A Weekend and the Royal Hawaiian

Toby and I stayed the night at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel on Saturday. We had a gift certificate that we were given from the hotel when we got married there over 4 years ago. We finally were able to use it. The hotel went through a major renovation and reopened this year. It was always such a beautiful and historical hotel and we were glad to see that it didn't change too much. We were given a beautiful suite, the same one we had at our wedding, but on a different floor. It was amazing. After we checked in around 10:00 am, we spent the next few hours at the swimming pool. The Sheraton Waikiki, another Starwood resort, is located next door. Both hotels have their own swimming pools, but share a larger water playground. We hung out there for about an hour before we got tired of how busy it was and went back to the Royal's pool. It was much quieter there. We had lunch by the pool, swam, and enjoyed lounging in the sun. There was a Ho'olaulea in Waikiki that night so the entire street was closed and it was busy! We ate dinner at The Cheesecake Factory and watched some of the UH football game at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center. We enjoyed some cheesecake for dessert and relaxed at the hotel. The hotel removed their restaurant, The Surf Room, and now only have a smaller outdoor area for breakfast and lunch. We went there for breakfast (the only option at the Royal) and were told there was a 40 minute wait list. I think the hostess felt sorry for me after I begged for a glass of juice since I couldn't wait 40 minutes to sit down. We were seated in 15 minutes, but waited 35 minutes for our food. The food was great, but it was hot outside. As we were leaving, one of the male servers asked how much longer we had till the babies came and when I told him 6 weeks, he said, "it will be sooner, trust me, I am wise." Well, we shall see if he's right!

Our Suite

The view from our living room

Our living room (you can't see the dining area and the very large flat screen TV)

Part of the bathroom

Our bedroom

Toby relaxing in the dining room

Toby enjoying the waterslide at the Sheraton

The "mommy" view. This was my view over my tummy of the Royal's pool

In the afternoon, they leave a tray with their signature banana bread loaves - yum!

When we checked in, we got a complimentary hisbiscus elixir. This was a complimentary banana and blueberry smoothie that we were given at breakfast.