HONOLULU, HI--(May 6, 2009) - According to Travel-Hawaii.com, it used to be that most Hawaii hotels had just three room types: Garden View, Ocean View, and Ocean Front. Now, with larger destination-type resorts, combined with a more refined and discriminating clientele, the number of room categories has increased dramatically.

Consider, for example, the Hilton Hawaiian Village . Boasting six towers and 2860 rooms, the largest hotel in Hawaii now lists 44 distinct room categories, ranging from Resort View (from $148) to the Rainbow Tower Deluxe Ocean View Room (from $203) to the "Ali'i Tower Mahele Suite Parlor + 2 Bedroom" (for just $4917/night).

And these stats don't include the brand new Hilton Grand Waikikian Tower , which provides another 331 rooms and six room categories, ranging from One Bdrm Garden View to Two Bdrm Ocean View Suites.

Over on the Big Island, there's a runner-up resort with 43 room categories. "We generally consider the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai to be the finest resort in Hawaii," said John Lindelow, owner of Travel Hawaii. "They only have 243 rooms, compared to the Hilton's 2860, so the number of room categories is pretty astounding, on average just 6 rooms per category." Prices are in accordance with being a top Hawaii resort, starting around $750/night.

So how DO you choose from this panoply of room categories at Hawaii's hotels. "Budget, of course, will be a big determiner," said Lindelow. "Guests should also study the maps of the properties, to see where they'd like to be." For instance, on Travel Hawaii's Hilton Hawaiian Village web page, there's a property map that shows you the location of the Tapa Tower, Kalia Tower, Rainbow Tower, etc., in relation to the ocean, restaurants, and the six swimming pools. "It truly does feel like a very friendly village at the Hilton, and the range of categories allows you to be where you want to be in that village, at a price range that works for your budget."

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