- 3 out of 5
- Avg. Member Rating
- 54
- Reviews
Great for the money, Ocean view optional
- May 17, 2009
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
If you go online and its available you will get optional 'view' room for higher rate. Still a good bargin and if $ per night parking still gets good value compared to other hotels for your search then I recommend it. I stayed here for surfing and walkability to all that is Waikiki. Only block and a half from beach by my standards even though technically three blocks but they are very small blocks. It is a twenty two story plus hotel so ocean view may be pretty high up there. A view of Diamond Head crater off the hall balcony and right in Waikiki. I would stay again. I had a car for one night. There is on street parking along the canal a couple blocks away but it is first come first serve and Street Cleaning Tow-Away during certain days (check the signs).
Good location
- April 27, 2009
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Well for the price it was about all I could ask for. The employees were nice and the location was great, those are the two most important things to me. Now if you're looking to romance a loved one.....spend a little more and go someplace nicer. Oh yeah, the room they gave my wife and I had two singles instead of a double bed but we made due.
ok for the money
- December 19, 2008
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
You get what you pay for. Great location but old hotel. If you have a car this is not the place to stay. OK to stay just for sleep and a shower nothing more.
Aqua Continental
- December 18, 2008
- Rated 1 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Finding the hotel proved to be difficult because the name on the building was Continental, not Aqua Continental.
From there on it was all down hill.
The hotel is old, semi-dirty, and very run down. It is significantly worse than a Motel 6.
The bathroom had mold in the corners and cracks, and all the spreads and linens were very well worn and dirty. They upgraded the spread when I complained.
The front desk was staffed with folks who did not want to deal with complaints or reparation. They would not refund our prepay as the online company would not refund our money directly. The girl in India told us that we had to deal with the hotel directly.
The parking was unbelievable ........one lane up and down in an ancient poorly lit ramp.
The housekeep staff tried hard to be helpful.
Our overall trip is totally flawed by the Aqua Continental. Fortunately, other aspects of the Honolulu trip were fine.
We stayed here, because it was cheap
- November 1, 2008
- Rated 3 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
It is a cheap place to stay in paradise. We learned early, however, that you get what you pay for. The parking is a problem and there is no place to park in order to check in. We drove past the place 5 times before we realized this and finally saw another car pulling out of a small entry next to the hotel. They charged us $18 to park in the lot with no alternatives offered. They tried to put us in a room with 2 twin beds, but after further discussion the front desk finally gave us a room with a queen. The staff was helpful and seemed friendly enough, but the hotel needs to be completely redone. Its old and the rooms are tiny, but at least it was clean. The location is great since it is right near the beach and among a number of nicer hotels. Overall, I must say that we were a bit disappointed in the hotel, but we didn't spend a lot of time there. We wanted a cheap place to stay and the Continental certinally is cheap and as noted above, we got what we paid for. We were out and about most of the time seeing all the sights. Next time we'll spent a little more and book a better quality hotel.