Their web site promises an "Inspired vacation" but what you get at the Sheraton Waikiki Beach is more the "hotel from hell" where building reconstruction takes priority over guests comfort and pounding music is played night after night till the early hours of the morning thanks in part to a McDonalds Australia function.

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And there's no escape, with breakfast served right next to the reconstruction area where hammering and jack hammering interrupts even a quiet read of the morning newspaper.

A visit to the Sheraton Waikiki web site (Click for web site) has no mention of the pounding music or the fact that for six days of the week one cannot sit on your balcony, because of noise and dust caused by a $200 million dollar reconstruction program.

What visitors are told is that the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Resort is a modern monument to traditional Hawaiian hospitality, perfect for families seeking Hawaii activities, romance, or weary travellers seeking a rejuvenating escape.

The first hint that you have booked into the hotel from hell comes when one is directed to a temporary check in facility. Arriving at ones oceanfront room, which Sheraton claims delivers breathtaking ocean-front views one is confronted by a building site right under the room and more noise than Pitt Street during a rush hour.