There are many pros to this listing: great Mountain View, slightly obstructed view of ocean. You can kind of see the fireworks between two buildings. We saw many rainbows on our trip 🌈. Five minute walk to the beach, comfy king size bed, 2 tv’s. Great beach necessities on the lanai even a 2 wheel Cart to haul it to the beach. 2 beach towels, sand toys, floaties, boogie board, (snorkel and sun umbrella we did not use. So I can’t vouch if they r in good condition).
This is a true one bedroom unit. Not like others we have stayed in Waikiki listing it as one bedroom and actually more like alcove studio with partition.
The fridge is a bit iced up, but it works. The two plate electric burner works great just takes a bit of time for it to warm up. There are ants. But I would take ants any day over cockroaches. I bought ant bait traps. That helped for a couple days. And the unit has ant spray under kitchen sink that I used a couple times to keep them at bay. You just have to be very diligent about wiping up all your crumbs and storing all opened foods in storage bags. The unit does have cleaning supplies/trash bags which was a great bonus so we didn’t have to purchase them.
The lot ocean side is a complete construction zone. During our stay, noise was minimal as it was holidays and a bonus as my son loves construction equipment. They are only at the point of drilling holes In the ground and pouring cement. As the structure starts being built up. It’s going to get a lot louder. On our walks to the beach, the noise did bother him he was covering his ears.
Cons: this unit definitely needs a remodel. Peeling wallpaper, needs a paint job and a/c units have mold. Making it very musty smell.
The hotel staff was very welcoming and answered all of our questions. Robert the bellhop helped us with our bags to the unit.
The front desk was also very helpful to give us change for trolley/bus and laundry. The garbage chute is in stairwell landing. Turn right when u exit the door and go thru one door. Recycling bins in basement. Laundry in basement mountain side in a fenced area. You need to get a security code from the front desk. They advise to use quarters for the laundry machines because the company puts a hold on your credit card and it takes some time for them to credit you back. 2 top loaders $1.50 1 front loader $1.75. $1.50 for dryer 60 minutes.
There is a free shuttle that makes quick stops at all the aqua hotels and takes you to Ala Moana mall. We hopped on that one day as it had just pulled up into the drive. Comes every 25-30 min. Or you can walk a block down Kūhiō to catch pink trolley $2 cash per person exact change. Or the #8 The bus $2.75 exact change. One (1) Child, 5 years & under FREE
(when accompanied by a fare-paying passenger and not occupying a seat)
At Ala Moana mall you can walk to Target, Walmart, Don Quijote and 1/2 mile to Whole Foods.
Uber prices have increased. Make sure to have Lyft downloaded and compare.
Enjoy your stay!