We were looking for something fun to do with our daughter on the long Labor Day weekend especially…read morebecause we rarely get weekends off together, so we wanted to make it as special as possible. She loves the idea of escape rooms, but panics when we're in them LOL! I scoured the internet for something we haven't done before and all the escape rooms were either too pricey, wouldn't explain how to escape when we inevitably didn't breakout, or didn't have private escape rooms. Then Google suggested Scaventours which in all my days of searching never appeared! Scaventours is on the ground floor of Marriot Waikiki. Opposite side of the hotel from the Valet. The side with the tour bus pickup. The sign says they're open daily from 9-7 I believe, but you can look up the games and book online. We booked our game morning of and all went well. There's no parking, so we parked at the Zoo like they suggested. We parked at the back half of the zoo (Mauka side) and just followed that road straight pass Denny's. That path lead us straight to the correct hotel entrance to find Scaventours easily. ALSO, the Zoo Parking wasn't taking debit cards and my husband only had a $10. He paid for 2 hours but the machine didn't give change so we got ripped. Be aware of that when parking there. After reading up on the games, I decided we would do Kanaloa's Curse. A scavenger hunt that stayed INSIDE the hotel with various puzzles fit for ages 6-11 even though some of them had me stumped. I appreciate that the game isn't timed and that there was an option to stay inside the hotel because I'm not trying to take my 7yo scavenger hunting on the streets of Waiks. It was super reasonably priced at $23 for my husband and I and $14 for my daughter. We were given the map and a clipboard of puzzles, complimentary pens and candy and we were off. The hunt took us through the ground floor of the hotel finding different things and solving puzzles. It took us just about an hour with my 7yo finding everything and doing every puzzle, so it was PERFECT for her!! At the end, we returned to the store, unlocked the treasure, she got some prizes, and we took photos with the mascot raccoon statue. She was immediately begging to do the rest of the hunts. Successful find both Scaventours and the actual scaventour!!!!

This was so fun!! A nice way to experience Waikīkī and play a game at the same time. The owner was…read moreso nice and helpful as well. Would do it again!

Cute little Waikiki Aquarium that's perfect for a quick stop, especially with a baby or young kids…read more It takes about an hour to get through the aquarium. Entry is only $12, which feels like a great deal for what you get. It's on the smaller side, but still really entertaining. We loved seeing a monk seal swimming around, along with tons of seahorses, jellyfish, a couple sharks, and lots of colorful fish. We even spotted a humuhumunukunukuapuaʻa, which was a fun Hawaii highlight. Only downside was getting bitten by mosquitoes inside, which was a bit annoying. Otherwise, we had a really good time and would recommend it as an easy, affordable activity in Waikiki.

This was my second visit to the Waikiki Aquarium. I love visiting aquariums and this aquarium…read morethough small it is very unique compared to other aquariums I have visited. The Waikiki Aquarium - is affordable, and focuses on local sea life. I have been to many aquariums with all the same fish. Most of the sea life here are smaller such as fish, jellies, sea horses but they do have a rescue Hawaiian Monk Seal in a large outdoor area. I was 13 the first time I went to this aquarium with my grandparents and I was so captivated by the sea dragons - this was the first place I ever saw them. I still have the stuffed one they bought me on that visit. My boyfriend also commented that he enjoyed this aquarium because it is focused on the local sea life. They are currently having some construction to expand and add some additional exhibits but overall it was one of the highlights of our trip. Highly recommend especially if you have younger children as it isn't a huge aquarium but alot of local sea life.

This place is no way near our home but we do like to be on this side of town/island. My wife and I…read morelikes to explore around other parks for our kids. This place came up. This playground has a good amount of shade throughout the whole day. But it does come with its down fall. Due to its huge tress covering the park it has a lot of birds and while my son played on the slide a bird almost pooped on him. And street parking can be a factor but we didn't have any trouble with that. The best thing I liked was the open field next to the park. It's a nice shaded place on a bench to just have a small meal and enjoy the breeze go buy. Second best thing is the restroom is literally next to the playground. Very convenient for our kids. And this park is located right behind the Waikiki zoo and my kids can see the tall giraffes eating from the trees.

I like others mentioned, great park for little kids. Lots of shade, free parking, clean bathrooms…read moregreen open space, it's a win! Pros: -SHADE!!! The main play area is shaded by big monkey pod trees so kids and parents alike are comfy. -lots of free street parking! -tho in the thick of Waikiki, is fenced off from the thoroughfare traffic. -swings! -picnic tables and benches: there's only 1 bench by the play area and 2 tables so if you really want your own, bring a picnic blanket/mat or chairs but even the. There's lots of shaded area to just sit or rest. Cons: -on this beautiful Sunday afternoon, every motorcycle and Harley felt they needed to cruise this area...SO...con is it's a noisy area with high traffic. However it's properly fenced off so you don't feel afraid of your kid running off. Overall: -Great Park in Waikiki for the 7 and under...I'm thinking even 5 and under. If you have older kids bring some balls or other sporting equipment as I can see them getting bored with the provided playground equipment fairly quickly. If you need to run your littles around in a safe and comfy park, this is it.

Not the greatest mini-golf course ever but is well maintained and has good obstacles…read more Honestly is decently hard.

Chompeze was such a fun experience for my dinosaur loving family! $15 per person for 20 minutes. I…read morebought the tickets off their instagram site but they do take walk-ins too. The area was clean and a good fit for the small group we had. The kids have a fossil digging site to play with while waiting for the show. The Dino trainer was great in getting the kids involved in the dino's care i.e getting all the pets, going for a walk, playing hide n seek, dropping neat dinosaur facts, and taking a family photo, everyone loved it! The Raptor was bigger than I imagined and the details on it were so nice, like right out of the Jurrasic world movie. It even had a little sister triceratops the kids got to pet too. This was such a cool experience for dinosaur lovers of all ages!

My wife saw this place on IG showing this large dinosaur playing with kids at their store. So we…read morebooked a time, which came out to $15 per person, total $62 with tax. First impression it was nice inside with a Jurassic park feel, but that was pretty much it. The front attendant seemed miserable, she had no energy, and was not personable at all. But what made it okay was that we were going to see the dinosaur we saw on IG. Unfortunately, they said their large dinosaur was sick, and so our kids got a small hand puppet dinosaur and medium dinosaur on a guy's shoulder. It was pretty wack, and when you book there is no way of knowing the large dinosaur would not be there. I didn't want to ask for our money back, bc we were trying to support small business, but I wish we would have known ahead of time that the large dinosaur would have been "sick." This place is not going to last long if they keep disappointing customers.

We knew it was going to be a hot day but it was on our list of places to take the grandkids during…read morethe summer. We were ready with our cooler bag of water, but what we found surprising were all the benches under the shade for us(the 70+ crowd). Thank you for that and for the people that donated them. Almost everywhere we walked there were benches or rocks in the shape of a bench( or turtle) to rest on where we could sit and watch the kids play or check out their favorite animals. We did arrive just before opening so there were a lot of parking spaces too.

Located in the Queen Kapi'olani Park, the Honolulu Zoo was a must for my toddler who is overly…read moreobsessed with animals and all things nature. Parking was horrendous even with us coming quite early. Don't be surprised when you are circling repeatedly and your attempts to stalk others fail. I kid you not, I was really ready to call this a wrap and leave. Shout out to the BD for being patient and always putting his best foot forward when it comes to making our little monster happy. Our tickets were purchased prior to entering. Buying them in advance may not save you anything financially but it will allow you to avoid long lines. This zoo apparently features over 900 animals according to the website but our visit didn't seem to reflect even a fraction of that. Whether you wanna chalk it up to having bad luck, we found our visit consisting of a lot of empty enclosures, areas closed off for maintenance, and situations where the animal could not be viewed. BOOOOOOOOO!!! What we did enjoy were seeing the peacocks roam freely, seeing the beautiful elephants, and checking out the Keiki Zoo [where kids can get a closer perspective with a few animals]. 3 stars for the Honolulu Zoo. Good to say we've visited but not sure if it's offerings with grant another visit.

"Not an Escape Room, Just a Frustrating Candy Hunt"…read more I've done a lot of escape rooms, and I can confidently say this was the worst one I've ever experienced. We booked "Sadie's Sweet Shop" at Room with a Clue expecting a fun, candy-themed escape challenge. Instead, we got a poorly designed scavenger hunt with no story, no urgency, and no objective beyond collecting candy. There is no escape element whatsoever--you're not solving puzzles to get out or to advance a storyline. You're just wandering the room trying to figure out what random combination of props might unlock another piece of candy. It felt like the creator designed puzzles purely for their own amusement, not for the enjoyment of players. Many of the puzzles were confusing not because they were hard, but because they were disconnected, self-indulgent, and illogical. To make things worse, the room was filled with red herrings--not clever misdirections, just pointless distractions that wasted time and made the experience frustrating instead of fun. The whole game lacked cohesion. There was no narrative thread tying things together, no build-up, no satisfying payoff. Just a cluttered space full of unrelated tasks. It felt like a rough draft of an escape room, not something worth charging admission for. Escape room fans: skip this one. Honolulu has much better options. Save your time and money

So fun!!! Our…read moreescape room theme was Sushi, and we had to collect as many Shoyu packets as we could within 50 minutes. You can earn Shoyu packets by cracking codes, solving riddles, and answering triva correctly. To be honest, I did not think it was going to be super challenging, but compared to the mainland chain escape rooms, I would say it's about a 6 considering you want to "breakout" AND beat the other teams that have set records for collecting the most Shoyu packets. Plus, since they only offer one breakout room, they probably can't make it too difficult. I LOVED that our administrator was just as excited and happy to be there as we were. I wish I took more photos of the inside, but pls check it out because they change the theme every quarter or so. Can't wait to try the Christmas themed one that she (the manager/owner?) was telling us about!

Such a fun and beautiful pool, next to the Hilton Lagoon tower! This one has waterslides and a…read morebeautiful waterfall feature. A fun way to get the pool and waterslide experience while still being able to view natural beauty of the ocean. I really wanted to try the hot tub, but it was always too crowded with so many people (and many children).

Most fun pool! The best watersides, perfect for kids There…read moreis a small tunnel slide for younger kids, and a bigger slide for older kids. There is a current and waterfall, ( super fun) and there is a shallow and a deep end for people of all ages. They allow pool tubes, and the water is clean and I didn't see any bugs, leaves, etc. Since my family and I are visiting and still in Hawaii, we will be returning!