Waikiki's most vertically ambitious address. Rooftop pool, Diamond Head views, and the Ritz-Carlton service standard delivered at altitude.
The Ritz-Carlton Residences occupy the upper floors of two adjacent high-rise towers in central Waikiki — Tower 1 at 383 Kalaimoku Street and Tower 2 one block away on Lewers Street. The hotel-use rooms and suites in Tower 1 begin on the 7th floor, with the infinity pool and La Vie restaurant terrace on the 8th floor podium level, and rooms continuing up to the 43rd floor. From the upper floors, the views of Diamond Head to the southeast, the Pacific horizon to the south, and the Honolulu skyline to the north are among the finest from any hotel in Hawaii.
The property opened in 2016, making it among the newest purpose-built luxury hotels in Waikiki. The design is contemporary rather than historic: floor-to-ceiling glass, clean lines, and rooms that function first as living spaces with hotel services layered in, reflecting the residential premise of the Ritz-Carlton Residences brand. The kitchen in each unit is fully equipped. The living area is properly proportioned. The result is the best-suited hotel in Waikiki for extended stays — the one-bedroom suites function as apartments, and the building's residential character means the common areas are significantly quieter than a traditional hotel lobby.
La Vie restaurant on the 8th floor terrace is the food programme anchor — a French-Hawaiian hybrid menu with a wine list and a sommelier team that take the exercise seriously. The pool deck below it is the infinity pool address in Waikiki: a 40-foot lap pool and an adjacent lounge pool, both with the Pacific horizon as their backdrop. The 8th floor location means the pool is elevated above the street noise and the beach activity without being so high that the Pacific connection is lost.
For business travellers, the Ritz-Carlton Residences offers the practical inventory that Waikiki's historic hotels typically do not: fast dedicated WiFi rated for video conferencing, meeting rooms with AV capability on the hotel floors, a business centre, and a concierge team accustomed to managing corporate schedules. The proximity to the Hawaii Convention Center — a 10-minute walk — is not accidental. The executive lounge provides the kind of working-with-a-view option that turns a Hawaii business trip from an obligation into something closer to a reasonable arrangement.
A Hawaii business trip requires a hotel that understands productivity exists here alongside the Pacific. The Ritz-Carlton Residences is the only Waikiki address that has been designed from the ground up to accommodate both. The apartment-format rooms with proper desks and fast WiFi, the meeting rooms, the proximity to the Convention Center, and the executive lounge providing a working breakfast option — these are the logistics. The infinity pool, La Vie's wine programme, and the Diamond Head sunrise from the upper floors are the reason the Hawaii business trip is worth accepting. Other business hotels →
Rates from $445/night. Check availability on RitzCarlton.com.
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