Looking up at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel from the beach.
Outrigger Canoe on Royal Hawaiian Beach.
What a fantastic swim in the warm, warm water at Royal Hawaiian Beach! See the Sheraton Waikiki in the distance.
Longboards and beach boy in the distance.
Diamond Head and the two catamarans in front of the Royal Hawaiian Beach.
Evening view from Royal Hawaiian Beach.
Incredibly fun swim in the evening!
Playing in the tiny bouncing waves by the shore, in the evening.
The "pink hotel" at night.
The water and sand take on a gorgeous hue at night. This is bliss!
The "pink hotel" from above. Notice the amazing color of the water and of the old trees in the garden.
The Royal Hawaiian Hotel from above, and the Sheraton Waikiki behind. What a beauty!
The purple pots on the rooftop.
The mission-style bell tower. Pink was in vogue in the 1920s.
I love this place! The tropical gardens of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
The gardens of the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center.
The Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center and its many palms, lava rocks, and statues.
Live music at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center.
The window at the Cheesecake Factory, looking out on the tropical gardens of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
The outdoor garden dining area of the Cheesecake Factory.
Torches and the "pink hotel" as seen from the outdoor garden area of the Cheesecake Factory.
The exquisitely lush gardens outside the windows of the Cheesecake Factory, in Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center.
Favorite local band, FreeSound, plays before an enthusiastic crowd on the patio at Duke's Canoe Club.
Live music at Duke's.
The entrance to Jimmy Buffets Restaurant, in the Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort.
The ocean-themed interior of Jimmy Buffets.
View of the aquamarine waters of Royal Hawaiian Beach, as seen from the Holiday Inn Waikiki Beachcomber Resort.
Views of the Royal Hawaiian Beach, as seen from Hula Grill.
Breakfast at Hula Grill- watch the surfers catch the long rides in.
View from Hula Grill.
Heavenly swim after breakfast at Hula Grill.
Palm trees galore at the shops at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
Beautiful trees on the grounds of the Royal Hawaiian Hotel.
It's lovely to stroll the grounds of the hotel.
Shopping at Royal Hawaiian Center, on the Kalakaua Ave side of the hotel.
Kids love to play on the lawn in the Royal Hawaiian Center, the shopping center on Kalakaua Ave.
Pond and lush gardens at the Royal Hawaiian Center, a shopping center near the hotel.
Decorations hanging from the trees.
The gardens of the "pink hotel."
Early morning view of the pink hotel from the jetty at Kapahulu Ave.
Christmas tree and decorations at the Royal Hawaiian Center.
Gorgeous trees at the pink hotel.
Duke's is a nice place to eat.
The sand is swept each morning.
Paddleboarder heading out to the waves.
The color of the sea! A sailboat and clouds.
Yellow catamaran.
Yellow canoes on the beach.
Gingerbread sand sculpture at Christmastime, in the Royal Hawaiian Center.
Christmas tree sand sculptures in the Royal Hawaiian Center.
People enjoying the water on a November morning.
Kids playing by the shore.
Coconut trees and the pink resort.
It's always good when you can find somewhere to eat in Waikiki. Honolulu Coffee Co. in the Sheraton Waikiki.
Il Gelato Hawaii, on Royal Hawaiian Ave.
Sweet architecture on Royal Hawaiian Ave.
Christmas sand sculpture in Royal Hawaiian Center.
Coconut trees at the back entrance to Sheraton Waikiki and Royal Hawaiian.
Aloha Melt, a melted cheese sandwich shop.
Aloha Melt has nice decor.
Cute trees outside Courtyard by Marriott.
Surfers returning to the shore.