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Waikiki Gateway Hotel

  • $82
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  • 2070 KALAKAUA AVENUE
    Honolulu, Hawaii 96815
    808-955-3741
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"Good Value, Great Staff"

  • June 11, 2008
  • Rated 3 of 5 by a traveler from Travelocity.com
Decent Value & good location 10 min walking distance from beach & 5 min from more expensive Hotels. Right at beginning of Waikiki Shopping District. Hotel Staff was great & very helpful. Hotel amenities were average, additional points for free use business center & a Hospitality Suite for guests whose flights are after checkout was a nice touch. The complimentary continental breakfast is a nice idea, but was of poor quality with only muffins, toast and some drink. No fruits, cereals, teas or some type of danish as I am accustomed to with a continental breakfast.

Convenient, comfortable hotel with great service and amenities.

  • June 7, 2008
  • Rated 5 of 5 by a traveler from Travelocity.com
The Waikiki Gateway is an excellent hotel and an excellent value. The rooms are very comfortable and clean. The pool is beautiful and has a wonderful view of Waikiki Beach. A hospitality room is available for those with a late departing flight. This room is very comfortable and convenient. The hotel is close to restaurants and shopping and is a short, yet beautiful walk across a lovely park to the beach. The ABC store in the lobby is a real step saver for any traveler needing to buy neccessary or forgotten items. The service from the staff is exceptional. This was my second stay at the Waikiki Gateway and I will always stay at this hotel when I travel to Hawaii.

first hawaii trip

  • May 4, 2008
  • Rated 4 of 5 by a traveler from Travelocity.com
this was our first trip to hawaii, and I was a little scared about staying at a 2 star hotel, but was delighted once we arrived. the room had a kitchenette which saved money for us b/c we saved money by making sandwiches for lunch instead of always eating out. room was clean and had 2 balconies. the continental breakfast was only toast and muffins, but i ate enough to get full. the hotel was in walking distance to shopping, beach, and bus stops. I was pleasantly surprised by this hotel, and absolutely would stay again.

Would not stay here again, even for free.

  • April 4, 2008
  • Rated 2 of 5 by a traveler from Travelocity.com
The lobby is cool and the location is great, but that's about it.....even at $69 per night, we felt ripped off. We stayed here one night and left the next morning. The rooms are dark and damp, and very old. There has been some remodeling, but it appears to be purely cosmetic. The beds are honestly by far the worst I have ever experienced. Even my 6 and 8 year old kids said they could not sleep, and they can sleep anwhere. The "complimentary breakfast" consists of canned pineapple, some type of orange colored beverage, individually wrapped muffins from a vending machine, terrible coffee, and an employee who seems to hate her job. Overall, you are much, much better off paying a little more and finding another hotel. We stayed at the Doubletree for a little more and loved it.

Simple and GREAT Location

  • April 2, 2008
  • Rated 4 of 5 by a traveler from Travelocity.com
First I have to say that the location was great! It was right there downtown and very, very close to the beach! There were some issues with the staff. Some were great and some were rude. I was able to go downtown whenever I wanted to, it was just across the street, I walked to the beach and to dinner. There is a great resturant downstairs Nick's Seafood Market, we had the best fish ever! The room is very basic with a refrigerator but no microwave. If it had a microwave it would be perfect. The A/C unit was loud, but for the price it was worth it. I would stay there again becuase of the price per night and the locatiion was again GREAT! There is a laundry room and I was able to wash my clothes there three times, I came home with no dirty clothes! The last night there were some people in the hallway that were loud but that was the only time. We did hear the cars outside. That was not as bad as hearing the two very loud girls outside our room at 4 am the last night. I was able to check out the night before and that was great! That was very helpful since I had to be at the airport very early. Parking was $15.70 a day and the was the cheapest we could find. I would stay there again (planning another trip next summer) because of the price and location. I know what to expect and a simple room with a bathroom is ok with me since I will be in Hawaii again! Clean towels and internet, It is so close to everything! And there is next to a bus stop. GREAT Location!

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