Pacific PNT Hotel Information

Hilton Waikiki Beach 

2500 Kuhio Ave.
Honolulu, HI 96815
Phone: 1-808-922-0811
Hotel Website

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There is a mandatory Daily Resort Fee of $30 in addition to the nightly room rate. This fee is discounted from $45 for attendees booking within the conference block. The fee includes: internet access; unlimited movies; special discount on island activities, Ala Moana & International Market savings passport; 2 daily water/soda; recreational & cultural activities; pool toys & activities; local/toll-free calls.

Hotel Description

The Hilton Waikīkī Beach Resort & Spa is a 601-room full-service hotel offering beautiful ocean and mountain views. The hotel is conveniently located just one block from Waikīkī’s beaches, shopping, dining, and entertainment.

The newly remodeled 10th-floor Recreation Deck features a large pool and spa, a 9-hole miniature golf course, spacious poolside cabanas, daybeds, fire pits, and the Hang 10 Pool Bar. The L.B.L.E. Lounge is home to The Wall All-In-One 4K Display, a 146-inch Direct View LED display, the largest of its kind in the Hawaiian Islands.

On-site dining options include M.A.C. 24/7, M.A.C. 2-Go proudly serving Starbucks® products, Hang 10 Pool Bar, L.B.L.E. Lounge, and Casamigos House of Friends. The Hilton Waikīkī Beach Resort & Spa offers the conveniences of a full-service hotel with the comforts of home. To learn more, please visit hiltonwaikikibeach.com.

Hilton Waikiki Beach is close to many local attractions including International Marketplace, Honolulu Zoo and Kapiolani Park. Explore the numerous shops and restaurants within walking distance from the hotel, or relax on the beach, located only a block from the hotel. The Waikiki Trolley and the bus also have stops in front of the hotel if you wish to travel a further.

Hotel Rates and Deadlines

A block of rooms have been set aside for conference attendees until March 13, 2026 at the group rate of $249 per night for single/double occupancy. Reservations made after this date will be on a space-available basis and may not be at the special ION rate. Please note that the room block does sell out quickly, so we strongly encourage you to make your hotel reservations early. Save $500 on your registration fees by staying at the conference hotel and providing your hotel confirmation number when you register for the conference.

• Valet Parking available for overnight guests
• Guestroom Internet: Complimentary for attendees booking within block

Government Rate Rooms

A limited number of government rate rooms are available for U.S. government employees (including MITRE, JPL and Aerospace employees). U.S. Government rates will be honored only for those persons travelling with U.S. Government travel orders and paying with a U.S. Government-issued credit card. Failure to provide these validations at check-in will result in your reservation being honored at the group rate. Government contractors and/or retired or non-active military personnel do not qualify for government rate rooms.

Save $500 on your registration fees by staying at the conference hotel.

All attendees who stay at the Hilton Waikiki will receive a $500 discount when registering for the conference. Your hotel confirmation number will be required during registration to claim this discount. 

Why Stay at the Official Conference Hotel?

The official conference hotel is the center of conference activities. It's a quick trip to get to the technical sessions, it provides opportunities for networking with conference attendees and it makes it easy to return to your room. That's obvious. But there are other reasons that you need to consider before you look at another hotel.

In return for the use of the hotel’s meeting facilities, the conference guarantees the hotel that that a certain percentage of attendees will stay in that hotel. The hotel generally discounts the rate for conference attendees from their normal charges.

If the conference does not meet the contracted sleeping room commitment, the conference must pay the hotel for these rooms anyway. Unfilled rooms can cost the conference thousands of dollars. Not only do these financial penalties hurt the current year’s conference, but the next conference in the series cannot negotiate as beneficial a hotel contract. In both cases the registration fee is then under pressure to increase unreasonably.

What if we don't contract for sleeping rooms? Attendees will pay more to stay at the conference hotel. The conference will incur additional expenses for meeting room rental fees, which would increase the cost of registration. Additionally, the hotel will not hold a block of rooms for attendees, which may leave some people quite a distance from the conference venue. In short, the conference ends up with higher expenses; many of those attending will pay a higher price for their hotel rooms, future conference registration fees will be pushed higher.

Why has the cost differential increased in for Pacific PNT if I don’t stay at the conference hotel? 

Competitive hotels make it difficult for groups to meet their obligations to the hotel to secure the meeting room space required to host the meeting. Please support the hotel, the conference and ION by staying at the conference hotel.