The communication was great! My daughter arrived earlier than us and had no trouble checking in. The car rental location was super convenient, and the walk to Waikiki was only about 10 minutes.The place is really cute—my kids loved it! We made breakfast daily, which worked out perfectly for us, and used Walmart/Target delivery for groceries. We stayed busy with daily excursions—jet skiing, parasailing, an escape room, and a luau! The host’s suggestions were very helpful.The only thing I’d suggest is providing a few extra towels, paper towels, and toilet paper just in case. We ended up needing to wash towels due to how active our days were.Overall, it was a great stay! Thank you!
Great location. Condo was as described and very clean. No complaints, host was responsive and helpful. Would recommend and definitely stay here again.
Our stay on this property was very good. All the major sites were within walking distance; the beach was just a 10 mins walk. Eveything you need from beach umbrella, chairs to clothes detergent was made available. I loved having breakfast on the large balcony overlooking the canal. It is not a large place; many units in Waikiki are just studios. It didn't bother us as we were out most of the day. Overall, recommended!
The condo is very nice, has everything that we needed and the extra touched provided by the owners were much appreciated. This is the third time we've stayed at Island Colony. We like the location and the amenities which is why we chose the complex again. Having said that and if I am to be totally honest, here are a few things that we felt were not as good as we expected. First, the bathroom is in desperate need of some minor work. There is mold around the caulking which should be removed and new caulking installed. The floor grout needs a good cleaning - bleach usually works the best. The shower door and tracks need a good cleaning with CLR or something similar. While the fixtures and trim are pretty old, they function just fine - no complaints there. Lastly and this one is beyond the owners control, what used to be a condo complex is now more of a hotel than a vacation rental complex which was disappointing. The building was never designed to be a hotel meaning the pool area is too small, there isn't enough elevators and the clientel has definitely changed. There are now a lot of families with lots of kids running around. The elevators are in constant motion and the wait times can be long. The check-in which used to function nicely is often packed with people mostly because the setup isn't geared for large numbers of guests arriving at one time. Again, these changes are certainly beyond control of the owners of the unit we rented but we won't be back.
Property was located near city bus routes & shuttle pickups. 10 minutes to the world famous Waikiki beach.
