Aston Waikiki Sunset Condo

pros: 1) walking distance to waikiki busiest street (3 blocks) 2) daily parking rate is reasonable ($25) 3) balcony with good city view cons: 1) the resort fee: the resort fee was not noted when I booked with agonda, so the $120 turns out to become close to $150 a night 2) the room is a bit dated. the bedroom looked ok, but the sofa bed and the carpet does look quite outdated. 3) we booked a one bedroom for "5" people, but actually there were only 1 queen bed and 1 sofa bed (for 3 persons). it's not realistic to sleep 3 people in a sofa bed.

Have to say I was shocked when we arrived as the whole place is dated but everyone we dealt with was lovely and everything worked well and was clean and comfortable. It has best views and great location. We had free WiFi and free dvds and ps3 games with dominoes practically next door which was handy on first night. You get full kitchen and communal washing machine and dryer.

Upon Arrival at the Aston Waikiki sunset, I thought I had instead booked into a cheap YMCA hostel. The lobby and entrance was very dowdy and looked like it hadn’t been redecorated since the 60s. The receptionist (who did have a good understanding of Asian languages ) was completely devoid of personality and very unwelcoming. Our room was not available until after three and our arrival time was early morning. We were then informed of, and asked to sign a so called mandatory amenity fee program. This fee of $25 plus tax was supposed to cover Wi-Fi, coffee and tea, daily newspaper, in room safe, local and toll free calls and DVD and PlayStation hire. The hotel advertises free Internet and yet we were charged !!!!!! Our travel agent, upon enquiring about this mandatory tax was told that it was written in very small letters. The rooms were acceptable with well equipped kitchen, the air conditioning was quite noisy and we had a great deal of difficulty accessing the TV channels. The hotel was in an easily accessible area close to a lot of amenities. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone and I will certainly be making people aware of this so called mandatory amenities fee that is now charged throughout the USA.

We stayed in the one bedroom apartment and were really happy with the service, rooms and location. It is set back from the main shopping/ beach but only a small walk ( two blocks). It has a awesome view of the mountains and Diamond Head. The reception was friendly and knowledgeable. I had read earlier reviews & was worried I had made a mistake. Don't listen to the reviews. If you have a family & are on a budget theses apartments are great. The rooms are older in style but are clean, had everything we needed in the kitchen. Staying in a apartment was a lot better than hotel room. More room and a functioning kitchen.

Stayed in this beautiful condo for 10 days. It is located in a very easy to walk to waikiki beach, restaurants, shopping and bus lines. Beautifully decorated and well supplied kitchen. It was on the mountain view side instead of the beach side but it is a great view.