Aqua Aloha Surf Waikiki reviews

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating

3.5 Very Good

  • Cleanliness 4.0
  • Location 4.3
  • Rooms 3.6
  • Service 4.0
  • Value 4.1

1966 TripAdvisor reviews

TripAdvisor users rated this property 5 out of 5

Highly recommended hotel in wikiki

Maryland F on Dec 06, 2025

I would highly recommend this hotel. The staff were exceptional and the place is clean and located 5 minutes from the beach. The hotel provides beach chairs, beach towels and clean cold water to drink. The hotel was also kind enough to store our suitcases as we had a late flight out and we were lucky to be able to enjoy our last day. The only two things I would say weren’t the best was our bed wasn’t the most comfortable as it felt a bit floppy or over used. And parking is expensive, but that’s all of wikiki which kind of such as I would have liked to rent a longer than just two days as we were there for two weeks. A shout out to Jade, one of the staff who was incredible to us and made us feel so welcomed at the hotel.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 4 out of 5

Great place when your on a budget

Bevue (Coquitlam, Canada) on Dec 01, 2025

We came across this small little boutique hotel when planning a vacation with our local airline. It ticked off all the boxes when looking at dated hotels. I’m sure this hotel was built in the 60’s, but it has been very well managed and maintained over the years. By no means it is the Hilton, but if your on a fixed income budget, it will meet all of your needs. The room had all your regular features that the high priced hotels have. Our room had a brand new quiet air conditioner in it, which made it so comfortable. Pros: Balcony with 2 nice chairs Free chairs for the beach Towels for the beach Filtered water machine in the lobby Coffee maker and great tasting coffee in the room. Lively bar in the lobby New air conditioner Cold fridge Fast single elevator Close to shopping Cons: Suite needs a new bed One elevator down for maintenance No ocean view

TripAdvisor users rated this property 4 out of 5

Third Time Not So Much Of A Charm

tutana (Tempe, Arizona) on Nov 15, 2025

Third time we have stayed here (in the same room!!) This time, however, one of the 2 elevators was down. We were on the 5th floor so going down the stairs was OK but going up...I feel sorry for the folks who live here. Also the sofa in our deluxe room was missing, just a table, so we had to ask for chairs. We will stay here again because the location, price, and employees are great!

TripAdvisor users rated this property 4 out of 5

Great Experience!

Caroldyne S on Nov 03, 2025

My family needed a place to stay while I had surgery on Oahu. We booked our stay at the Aqua Aloha Surf Waikiki. We enjoyed our stay as everything was close by and for us handicap parking was near. The only drawback was that there was only one elevator working due to fixing it. Otherwise, staff was friendly and professional and assisted when needed.

TripAdvisor users rated this property 3 out of 5

Budget Friendly Stay Needing Minor Work

Ralph S on Oct 31, 2025

Upon arrival, Jade was very helpful, sincere and communicative with all my questions regarding hotel accommodations and billing. The entire staff were great and extremely helpful. The good is that the room itself was very comfortable for two people. The bed however was slightly uncomfortable in that all the pillows were like hard bricks. We went to Costco to buy two pillows and that made all the difference. The mattress had a dip in the center that made sleeping slightly uncomfortable. Placing of the mini fridge in an enclosed cabinet makes it inefficient. Upon opening the cabinet door, you can feel the heat escaping & the fridge interior was not cooling. During our stay, we left the cabinet door open and the fridge’s interior became very cold to the point of freezing. Recommend removing cabinet doors or providing proper ventilation. You had to play with the toilet flushing handle to get it to work. Even with the window shades closed, the A/C cooling on high was a struggle during the day due to the suns outside heat load. The rooms carpeting is in great need of deep cleaning. Unfortunately, the location of our room on the street side was quite noisy. The high volume of traffic was most notable when fire trucks passed the hotel daily throughout the day and night with all the honking and sirens going off. Had been looking forward to using the pool however it was too cold. Only one of two elevators were working during our 6 days stay making wait times a bit longer.

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