the West is great. The water has soft sand and you can walk out for at least 100 yards. But be prepared for congestion. Make sure you bring your own towels, chairs and most importantly an umbrella. The prices for rentals vary from $20 - $100 an HOUR.

We stayed at Waikiki Beach at the Hilton. While there are lots of shops and restaurants around there are also tons of people and lots of traffic. Our family prefers beautiful nature and we felt that there are many other better beaches on the island. We would not return and stay at Waikiki. We would choose another less populated Hawaiin island. We are big fans of the Bahamas and places in Mexico.

This is a spectacular area of Oahu where the white sandy beaches hit the beautiful blue oceans of Hawaii. We layed out on the beach and got some good rays and watched the surfers, hang gliders, boaters, etc having a great time. This is a beautiful beach and needs to be visited.

We went to Waikiki Beach just to say we did but honestly wouldn't go out of our way again. It's extremely busy, parking is awful and expensive, the beach itself is packed. Shopping isn't anything special that you can't go elsewhere.

It was absolutely nuts for most of the days that we were there with mass amounts of people many with no sense of space. We hung out in front of the Outrigger and Moana hotels which seemed to have a high concentration of people in front of them. Sunsets were gorgeous! Perfect place for families with younger children as the currents were not too strong (you still need to watch them though). Arrive early if you want to rent chairs and water toys - they go fast!

Rented umbrella and chairs for reasonable $30-40 depending on whether we stayed 4-6 hours. Lots of room on the beach and waves were gentle for a weak swimmer like me. Sun is very hot so an umbrella is a good idea.

Waikiki is beautiful and convenient to access and enjoy. Know that it's very busy, but arriving at non peak hours or walking down past the immediate access of the hotels will help. Calm waters when we were there and great for swimming for the most part.

Reviewing the section of the beach closest to Embassy Suites. What can I say? The water was clear and perfect temperature to swim with some fish, which you will encounter here :) Very touristy, but still you can catch beautiful sunrises coming up over Diamond Head and sunsets. My favorite thing here was the sunrises on a cloudy day, breathtaking lavender hues! Second favorite thing was being able to walk right in and swim because the water was so nice and warm! Third was watching the ocean from my room mid day-the vibrant color of the water and seeing the sail boats, surfers, and paddle boarders way out in the distance was so calming.

The city of Honolulu makes sure tourists are safe and the beaches are clean, with a heavy HPD presence. However, this is the most advertised beach in Hawaii and, as such, it is extremely overcrowded. Find literally any other beach in Oahu to go to.