Lounges

Honolulu, Hawaii

House Without a Key at the Halekulani is consistently rated as one of the world's greatest hotel bars — a Waikiki oceanfront lounge presenting live hula and Hawaiian music at sunset against the backdrop of Diamond Head and the Pacific Ocean. The combination of outstanding Aloha-style hospitality, world-class Hawaiian music, and the most spectacular natural setting of any hotel bar in America creates a lounge experience of extraordinary beauty.

2199 Kalia Rd, Honolulu, HI 96815

Honolulu, Hawaii

RumFire at the Sheraton Waikiki is Hawaii's most spectacular rooftop bar — a poolside lounge with extraordinary views of the Pacific Ocean, Waikiki Beach, and Diamond Head presenting the finest rum cocktails on the most beautiful beach in America. Its combination of world-class rum selection, breathtaking natural beauty, and expert Pacific-inspired cocktail craftsmanship creates the quintessential Hawaiian luxury bar experience.

2255 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Honolulu, Hawaii

The Dragon Upstairs is Honolulu's finest jazz lounge — an intimate second-floor club above Chinatown that presents live jazz performances seven nights a week in a sophisticated cocktail bar setting. As Honolulu's cultural profile has grown, The Dragon Upstairs has established itself as the city's most critically respected small venue for serious music — a destination for visiting musicians and local jazz enthusiasts who want an experience that transcends the resort bar circuit.

1038 Nuuanu Ave 96817

Honolulu, Hawaii

Waikiki's beachfront lounge scene is among the most spectacular in the world — oceanfront bars where the world's most beautiful beach provides the backdrop for tropical cocktails served at sunset. The combination of extraordinary natural beauty, Hawaii's legendary Aloha hospitality, and the creative Pacific-inspired cocktail culture creates a lounge experience that has defined the word "paradise" in American popular culture since the 1950s.

2552 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815

Honolulu, Hawaii

Vintage Cave Club is one of the most extraordinary private dining and cocktail experiences in America — an Ala Moana underground club with one of the world's most valuable private art collections (Basquiat, Warhol) alongside one of Hawaii's finest wine and cocktail programs. Its extraordinary combination of world-class art, exceptional hospitality, and Hawaii's most refined cocktail culture creates a lounge experience available nowhere else in the Pacific.

1450 Ala Moana Blvd, Honolulu, HI 96814

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Four Seasons Hualalai is the most extraordinary luxury resort on the Big Island — a Kohala Coast property where cocktails are served amid ancient lava fields alongside the Pacific Ocean and Mauna Kea's snow-capped summit. The Big Island's extraordinary geological diversity (snow, rainforest, lava desert, and tropical beach within miles of each other) creates a natural setting unlike any other resort destination on Earth.

72-100 Ka'upulehu Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Kailua-Kona, Hawaii

Kona Inn Restaurant is the Big Island's most atmospheric waterfront bar — a restored 1928 hotel bar on Alii Drive where mai tais are served with extraordinary views of Kailua Bay and the Pacific sunset. Kailua-Kona's extraordinary sports culture (the Ironman World Championship Triathlon), its vibrant fishing and diving community, and the Kona Inn's genuine historical character create a bar experience of authentic Hawaiian coastal warmth.

75-5744 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740

Lahaina, Hawaii

Lahaina Grill is one of Maui's most acclaimed restaurants and cocktail bars — a Front Street Lahaina institution presenting exceptional cocktails and local Hawaiian cuisine in one of the most beautiful and historically rich oceanfront towns in the Pacific. Lahaina's extraordinary history as a royal Hawaiian capital and 19th-century whaling port (Herman Melville sailed from here) creates a cocktail bar setting of genuine Pacific historical depth.

127 Lahainaluna Rd, Lahaina, HI 96761

Lahaina, Hawaii

The rooftop bar and lounge at Hyatt Regency Maui Resort on Kaanapali Beach is one of Hawaii's most celebrated hotel bar experiences — offering nightly telescope stargazing sessions, live Hawaiian entertainment, and sweeping Pacific Ocean views from one of Maui's most iconic resort properties. The Kaanapali beach resort strip hosts one of the densest concentrations of upscale hotel bars in Hawaii, with Hyatt's rooftop among the most distinctive.

200 Nohea Kai Dr 96761

Wailea, Hawaii

Wailea's luxury resort lounge scene is the finest in Hawaii — a South Maui coast where the Four Seasons, Grand Wailea, and Fairmont Kea Lani present cocktail experiences of extraordinary natural beauty alongside first-class hospitality. Maui's extraordinary weather (320+ sunny days per year) and its spectacular South Maui resort coast create a resort lounge experience of unparalleled natural luxury.

4100 Wailea Alanui Dr, Wailea, HI 96753