I'd love to go to a beach carrying nothing but a good book and sunblock. Anyone knows where to find a resort/hotel in Waikiki that would allow non-guest to rent their umbrella and towels? There's independent vendors set up right on the beach that do this. Snorkel Bob's is one of them (see their website). But there's a number around. These aren't as a non-guest at a resort/hotel (which would be more expensive if it was available) rather just guys who that's what they do - rent snorkel gear, boogie boards, chairs, umbrellas, etc. $5 for the chair but the clip you with $20 for an umbrella, located next to Dukes thanks for the replies! I am actually looking for 'private' beaches in the Waikiki, similar to Ko'olina resort where they provide you everything including towels even if you're not staying at that hotel. More like resort day pass, if anyone familiar with this. The beach at Waikiki is all public space. None of the hotels have a 'private' beach. Suze, yes thanks I'm aware of that, I meant by quoting private like Koolina beach that won't allow you have a tent or bbq-ing.
I ended up spending one morning calling some of the nicer beachfront resorts around Waikiki and very pleased to find out that Sheraton rents out beach chairs and umbrella to non-guests for decent price, but unfortunately towels are not included. >>>I ended up spending one morning calling some of the nicer beachfront resorts around Waikiki and very pleased to find out that Sheraton rents out beach chairs and umbrella to non-guests for decent price<<< Given that the Sheraton doesn't have a beach, I find that really interesting. I only mentioned it because people new to Hawaii often don't realize this. But I see you are from Honolulu. Because in many resort destinations (like the Caribbean or Mexico) there are beach setups (loungers, umbrellas or palapas, drinks service, etc.) right on the sand, down to the water's edge. Not so in Waikiki. One destination mentioned in this post Wat a minute...you're from Honolulu and don't know anything about Waikiki?? Right in front of the Hyatt, see photo of yellow umbrella's, there is some rental group on the beach where they rent lounges or beach chairs, umbrella's, etc.
Can't miss where they are located, as they have a canopy set up. The Hyatt has a lunch stand set up on the sand, called Hyatt on the Beach, where anyone can get drinks, or grilled mahi mahi, chicken sandwiches, etc. Suze yes that's so true... I'm from Miami and I could just go to any beach front hotel and rent their lounger and umbrella, including the towels! And you can order food and beverages from the establishment because, the beaches, even not private per se, were supervised by security and attendants from said hotels. I am not sure how it goes with Sheraton, according to their pooldesk there is a beach right in the property. I am going tomorrow morning and will update. Edited: 6:53 pm, February 24, 2011 North Shore Oahu, Hawaii Airport transfers with lei greeting Luau type show because we are vegan and... My recent experience with Diamond Head Vacations increase in price flight and/or hotel? WAIKIKI Hotel To Cruise Terminal Transfer
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It all began with the rich, but rheumatic Elfriede Maltzahn – in the spring of 1882 this elderly lady entered the shop of Warnemünde basket maker Wilhelm Bartelmann. She was suffering, complained Mrs Maltzahn, as her doctor had ordered her to avoid sea and fresh air whenever possible, because the harsh wind caused her pain. Master Bartelmann knew what to do and wove the lady a beach chair to protect her. Word soon got around: more and more orders poured in to the basket maker's workshop, from summer visitors who saw Elfriede's woven refuge and wanted their own protective shelter on the beach. Just one year later, the wife of the beach chair inventor opened the first rental business on the Baltic coast.This is how the beach chair that we know today emerged: with large hood, stripy cushions, footrest, armrest and an umbrella holder. Solid as a rock. And today, there are more than 70,000 of these protective chairs along the German Baltic and North Sea coast. Outside Germany, however, the beach chair is a rarity – German Gemütlichkeit has made it all the way to the USA as a loan word, but people are still facing the elements on foreign beaches with no shelter.
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