Say goodbye to these rooms!

For 2011, the Ocean Resort Hotel Waikiki is going to get a much-needed makeover. The Hyatt will give it a Heidi Montag-sized face-lift and turn it into the Hyatt Place Waikiki Beach.

The Diamond Head hotel's 451 rooms will get nipped and tucked, the lobby and public spaces will see major changes, and the pool deck will receive an update.]]> Jennifer Kester 2011-01-26T13:46:14-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/22/18340/537 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/sheratonwaikikisanda1.jpg" class="top"> <p><i>Hotels are getting in a holiday mood! Usually around this time, we spotlight all the delicious <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/holiday cocktails">holiday cocktails</a> that hotels concoct for the season. Don't worry, we're not giving up the booze, but we are keeping tabs on all the wonderful, wild, and in some cases, weird <b>Holiday Hotel Decorations</b> that hotels put up this year. Seen some great holiday decor in a hotel recently? <a href="mailto:tips@hotelchatter.com"><b>Send us a snapshot!</b></a></i><p>We've seen chocolate Santas and towel angels but those don't come close to the wacky sand sculptures on display at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sheraton+Waikiki/local/422"><b>Sheraton Waikiki</b></a>. <p>The three sculptures were created by World Champion Sand Sculptor Thomas Koet and his partner Jill Harris. After four days of construction juliana 2010-12-22T18:06:21-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/7/232335/820 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/30451/WaikikiEdition_Surf.jpg" class="top"><p>If you're like us, the holiday cocktails have been flowing since Halloween. Then there's the matter of all that overly-indulgent, incredibly rich winter food. We're still a few weeks away from Christmas but the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Waikiki+Edition/local/1703"><b>Waikiki Edition</b></a> is thinking New Year already. Specifically, what its guests will look like in bikinis come 2011. Gulp.<p> But wait--the hotel is here to help, not judge. Its first four-day <b>Surf and Bikini Boot Camp</b> starts on January 13. And with a renowned nutritionist (Corey Coopersmith) and two-time World Longboard Champion (Daize Shayne Goodwin) behind the itinerary, you know they mean business.<p> The fact that the hotel is in such a pretty part of the world--and is getting good reviews since opening MsRebecca 2010-12-08T09:00:50-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/11/29/91924/959 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/crazybox_waikikiedition.jpg" class="top"><p> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Waikiki+Edition/local/1703"><b>The Waikiki Edition</b></a> has been open for nearly two months and we've already gotten a ton of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/10/18/235624/97/hotels/Look_No_Further_For_Photos_of_the_Waikiki_Edition_Hotel">insider pics</a> as to what the place looks like. <p>And the place just doesn't look good, it actually is good, judging from the recent reviews on <a href="http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60982-d1818106-Reviews-The_Waikiki_EDITION-Honolulu_Oahu_Hawaii.html">TripAdvisor</a>. The hotel has already shot up to the #4 ranking for hotels in Honolulu with mentions of outstanding hotel service at the forefront of most reviews. However, a few reviews bemoan the hotel's busy location (it's not actually on the beach and some say the intersection noise outside was too loud.) <p>Just about the only things we've haven't been privvy to are the hotel's <a href="http://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-information/fitness-spa-services/hnleb-the-waikiki-edition/">spa</a> and nightclub, <a href="http://www.editionhotels.com/en-us/#/en-us/hotels/waikiki/bars/crazybox/crazybox"><b>Crazybox</b></a>. juliana 2010-11-29T11:14:31-05:00 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/