This is our first trip to Hawaii, and planning it has been exhausting. I need to get the hotel nailed down and I have read so many contradictory reviews on so many sites that I have no clue where to begin. I was hoping for less the "Manhattan with sand" look that Waikiki is famous for, but we're staying there the full week, so we just have to make the most of it. Gotta have 3*, would really prefer 4*. On the beach would be fab! I can live with close to the beach too. I want to be in walking distance of well, everything, because we refuse to rent a car. Does nothing good to the holiday mojo. Where should I be starting 3* and 4* bids? How do I avoid getting resorts?We've only got a month, and I feel I need to get this squared away.