ALOHA!
Does Moana Surfrider have a private beach?
There are no private beaches in Waikiki, and that means that there is no private beach at the Moana Surfrider.
That said, the Moana Surfrider is a beachfront hotel.
The property is directly along the beach in Waikiki, and this means that you will have easy access from your hotel room to the beach!
👆 The Moana Surfrider and the beach in front of it. The Moana Surfrider is a beachfront hotel in Waikiki.
The Moana Surfrider is the First Lady of Waikiki.
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👆 The Moana Surfrider Waikiki Beach is a historic hotel in Hawaii. It is a Westin resort in Hawaii.
The Moana Surfrider is also called the “First Lady of Waikiki,” and it is on the list of the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the Moana Surfrider:
The Moana Hotel officially opened on March 11, 1901, ushering in the birth of tourism for the islands.
Designed in the old colonial style architecture of the period, it boasted 75 rooms and was the costliest, most elaborate and modern hotel building in the Hawaiian Islands at the time.
If you are staying at the Moana Surfrider, you can also join Hawaiian cultural activities like hula lessons and ribbon lei making. (This is only for hotel guests.)
Check to see if there will be a historic tour of the hotel while you are in Waikiki.
Can you swim at the Moana Surfrider beach?
Waikiki Beach is for swimming, and that includes the beach at the Moana Surfrider!
You will be swimming with views of the iconic Diamond Head!
👆 The Moana Surfrider Waikiki Beach Resort and the beach in front of it. You can see Diamond Head from the Moana Surfrider beach!
If you do not yet have your hotel booked, then you may want to try to avoid going to Waikiki at a time when there is a greater risk for jellyfish along Waikiki Beach!
If there’s a risk for jellyfish, signs will go up along the beach. Unless there’s a serious jellyfish invasion, the beach won’t be closed so you CAN still go swimming and people do get in the water, but… do you?! 😜
More pictures below of the Moana Surfrider beach!
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- For women: Search for a rash guard for swimming and you won't have to worry as much about putting on sunscreen!
- Search for a rash guard for men
- Water shoes for snorkeling if you won't be wearing fins, or just generally for the beach!
- Cheapo waterproof phone case so you can capture pictures of colorful fishies swimming underwater!
- I always have a camera float attached to my phone case that I put around my wrist
- Snorkeling set: mask and fins
- Fins allow you to propel further faster (aka see more in less time and energy!)
- Go cheap if you accept that you need to come up for air frequently: regular swimming googles. They are not as fashionable but if you get swimming goggles, make them the clear kind so you won't be seeing dimmed colors of the colorful fishies!
- If you are able, I recommend trying out the mask at your local lake (in summer) or pool so you will be good to go in Hawaii when there's actually stuff to see!
- Travel-friendly turkish towel for the beach (lightweight compared to regular beach towels)
- For women: Teva walking sandals (one of the best sandal brands for the outdoors, perfect for lots of walking around outside - that's not a lava field!)
- For men: Teva sandals
- For women: Merrell hiking shoes (one of the best outdoor shoe brands)
- For men: Merrell hiking shoes
- For more ideas, do a search for hiking clothes or swimming clothes!
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Moana Surfrider at Kalakaua Avenue
Aside from the convenience of the beach, the Moana Surfrider is also along Kalakaua Avenue on the other side of the hotel.
This is a main road in Waikiki where you can find lots of shops.
Beach at Moana Surfrider
👆 At the beach in front of the Moana Surfrider looking towards Diamond Head.
👇 At the beach in front of the Moana Surfrider beach looking in the opposite direction.
And even if you are not staying at the Moana Surfrider, you can see the Moana banyan tree from the beach!
👆 The Moana banyan tree is one of the banyan trees in Waikiki!
You can also go to the Moana Surfrider Beach Bar that (yes!) is at the Moana Surfrider and (yes!) is right along the beach!
👆 The Moana Surfrider Beach Bar is one of the Waikiki Beach food spots! See the Waikiki map for more Waikiki Beach food spots!
And that’s a bit about the beach at Moana Surfrider!
More about Waikiki and beyond:
- Moana Surfrider courtyard to see banyan tree
- Waikiki Beach map
- Things to do in Waikiki for VIEWS!
- Waikiki Beach snorkeling spots
- Oahu beaches
- Waimanalo Beach (as seen on TV!)
HAPPY BEACH TIME AT THE MOANA SURFRIDER IN WAIKIKI!
Plan your Oahu hiking day!
- Best Oahu hikes
- Diamond Head hike
- How difficult is the Diamond Head hike?
- How to get to Diamond Head from Waikiki
- South Shore Grill (food after Diamond Head!)
- Queens Beach snorkeling (post-hike nearby snorkeling!)
- Things to do in Waikiki (post-hike ideas!)
- Lanikai pillbox hike
- How to get to the Lanikai pillbox trailhead + parking
- Bus to Lanikai pillbox hike
- Lanikai Beach (post-hike nearby beach!)
- Kailua Beach (post-hike nearby beach!)
- Kailua Beach to Lanikai Beach walk
- Things to do on the east side of Oahu (post-hike ideas!)
- Ehukai Pillbox hike
- Things to do on the North Shore (post-hike ideas!)
- Best Oahu waterfalls
- Waimea Falls Trail
👇 Explore the Waikiki map on google maps!
See the list:
- Things to do on Oahu (for VIEWS!)
- Things to do in Waikiki (for VIEWS!)