Neighborhood: Kahuku
This longtime family-favorite lodge sprawls throughout almost 1,300 acres of historic land with 5 miles of pristine shoreline and 12 miles of trails on Oʻahu’s North Shore, about 45 miles away from Waikīkī. Now below the Ritz-Carlton banner, the resort just lately underwent a $250 million renovation that included upgrades to rooms, bungalows, swimming pools, and eating. The newly added Club Lounge serves complimentary meals and drinks all day on a spacious, open-air lānai with ocean views, making this a nice choice for households (particularly ones with ravenously hungry teenagers).
There’s a lot to do and see for youths of all ages, together with the lodge’s pool with water slides, calm seashores nice for snorkeling and swimming, bike rides alongside beachside trails, horseback using, portray events, garden video games like cornhole and big Jenga, and unique classes that educate candle-making, gyotaku (fish printing), and wooden carving. Beginners can study to surf at a world-class break proper on the lodge—even higher, catch a wave with one of many resident browsing canines—or discover Kuilima Cove on a guided nighttime snorkeling tour. The resort’s lūʻau is cowboy-themed with reside music, hula, and paniolo video games.
Rooms listed below are spacious; bigger teams can go for a 740-square-foot bungalow with a grassy garden for youths to play on and unique use of a personal tranquility pool. Plus, there’s a lot to expertise on the North Shore, from winter’s monster surf to quaint outlets and eateries in the close by seaside city of Haleʻiwa.