Aqua Palms Waikiki

"Having read some of the earlier reviews, I was first not sure if it would be a good idea to stay at the Aqua Palms. However, my most recent stay for a night was much better than expected. All staff members were friendly and welcoming. The room on the 7th floor was newly renovated, and quiet spacious. Everything was clean, and the bed was comfortable too. Despite the hotel located right next to the Ala Moana Boulevard that sometimes has a lot of traffic, I found it surprisingly quiet and not noisy at all. As you can see from the photos I took from the lanai, the views were surprisingly nice too. It was a complete opposite experience compared with a stay some years ago at the Equus hotel nearby, where I can't recommend staying at all. I stayed at several hotels in the Waikiki area and found the price value good overall for the Aqua Palms. I will return again and highly recommend it."

"Rooms were organized and somewhat clean: smelled a bit musty/smoky. Bathroom is tiny. The sliding door to balcony needed work on the security lock. Hotel signage is awful cause u can't see it amongst all the surrounding lights. Couldn't find the hotel with Google maps as it lead us in a circle. Definitely needs better directions or an update. However the Front desk service was great! They were extremely quick and very helpful and welcoming. They need a raise for dealing with all walks of life. Cost is okay but those cleaning and resort fees sure do add up."

"I am giving this hotel a 5 star review. It's an older hotel showing some obvious signs of wear and tear but the experience met/exceeded my expectations. So although it's not a true fancy 5 star location, I am giving it my top marks because I was happy with my stay here. The price and location was why I booked this hotel. It's just one block off the beach and a convenient area. The service was top notch and staff was super friendly. I would return in the future."

"Location was good, Hotel staff was really friendly and for a 3 night stay here it wasn't too bad but I'm not sure we would consider this hotel again. Booked two rooms, shortly after check-in one room had a live cockroach in the drawer. The staff was kind enough to switch us rooms but it did make us weary for the rest of our stay. Rooms were nicely updated with comfortable beds but the couches and carpets were quite outdated and stained."

"We really enjoyed our stay here. We visited for 4 nights. We had a room on the 6th floor. The room suffered a little from the noise from loud vehicles on the street but there was no noise from any adjoining room or from other floors. The beds were comfortable and both twin beds had 4 pillows. The room has a safe, microwave, iron and small fridge/freezer which were all really useful. We were able to get clean beach towels from reception each day. The location was good for access to Waikiki beach and there were plenty of shops nearby too. Parking was $35 a night which seemed pretty steep and we only rented a car for 1 day so didn't need to use this. The pool was warm but small and with kids we felt a bit awkward as the pool is right outside of other guests rooms so we were worried about noise!! Overall a very pleasant stay and we would use the hotel again."