New Otani and beach area

We recently booked a few nights at the New Otani and I just read that the beach it is on is onsidered ';Queen%26#39;s Beach'; as it is a hangout for the gay community.

We do not have any animosity toward the gay community, but we also don%26#39;t want to hang out on a beach where we might not be wanted either.

Can anyone say whether this will be an issue?

Any other tidbits about this hotel and area would also be appreciated. On previous trips to Oahu, we have always camped on/near the North Shore

New Otani and beach area

New Otani%26#39;s down a bit further than the gay beach area. It%26#39;s truly not a problem. It%26#39;s quite a small area and easy enough to avoid if you want to.

New Otani and beach area

The New Otani Hotel is in a small cluster of hotels/condos that%26#39;s separated from Waikiki by roughly 1/2 mile. The beach right by the hotel is actually Sans Souci Beach, a very nice place. As the previous post said, the ';gay stretch'; of beach is a little ways away.

Your location is nice because Kapi%26#39;olani Park is your backyard and you%26#39;re away from the mayhem of Waikiki yet close enough to access it when desired. If you like fancy restaurants, there are a few of those right in your area, as well.

Sans Souci used to be a popular even famous beach area (decades ago) but the last two times I was there is was (pleasantly) empty.

I traveled with a gay friend last trip and we went to Queen%26#39;s beach every day. It%26#39;s not really near New Otani as already mentioned, it%26#39;s quite low-key for a %26#39;gay beach%26#39; and easily avoided. The days we were there you wouldn%26#39;t have even noticed unless you stopped and studied who was suntanning where.

As many others have noted, the New Otani isn%26#39;t on Queens Beach, it is on Sans Souci Beach (or Kaimana Beach, depending on who you ask).

The hotel itself is great. It is out of the hustle and bustle of Waikiki, but it is a short walk to get into the middle of it if you so choose. The New Otani is one of the few hotels in Waikiki I would stay at if the Halekulani were not available.

We have just returned from 2 nights stay at New Otani. Previously we were at the Moana Surfrider but found the noise and activity in that area anything but relaxing. It is a wee walk from the main area of Waikiki and we were a little put off by the number of homeless people and %26#39;crazies%26#39; in the park at night. Other than seeing a few gay men embracing passionately in the bars at the Kapiolani park end I would not have thought of the area as a gay hang out. The beach is not noticeably %26#39;gay%26#39; and was fantastic for swimming and had plenty of space. I really loved the New Otani except for a small issue of noise in our first room (review will be done) but that was resolved immediately by moving us up higher and around to another side. I would definitely recommend the New Otani and don%26#39;t consider the presence of gay people an issue at all. Even my husband could cope with the sight of a few men kissing and holding hands.