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

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TripAdvisor users rated this property 4 out of 5

Good location, but noisy. Clean room. Resort fee not included in booking price.

Floralynn G on Jan 01, 2026

Good location, noisy area, but it served it's purpose. Room is fairly small, reminded me of hotels in Japan, but it was clean and met expectations. Resort fee of $80/night were not included in the price when we booked, so keep that in mind. Overall though, the price per night with the addition of the resort fees was decent.

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.

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