This place was in a nice location in between everything. You have the Ala Moana Mall close by which has every clothing store you can think of. It also has an expansive food court /restaurants available. Having a young 18 month old and a disrupted sleep schedule due to the time change, we ended up getting dinner a lot from the food court because of its availability and convenience. You also have the Hilton Lagoon walking distance from the hotel, however, there was a ton of rocks in the sand. We ended up walking to Ala Moana Beach which was much nicer but still safe for my 18 month old because the waves are soften by an outer border of rocks. For the entire week, we did street parking in the back of the hotel. It is $1.00 per hour. You only pay for the time you think you will be parking there. Sometimes parking can be difficult to find depending on the time of day but we were always able to find parking. Tropical Tribe is across the street from the hotel and they have really good Acai Bowls. Da Hi Brew is also across the street and has good coffee and breakfast items. Bring your own bags for groceries unless you want to carry your groceries all in your hands or pay for bags. If you want to enjoy the hustling and bustling of bars/restaurants every night, I would book a place in Waikiki for convenience. Finding parking was challenging.