One of Waikiki Beach’s newest hotels, The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach combines the amenities and services of a five-star resort with local touches in a premier location on bustling Kalakaua Avenue. Traditional hotel rooms are replaced with residential vacation rentals ranging from ocean view studios to luxurious suites, all offering stunning ocean views and separate living space.

The property features on-site amenities including two infinity pools, several iconic restaurants including Sushi Sho, a state-of-the-art fitness center with a yoga studio and boxing equipment, and a tranquil spa that offers Hawaiian-inspired treatments.

Hawaii Spa Guide: The Best Spas in Oahu

The Ritz-Carlton Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach offers guests the ultimate retreat for relaxation in Waikiki. It has a relaxation lounge, four treatment rooms including a couples room, and incorporates native elements into treatments such as volcanic stones, rainforest leaves, Lehua blossoms, and lomi-lomi massage techniques into treatments to heal and revive.

We interviewed Jennifer Koon, Director of Spa at The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Waikiki Beach, to learn more about treatments to try, insider tips, and more.

Why You’ll Love It: Guests love the quiet serenity and sense of peace we have created high above the bustling streets of Waikiki. Since we are a small, boutique spa you feel incredibly cared for in our intimate, tranquil respite. Our practitioners and team are incredibly talented and genuine, and our signature services connect guests to a deeper sense of place here on the islands

Key Features: Our guests can unwind in our relaxation lounge before and after their services, as well as enjoy the heat therapy of dry saunas within each locker room.

Insider’s Tip: Our knowledgeable Spa Concierge can help guide you crafting your perfect spa journey—they have their own unique, personal and favorite recommendations, and know what treatments pair well together to deliver on your intentions. As we are a boutique spa, we also highly recommend making reservations online and in advance so that you can confidently enjoy some of our more specialized treatments.

Bonus: Upon completion of a service or treatment, we invite our guests to unwind in our Relaxation Lounge where we surprise them with a cup of tea, scoop of sorbet, or even a complimentary glass of champagne to mark the end of their journey before they leave us. Guests can also help themselves to our counter of locally-made healthy snacks and treats we lay out for them.

Snacks Served: For beverages we offer vitalized gemstone-infused water and a curated selection of teas from Hobbs Tea Hawaii, which has several Hawaii-grown selections and are packaged with care using biodegradable and compostable sachets and packaging.

Our post-service treat is a locally-made crispy cookie from Touch a Heart, a nonprofit organization on Oahu who empowers those facing barriers to employment, which features unique ingredients such as kiawe pods and ‘ulu (breadfruit). Our relaxation lounge has healthy snacks and a few indulgences including a guest-favorite of dark chocolate-covered crystalized ginger.

Splurge Treatment: Curating a full spa day by combining one of our signature treatments with a facial will leave you feeling completely restored and renewed. For that extra touch of luxury and self-care splurge, we recommend incorporating one of our gemstone and Reiki energy-infused face masks to balance your energy centers and amplify your radiance, inside and out.

Unique Treatment: Our house-crafted service named Endless Escape. This service was developed by our therapist team, and it represents the service they would want to receive as a knowledgeable bodywork practitioner. It is an incredibly thorough, 105-minute massage featuring organic farm-to-body CBD products and hot stones to erase any lingering tension held by the body. You will feel the love and care that went into designing this transformative treatment, and we are truly grateful that it has resonated so well with our guests.

Insider’s Favorite: Our signature services are a must to experience: they help tell the story of who we are as a spa through the lens of either healing Hawaiian botanicals or the care and creativity of our practitioners. In order to know us and the amazing energy found in Hawaii, these treatments are essential.  

Featured Products: Our signature treatments currently feature products from Hawaiian Rainforest Naturals, a family-owned company on the Big Island of Hawaii that incorporates flower essence remedies to promote emotional balance and harmony. Our core massage and facial services are performed with ESPA products, which are featured in several Ritz-Carlton spas around the world. We also have a thoughtfully curated retail store with many products from some of our favorite local artisans across the islands.

For more information on The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach, visit their website and follow on Instagram: @ritzcarltonwaikiki

[Photos courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach]

The Ritz-Carlton Residences, Waikiki Beach

383 Kalaimoku Street

Waikiki Beach, HI 96815

808-922-8111