Very good, basic accommodation. Great view of the city, and within walking distance of the beach. Two comments about the hotel: 1) the day front desk woman is unfriendly, brusk, unhelpful, and has poor communication skills. 2) great food and service at The Creme Pot, but apparently they are pioneering a new way of squeezing money from clients - a mandatory 20 percent service charge! We thought at first that it referred to a tip, and now tips for them are mandatory, so we didn't leave a tip for the server. Looking at the receipt later, we discovered otherwise. Will never eat there again because management is dishonest with their pricing.
Communication with the owner was always good, friendly and quick.The location was perfect for our vacation; you're right in Waikiki, close to the popular spots. What we liked best was the view. You can see the sun rising early in the morning and have a wonderful panoramic view of Waikiki and Diamond Head.
Space is small and building old, but priced accordingly. Elevators are a problem and since unit is on 38th floor, wait times are high. Place is convenient to shopping, beach and restaurants. TV sound system is annoying. Place is clean and directions good.
Great location and view, well supplied.
My significant other and I chose this place for our long weekend in Waikiki and found it to be the perfect base for our vacation activities!
Check in - this process was simple and convenient. My SO got there first and was able to retrieve the key from the designated place with no issue at all.
The place- the property is as-described. It was just the right size for the two of us and it had all the things we needed. Coffee, a bit of bottled water, towels, soap/shampoo/conditioner, dishes, silverware, etc...
The location - if you plan to stay in Waikiki, you can walk everywhere you want to go. The place isn't centrally located in Waikiki, but almost everything we wanted to go to was less than a mile away. We also took the #2 bus from the main road all the way to the community college and hiked Diamond Head from there. At $2.75/person, it was better than Uber or Lyft. I can't forget to mention the view! You can see the canal, Diamond Head, and the ocean from this southeast-facing property!
The minor issues - although there were a couple minor things, this is a five-star review. Neither of these two issues are remotely close to large enough to remove a star. First - the shower is a bit cramped. I'm told that they are going to move the location of the soap/shampoo dispensers, which would help this tremendously. Second - the elevators in the building were a bit frustrating at times. One (of three) was temporarily out of service for part of our stay and we had two experiences where our elevator had not gone down to our destination floor before it went back upwards again. Inconvenient, to be sure, but ultimately not a huge deal.
Summary - This is a perfect property in Waikiki for two people who don't want to spend all day in their room. It was a great base of operations for us and we had a great time walking around Waikiki and seeing the sites. For the price, it is hard to beat!
The room is very clean and has all the essentials. The view is amazing, day or night! If I ever come back, I’ll be sure to stay here again
Shujie and Ice were wonderful to work with and gave very detailed instructions which made arriving a breeze. We had a morning flight and Shujie made sure the condo was ready for our early check-in. The location was great and easy walking distance to everywhere we wanted to go in Waikiki. The shower was small (my husband and I are both pretty tall) but the place was well kept and exactly what we needed.
We would definitely recommend this condo to friends and family coming to stay in Honolulu!
Super accommodations with such a nice view. Room had everything we needed. Nice plush bath towels, beach towels, shower gel, shampoo and conditioner were all provided. We didn’t have to bring anything from home. Nice touch providing Hawaiian chocolate, bottled water and Hawaiian coffee and tea upon arrival. Made us feel like VIP guests. Also, very convenient location as we could walk to most of the Waikiki attractions. Building had nice places to eat when we were too lazy to go out or cook in the room. We will definitely be back.
Wonderful experience in Paradise. Very responsive hosts , clean accommodations, and convenient location: All the things one needs to make a stay in Paradise even more enjoyable! Thank you for a great stay!
