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Ka Laʻi Waikiki Beach, LXR Hotels & Resorts
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States · LXR Hotels · High Luxury
Ka La'i Waikiki Beach opened in 2009 as Trump International Hotel Waikiki, an all-suite 38-story tower at 223 Saratoga Road with a kitchen in every suite and a sixth-floor infinity pool, and became Hilton's LXR Ka La'i in February 2024. The name is Hawaiian for the calm, and a Bryan O'Sullivan Studio renovation reworked the rooms, pool deck and dining, with the Kini Room and Muse Lounge new in summer 2026.
- 238 rooms
- Opened 2009
- Neighborhood: Waikiki
- Rooms from 500 sq ft (46 m²)
- Interiors: Bryan O'Sullivan Studio
About Ka Laʻi Waikiki Beach, LXR Hotels & Resorts
- The sixth-floor infinity pool and full kitchens in every suite date to the hotel's original 2009 design as a hotel-condominium hybrid built for longer stays.
- The 38-story tower at 223 Saratoga Road opened as Trump International Hotel Waikiki before a February 2024 rebrand as Ka La'i, Hawaiian for 'the calm.'
- Two new venues, The Kini Room and Muse Lounge, are set to open in summer 2026 alongside the existing Bloom Cafe.
History
The 38-story tower at 223 Saratoga Road in the heart of Waikiki opened on November 1, 2009 as Trump International Hotel Waikiki, a high-end all-suite property that brought a residential-scale model to one of the world's most densely developed resort districts. The building, designed as a hotel-condominium hybrid, offered kitchen-equipped accommodations that appealed to longer-stay travelers seeking the comforts of a private residence alongside full hotel services. Italian marble bathrooms, private lanais, floor-to-ceiling windows with ocean or city views, and an infinity pool on the sixth floor established the tower as one of the more polished addresses in a corridor saturated with luxury competition.
Waikiki itself had been developing as a resort destination since the early twentieth century. The Ala Wai Canal, completed in the 1920s, drained the former wetlands and made large-scale construction possible, and the decades that followed produced the dense, cosmopolitan strip of hotels and shops that stretches between the Ala Wai waterway and the Pacific Ocean. The tower at Saratoga Road sat within this landscape at what had been part of the Waikiki Beach Walk complex, a mixed-use development linking the Hilton Hawaiian Village to Kalakaua Avenue.
In February 2024, following a change in brand affiliation, the property was rebranded as Ka Lai Waikiki Beach (Ka Lai meaning "the calm" or "the serenity" in Hawaiian) and enrolled in Hilton's LXR Hotels & Resorts collection. The rebrand marked the beginning of a comprehensive transformation led by LXR and the design studio Bryan O'Sullivan Studio, whose portfolio of high-design hotels and private residences spans London, Dubai, and the Caribbean. The renovation program encompassed guest rooms, lobby spaces, the pool deck, and dining venues, introducing a new visual language that draws on Hawaiian cultural motifs and natural materials while retaining the tower's all-suite residential format.
New dining venues under development, The Kini Room and Muse Lounge, both opening in summer 2026, will complement the existing Bloom Cafe and poolside dining program. The result is a Waikiki property that combines the practical advantages of fully equipped suites with the service and design sensibility of a global brand, occupying one of the most competitive hotel markets in the Pacific.
The setting
Ka Laʻi Waikiki Beach, LXR Hotels & Resorts rises thirty-eight stories at 223 Saratoga Road in the heart of Waikīkī, positioned just mauka of the beach in one of Oahu's highest-value hospitality corridors and barely a block from its acclaimed neighbor on Kālia Road. The Saratoga Road address places guests within a seven-minute walk of Royal Hawaiian Center, eleven minutes from Duke's Waikiki, and convenient to Kalākaua Avenue's Luxury Row boutiques. The tower commands sweeping views of Diamond Head, the Ko'olau Mountains, and the Pacific, and sits amid a cluster of landmark hotels that have defined Waikiki's luxury identity for nearly a century.
Restaurants and bars
- Bloom Cafe & Restaurant — Café · breakfast · Yoshi Ohata
- Poolside Dining — Poolside
- Room Service — Room service
- Private Chef — Restaurant
- The Kini Room — Restaurant · modern Hawaiian and Pacific Rim · Chef Yoshi Ohata
- Muse Lounge — Bar · Yoshi Ohata
Experiences
- Immersive destination-driven programming — Curated local experiences and immersive cultural offerings reflecting Hawaiian culture and the Waikiki destination.
- Beach services and amenities — A variety of beach services and amenities at Waikiki Beach, a few steps from the hotel.
Amenities
- Spa Ka La‘i
- Infinity pool
- Heated whirlpool
- Fitness center
- Full kitchens in suites
- Kitchenettes in guest rooms
- Expansive lanais
- In-room laundry
- Concierge
- EV charging
- Pet-friendly
- 24-hour room service
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2025)
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