Because of the cheap rate I got at the Waikiki Wave I was a little worried that I was not paying $200+ for a room. But after checking in all was well when I saw the room was very nice, recently renovated and surpassed my expectations. Free wifi was great and should be standard in all hotels these days, while the bed was comfy and the room clean. The bathrooms are a little small but I only use the bathroom at showertime so no problem for me. Glimpses of Diamond Head and the water from one side of the hotel, and yes the band playing downstairs 'can' be a little noisy at night but I am a heavy sleeper so again no problem for me. Anyway the band stopped playing at 11pm on the night I was there. Location is also good, ABC convenience store is 50m away and many restaurants all around. Walk to the beach in 5-10 mins. I got a room for under $100 which is amazing value, some other nights (Fri/Sat?) rooms can be as much as $300 in which case you are better off staying on the beach in a 5 star hotel. But for value during my 1 night stay everything was great.

We found this hotel to be a great value when compared to the high prices of other hotels near Waikiki beach. Our room was clean and the bed was comfortable. The staff was friendly and helpful. The street noise was very noticeable even though we were on the 15th floor but it did not keep us awake. The WiFi worked just fine with my old IBM Thinkpad that I use for travel. The continental breakfast required a $5 charge so we opted to go elsewhere for a more complete breakfast. We would definitely stay there again if we were to return to Honolulu.

We stayed here over the holidays for five nights. When we first checked in, all they had left was a handicapped room on the third floor. I asked to get a room higher up, but the man at the front desk said we could not get a higher floor because we booked our room through the travel website package deal, and thats all we could get. When we got to our room, it had a walk in shower--with a handicap chair to sit down, and the room smelled like body odor. There was no way I could sleep here..I was awful. We went back to the front desk and asked if there was any way to change rooms. He told me that they were booked and could freshen up the room. This was unacceptable to me. Finally, the front desk attendant gave in and found us a room on the sixth floor. When we arrived, it smelled much better but the bathroom shower gave me the creeps. This hotel was recently renovated, but the shower is still the original tile. It's poorly lit in the bathroom, and a bit spooky. I wanted to find another hotel during this trip, but everything was sold out. The pictures of this hotel are quite deceiving. Pictures look fantastic--but once you arrive--you can feel that the hotel used to be rundown and old..I do not recommend staying here at all! If you plan to visit Hawaii- i suggest spending a bit more $$ to get a decent hotel. (Also, there is a lot of noise at night, from the clubs and the parking structure right next door.)

Room was an ok size, and fairly clean. It had a refrigerator, coffee maker and microwave. The beds were comfortable and the flat screen tv was a nice extra. High speed internet was available -- wireless connection was fine; however response time was poor. Staff was nice and helpful, however service was SLOW. View from our 3rd floor room was a parking garage. The garbage trucks that came at 4 am were very loud. Even though the hotel was okay, the working girls out in front of the hotel after 9:30 pm would deter us from calling this a "family-friendly" hotel. The free coffee in the lobby was horrible. The hotel only has 2 elevators which were slow and you can only use the stairs to go down, they were not accessable to walk up the stairs. The continental breakfast was not in the lobby -- you have to leave the building and go next door to the Big Kahuna bar/restaurant and it wasn't worth the walk. From our experience you get what you pay for, a parking lot view and a noisy room.

We are not talking fancy. Rooms are of ample size; beds very comfortable, bathroom marginal. Your view may be of a parking structure!! Don't bother with the $3 continental breakfast at a next-door "restaurant." On a scale of 10, maybe a 1. The hotel is on a major bus line, a definite plus. The beach is relatively close. Skip the coffee in the free machine located in the lobby. The staff is very friendly, as are most people in Hawaii. Factor in the reasonable price, and there is value here. If your needs are primarily a place to put your head at night, this hotel will fit the bill. However, if you are looking for view, pretty lobby, restaurant/lounge, etc. etc., grab your credit card and head elsewhere.