Photos are accurate of the place. Great view, room itself is clean and we were happy with our stay while in the room. However we have a few warnings for anyone considering staying here:
1) location: it’s located by the canal in Waikiki, walking distance to lots of food, activities, and the beach. That part is great. But the building itself felt generally unkept. Rugs were dirty, 1 or 2 out of the 3 elevators didn’t work our entire stay. Took a long time to find an elevator and a few times chose to take the 19 stories of stairs instead of wait any longer. Also our entire floor smelled of marijuana the whole time. Also street parking was difficult and the in building parking lot has gone up to $40/day. See online reviews for the monarch hotel for more of a sense of what the building is like.
2) communication: we weren’t happy with how no one told us that our door locks were being changed or that our water would be turned off for a majority of one of the days that we were there. A heads up from the owner would have been greatly appreciated. We asked if a door lock change was expected as it was happening but did not get a reply.
Overall, my fiancée and I would probably stay here again given the quality of room and view for the price. But with some slight hesitations.