The Bar/Lounge at The Modern Honolulu

"The Edition does have a modest saltwater pool: It's part of the attractive ground-floor deck, which is also open to nonguests visiting the boutique, pool bar, or Morimoto restaurant"

"By day, the Pool Bar has some breakout spaces with sofas and ceiling fans reminiscent of a 19th-century plantation house"

"There are three bars on the premises—the most popular being The Study, hidden behind a rotating bookcase—each with its own signature cocktails"

", the lobby turns into a sophisticated escape, when bookshelves rotate to reveal a stylish bar"

"And the hotel’s signature restaurant, Morimoto Waikiki, is one of the top eateries in Honolulu, where owner and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto can often be spotted manning the sushi bar"

"Come here to see and be seen, at the clubby lobby bar behind the bookcase or alongside two oceanview pools—each with its own bar and expansive daybeds"

"The adults-only pool scene is terrific—it's smart to rent a cabana if you plan to lounge with any regularity"

"And it has certainly made some waves with its reworked tropical fashions, front-page restaurant and lively bar, lounge and nightclub"

"We head to the Sunrise Pool (one of two pools – the other one, is the adults-only Sunset Pool), swooning on a couple of the wooden deck’s sunloungers and ordering two Frozen Coconut Mojitos from one of the super-cool staff"