My stay at this place was ok, nothing special. Wouldn’t stay here again. Read full review to get an HONEST/ accurate opinion on what to expect from this place.
Parking:
This was one of our biggest ISSUES at this place. Based on previous reviews and from the host, it was stated you could park in the zoo parking lot across the street for free. Thats incorrect because you need to pay the meter all day for it and hourly price is $1.50. The host told us you could park for free at a street further down by the beach. Since thats the only street you could park on for FREE and OVERNIGHT , (bc zoo doesn’t allow cars to stay overnight), you can only imagine the headache to even find a spot. Its about a 5 min walk to the hotel if you choose to park here. We almost forgot to repay the meter when time was up and we made it to the car just in time when the guy was giving out tickets. Also, parking at the zoo or public st means you are leaving it at your own risk.
Listing/ Hotel:
Walking into the lobby it looks regular, nothing fancy, and the check in desk was very friendly. They asked for our negative covid results and then you just proceed to the room. The elevator would take a while to arrive at times but the floor was too high up to take all those stairs. When we got to the room we were so disappointed to see how small it was. The pictures make it seem so much wider and spacier than it actually is. Theres pretty much no space for more than 2 people so I don’t understand how this can be listed for 4 guests. It was just 2 of us that stayed here. The couch im assuming is what they consider the “second” bed (if its a pull out) , because there was only one full bed there.
Cleanliness:
The place honestly wasn’t clean. The sheets and pillowcases didn’t smell like they had been freshly washed. The bathroom is super tiny, there were multiple dusty areas, and the bathtub wasn’t clean. There were extra towels around the place, but those also didn’t smell clean. In the kitchen the utensils were dirty and had residue on them. We didn’t really bother to use anything in the kitchen because it made us uncomfortable and unsanitary. For that reason, we bought our own disposable cups/ utensils. You would expect during Covid that these places actually try to be cleaner considering you are charged for cleaning fees anyways.
After we checked OUT we noticed that the listing was available about 2 hours later. This made me realize they honestly do not care about the cleanliness and only the money. There was no way a thorough cleaning would’ve been done that quickly after we had just left. Also, sheets/towels would not have been cleaned that fast either. On our second day at the stay the water had left and we were so upset because coming from the beach with sand all over, we had to wait hours until we were able to shower. This place was over priced and nothing about it made the price they charge seem reasonable. It looked very ghetto and the only good thing was the beautiful Waikiki beach thats walking distance. I do not recommend.