Hotels near Sandy Beach in Honolulu

Uhhhhh..... We stayed in this hotel because our flight got in late and we needed a place close to the airport to crash for one night. This hotel fits that purpose well. That said, I wouldn't recommend this hotel for any other situation other than the one I just described. They were pumping sewage right outside of our door the morning we woke up. Also, our room key didn't work the morning we were checking out. The only other positive of this hotel is that it is within walking distance of THE BEST little food place we came across on our whole trip: Joe's Grill Express. We cannot wait to come back so we can visit Joe's again.

I live in a small building at the back. The room is spacious and beautiful, but it is difficult because tourists spend the night drinking on the swimming pool and balcony downstairs. And the shower room is so narrow that it is inconvenient to wash. However, it is close to the city, there is a pink trolley stop in front of it, and there are many facilities.

This hotel is about a 10 min walking distance to the beach. Located in a central area near the Waikiki strip that has a Las Vegas strip feel (busy, crowded). A lot of stores and restaurants within walking distance. Food is expensive overall in the area. Hotel itself has a restaurant inside. Beautiful lobby area that includes a community microwave and a soda stream machine. They give you a sample of Dole pineapple frozen yogurt at check in. Good customer service, friendly staff. Damien, our valet guy was great! $45 valet parking daily but $30 dollar/day parking option across the street behind Ross. Queen room was cute, colorful but a bit smaller than expected. Carpet and bathroom outdated but has a balcony. No microwave in the room but snacks and kettle for hot water, as well as tea. Big closet for your clothes a plus. TV has cable channels but no premiums. Housekeeping good with bringing towels daily. Can get beach towels from front desk. Pool and sitting area on roof is nice. Overall we had a good experience and the hotel is cute and practical.

I paid the resort fee and deposit with my card when I checked in in the morning, but when I went to the front desk to pick up my room key in the afternoon, I was charged the resort fee and deposit again. Even if I told him that I had paid when I checked in earlier, he insisted that I could pay. It's not for me, it's for my husband. Even though I said it was strange that I had reserved only one room for two people, I was told to pay. I asked someone who could speak Japanese to take over the phone and explain things to me, and they finally gave me the room key, but there was no explanation or apology as to why it happened. I was handed the room key with a defiant attitude. And, as expected, I was charged at the restaurant even though I made a reservation with a plan that included breakfast. If the front desk is that much, well, I thought it would be like that. I'm scared of what I'll be charged next time when I check out tomorrow. Is Marriott a hotel like that? I come to Hawaii every year, but I will never stay at a Marriott again. It's a shame because the location and facilities are fine.

We stayed here for two nights recently. The hotel was located about .5 mile from the beach, so we walked there in the mornings before breakfast. The breakfast was amazing. They had everything you could imagine, and multiple stations for each (multiple pancake makers, a couple of places you could get your eggs and meat, etc.). There were at least 40 or so seats in the restaurant so finding a place to sit with your breakfast was no problem, and the gentlemen taking the breakfast tickets at the door (I assume so people don't just walk in off the street for breakfast) were super friendly. The room was fine, although the elevators were a bit slow. The fifth floor had a pool, cabanas, mini golf, etc. but unfortunately it closed at 7:00 each night so we only had a few minutes each day to take advantage of it. If we were coming back to Honolulu, we would stay here again.

I was very disappointed when I got to my crappy old room...it was so hot in my room!! The a/c was barely working!! So I called the front desk to switch rooms... luckily she called me back and said she had another room for me... the new room wasn't really any better!! The a/c was in the back corner and still I couldn't feel the a/c!! I actually had to go to the back corner to feel a little air conditioned. We pay a lot of money to stay there and there rooms barely have working air conditioned!! We were very hot the whole time we were there!! So my friends and I will never stay there again!! And we will not recommend Waikiki heritage hotel to anyone!! Good luck...

I ended up making a few reservations here thanks to the kindness and hospitality of the staff. A special thank you to Yulia for making my stay extraordinary, she had great recommendations, made great snax and drinks at the ”paniolo” a bar and Cafe located on site and was overall just so friendly and inviting to the solo traveler. Another special thanks to Dana, who kept me on constant supply of delicious speciality coffee! My room was clean, the hotel is charming and family owned, and it's location is exceptional. 5 stars and i will be visiting again :)

We had 4 nights at the Waikiki Monarch and found it to be a strange experience. We booked it through Booking.com and stayed in apartment 2703A. On the positive side, our apartment had an amazing view of Waikiki, right out to the ocean, as well as along the canal – very inspiring! The location also was very good, situated on the western end of Wikiki. It was only a 10min walk to the beach and about 10min over to Ala Moana Mall and beach park. There was a good internet-enabled TV with about every channel and streaming service you could want – really a nice setup. On the negative side, the apartment was not very well cleaned upon our arrival, especially the floor. A couple of the dining chairs and the couch were covered in stains and were downright disgusting. The apartment was lacking a few basics, such as bedside cabinets and dressers/drawers for storing clothes. I had to lay out all my clothes on the floor along the hallway wall. We also felt the lighting was quite dim in the evenings. The kitchen was small and outfitted with only the basics. The kitchen faucet was loose and about ready to fall off – a little basic maintenance would’ve been nice. Another thing that was odd was that there was no reception or other onsite staff which could be called on if required. We were told to collect our key from a little lock box. We arrived at around 1pm, and since we weren’t allowed to check in until the very late hour of 4pm, we asked if we could store our bags and were told we actually had to pay for bag storage ($5/bag) for the 3 hours. It’s the first time we’ve ever had the experience of having to pay for bag storage at the hotel while waiting for check-in! Not impressed! In any case, we won’t be staying here anytime soon. Not recommended – there are so many far better places to stay in Waikiki. Don’t make the mistake we did.

The Waikiki Agua Aloha Surf Hotel is a hotel close to Waikiki Beach, with convenient food, shopping, and public transportation. The hotel's facilities are also basically complete, there are cafes, breakfast rooms, outdoor swimming pools, fitness rooms, foot baths and so on. Usually booked with breakfast, breakfast is close to Chinese food. Breakfast should be good, the customer reviews are divided, it is estimated that tourists from big cities in mainland China have become accustomed to their own dining content and form; tourists from the United States or other countries or regions are used to another The content and form of the meal are different in their respective expectations. The so-called publicity is difficult to adjust. Less than satisfactory, the room is less soundproof, the room is smaller, the air conditioning is old and hidden under long curtains. In any case, the biggest advantage is that you can walk near the beach for about ten minutes. The price/performance ratio is relatively high. Will come later.

We selected this hotel because it was the cheapest option for a short stay for 6 people since they had a suite option with a pullout couch and most hotels in the Waikiki area didn't. In that sense it was okay and served our purpose. But we couldn't use the balcony because of construction but we saw no construction being worked on. We didn't need to use the pool because it was a short stay but due to the construction the pool is not in use either. It didn't make sense they charge you a daily per day fee for amenities you can't use. And we had trouble with the hot water (twice.) The $30 breakfast is not worth it. What the hotel lacks in desirability, they make up for with the friendliness of the staff. From the restaurant staff to parking staff to the front desk staff, everyone was super nice, lovely and accommodating. When our hot water went out, the next morning they offered another room to shower in. They removed our daily hotel fee because of our troubles with the hot water. The location is next to a brewery and across the street from food trucks which is good. I wish the Hiking Cafe opened before 7a because we would have like to have breakfast there before we went hiking at Diamondhead (the irony!) I would probably only stay here again if my budget was an issue since this was affordable compared to other options. Need some to-go, affordable breakfast options. And fair warning, our hotel room was across from an apartment building and they could easily see in. It was nice to see the Wyland painting across the way. Last thing- the left full size bed in the suite was covering the electrical outlet halfway making it unusable. We used the lamps to charge our phones at night, but seems like a waste of an outlet.