Most of the rooms have been upgraded, but NOT the staff, nor the BEDBUGS!!!! Oh, and there's a good chance you'll get stuck in one of the elevators! read more

I should call the health department on this hotel. I had called on a Sunday night for a Monday one night reservation. I needed an early check-in. The reservation desk told me they called the hotel and that there was no early check-in fee. I decided to book the room for $160. I was told this is a deluxe room. I arrived on Monday at 12 p.m. there was an issue with the key machine it was almost 1 before I was given my room. I was extremely tired from traveling so I just laid down to take a nap. I woke up to a bug on my face. I freaked out washed my face grabbed my things and went down to the front desk. I was there a total of 4 hours. Obviously I did not want to stay in an establishment where bugs were crawling on my face. I was told I could have a different room. No thank you! The deluxe room that I was in had bugs, there were used condoms in the trash can, and the television hardly got any channels. $160 was definitely not a good deal a total rip off. The front desk was unapologetic, rude and did not care. They literally said this is Hawaii we have roaches here! I have been coming to the islands for 20 years and have not encountered cockroaches in the places that I have stayed. I then asked if I could be granted even a partial refund. The front desk told me absolutely not we do not give refunds. I asked for a manager and was told she was not in. I had to ask for her number. The next day I called and spoke with Vanessa. While I was on the phone she spoke to the person that I dealt with at the front desk who basically told her they had showed the room earlier and it was clean. Why are you showing a room? What does that even mean? Of course they're going to say it was clean but I am here to tell you it was not! She then told me they do not give refunds that I would need to cancel within 72 hours and that I was lucky they did not charge me an early check-in fee. I explained I made the reservation the night before and the reservation specialist said there was no early check-in fee. Vanessa did not care. This establishment is disgusting and has shady business practice. Please consider finding any other place on the island to stay then this dump with horrible staff and management that does not care and just wants your money. read more

I contracted COVID-19 (Coronavirus) after staying at the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel for 21 nights. I'm positive I contracted COVID-19 (Coronavirus) at the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel because I was in quarantine for my 14 days of the 21 days I stayed. I'm not exactly sure how I got the virus because I did not have contact with anyone except security while I was there. Upon my request to test security for the Coronavirus I was immediately disreguarded and ignored. Their excuse was that the thin glass panel the was placed in between is would have prevented that. After mentioning the panel had a large gap I was brushed off. The other way I might have contracted Coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel could have been because of poor sanitation and cleanliness throughout the hotel and in the room. When I first got inside of my room (which was an upgraded suite), I found 4 coins (2 quarters, a nickel, and a penny) along the base of the bed on the carpet in the room they gave me. After calling and asking the front desk to service my room, I was told that the staff had went home for the day and that I would have to wait until tommorow. Even though the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel is in a good area, I noticed a lot of homeless people in and around the property. Security at the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel is extremely poor. There is usually someone on duty but he doesn't do much from what I could tell. In one instance I caught him sexually harassing one of the guests in the elevator. If I had the opportunity to be able to stay at the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel again for free, I would have to decline. 3 areas the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel would need to improve drastically before I'd ever consider coming back: - Sanitation - Security - Amenities I could keep going here with this "resorts" non-existent amenities but I think I've badgered them enough in this review. If you have a reservation already made at the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel my advice would be to cancel your reservation and find a new place to stay. read more

This was a nice stay considering the location, view, and even the friendly staff allowing us to check in hours before our original check in time. Nykky was extremely helpful an would consider this hotel for our next stay at Waikiki!!! read more

Hawaiian Monarch - Nykky was extremely helpful an would consider this hotel for our next time in Waikiki! - Homeowner Association Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Stayed here as a couple visiting Oahu for the first time in January 2017. The location was decent and walkable to Waikiki Beach and Ala Moana shopping centre. Our room had a nice view of the river and mountains, as well as Waikiki. We booked this accomodation through an Airbnb in the condo section of the hotel, and throughout the duration of our stay (8 nights) the floor constantly smelled of cigarettes and marijuana. It even got so bad, the odour would seem into our room, at times. We notified the security, and they proceeded to take zero action. In addition the building needs to be well maintained, and undergo serious renovations and upgrades. The elevators are painfully slow, the hot tub had no heat, and our window in our room had no fly screen- the windows were able to be opened quite wide, and this could pose as a serious hazard. To top off our stay, we were greeted with a $25 fine, as our door kept slamming. The residents are rather arrogant too. Our neighbour was happy to be shouting in the hallway outside our door at 6am- so much for the quiet after hours policy. We were given no notice that our door was irritating neighbours, and it would have been courteous, by the staff at least, to have notified us, instead of pinning us with a fine. Overall the service of staff is very poor, both front desk and security, the building itself is dated and needs renovation, and the tenants are terrible people. I would not recommend this hotel to anyone, this place will ruin your vacation. Spend your money elsewhere. read more

Bad customer service! $10 for holding the luggage untill my flight time, when I pay almost $1000 for 8 days! That's ridiculous! Also, when I checked out and wanted to you the bath room, they said once you check out and return the keys, you can't use the bathroom since the keys are the one to open the door for bathroom! That's stupid idea. Mostly all the Sercurity people are rude. Since it's cheap so international people book the hotel and they don't speak English well, so the Sercurity think they can rudely get by. PLEASE DO NOT BOOK HERE! You can save money and book some other places. read more

DO NOT GO, THE WORST SERVICE EVER. First off the guys that do the parking tickets are so rude! When we first came he ignored us and helped the people leaving, then he grabbed his dog and put it on a leash and then helped us in a very rude manner. Leaving the hotel we tried to leave but we threw our ticket away not knowing we had to keep it, no one told us we had to. The new guy working the ticket booth was so rude he basically yelled at us saying if we "lost" our ticket we have to pay $72 dollars?! He made us REVERSE all the way up the parking structure because there was no where to turn around so we can go dig through the trash can for our ticket. This place is sooo ghetto, a lot of chronics there. The "Jacuzzi" is barely hot & the pool water is salty??? I am NEVER going back. read more

Wow, the Hawaiian Monarch has gotten a lot better. Nice gym and Jacuzzi. Also a lot more friendly and helpful security officers on site. One night the key card lock of my door didn't work and they were able to open the door within 15 minutes and put in a new lock. Thanks again Pierre ! read more

Stayed in an Airbnb unit here. Add an extra 15 minutes to your travel time every time you want to leave because the elevators stop at so many floors and elevators are constantly broken. Maintenance people who have keys to your place came in my apartment without advance notice or permission. Even though I said someone's inside after he knocked. Pretty insane. There were pigeons on the window ledges. There was an ant infestation-they were gone after I threw out the trash though. Pool area seemed ok. read more

This place is terrible don't stay here the building is haunted. The service is horrible the rooms are old and terrible, the towels don't look white and the front desk asks for your ID and signature even for extra towels!! RIDICULOUS! The photos on Expedia and Orbitz aren't the real rooms and your experience will be horrifying if you stay here. The man that works the night shift in the front desk is very rude as well and has an attitude every time you ask something. A truly bad experience here and won't be coming back here again read more

If you are looking for a cheap, non maintained dump for your trip to Hawaii look no further than this abomination of a hotel. Spend the extra cash and stay in a dumpster behind the mall! I had a friend stay there and they checked in then checked right out. No aloha spirit and the staff looks underpaid and over worked. Plenty of nice hotels closer to the beach and no bugs in the bathrooms. read more

Pros: location- 10 min walk to beach; wrap around windows, at least in the condo we were staying; shops & bars right downstairs Cons: security was rude; kind of dungy (but not uncommon for overpopulated Oahu); no air conditioning in elevators or hallways (also not uncommon); no free wifi; hotel mixed with condos in same building (so strange); parking is completely separate entity from hotel (see my review on the company); can't bring bikes to rooms We rented from air bnb the condo that we stayed in. It was fairly nice and views of city and ocean were amazing. Included one bedroom and two sofa beds as well as kitchen and one bathroom. However, for about the same price, we could've stayed at a hotel that was a little nicer and also with room service and housekeeping provided. read more

If you jumped into a garbage truck... rode it all the way to the dump... traveled to the dead center of the dump... then tunneled down into the bottom of all the trash, waste, and garbage... dug out a 4x4 cave in to trash, and lived there for a week... you would probably have a better time than staying at this hotel. At least the garbage trucks can find parking at the dump. read more

We initially booked a private unit at the Monarch through AirBnB and that was great, but we needed to extend our stay one more night, so we did so through Expedia. We accidentally booked the wrong night, and we had two rooms booked for the same night. We tried to cancel, move, do anything to make it so we didn't needlessly pay $130. The front desk was so rude and not willing to help AT ALL. He kept turning his screen to me and telling me that it's already booked even though I kept telling him that I booked that room by accident and just wanted to change it. Super unhelpful, rude, and annoying. We ended not receiving a refund and not even stepping foot into that room. I'm shocked at how terrible this situation was treated. Not to mention the rooms look terrible and like they haven't been updated since the 70's. Disgusting!! For you sake, find another place! read more

This hotel is a good location but is really old. After booking on Travelocity, we had some concerns based on other reviews we read. I contacted Travelocity and they assured us they contacted the hotel and everything had been remodeled and there were no cockroaches. This was not the case. Our room has been remodeled but everything else is really old. And hot. No ac except in the room. And the unit in the room was too small to cool the room so we were constantly hot. I only saw 2 bugs in the room, and not sure what they were. One day we did not get coffee mugs, another they did not leave coffee, a third we did not get extra towels, and twice we ran out of toilet paper. Would not stay here again. read more

I've lived here 2 years and I think I'm finally ready to start searching for a new place. Pros: - convenient - close to the strip - nice view from 29th floor - good BBQ grills Cons: - drug dealers infest the building - 170/month for garage parking - 16/night to overnight park - no guest parking available - pool looks grimey - hardly ever any street parking - 3 dollars to wash clothes - 3 dollars to dry clothes - washers/dryers always broken - 16/month bike cage - cops be visiting this place on the regular As I type this now, I've been waiting 25 minutes for an a-hole to get his shit out of the dryer so I can dry my clothes. I'm sure it'd be nice to stay here if you were vacationing...but to live here, I'd stay away. Way too overpriced, and something is always broken. Ahem, craigslist here I come. read more

It's an okay hotel. No frills, just a place to rest your head cheaply. I've stayed in my fair share of older, rundown establishments. This place is one of those, but I felt safe and it was located to plenty of things to do. The building its housed in has restaurants and "nightlife" so you shouldn't be bored. The salt water pool was an incredibly nice way to cool off. It was "rooftop" (6th floor) so it came with a view. The hot tub was your standard residential above ground. Super hot, so be warned. Towels need serious updating. Our sheets had rust stains, but it was still clean. The rooms came with a coffee maker, mini fridge, and microwave. The AC unit was wonderful. I don't know if I'd stay again, but this stay was a gift, so I can't complain. It's good for those traveling on a budget, but don't go looking for a romantic getaway. read more

I recently stayed in this hotel a few weeks ago. Based on reviews here and on other websites, I was a bit nervous. This vacation was one that I took with my BFF who had never been to Hawaii (I was born and raised in Honolulu and visit my family yearly) and we decided on this hotel together. The hotel itself is one that I had been familiar with based on the location. I have been around the outside of the hotel but hadn't been inside. The lobby was decent and I have to say quite honestly, my friend and I enjoyed our stay there. The room was decent. The room itself was clean and the beds were actually comfortable. Our air conditioning unit worked fine and we slept well there. In fact, we liked our room so much that instead of going out at night, we were okay with the idea of staying in, watching TV. The only complaint that i had was with the bathroom. In fact, it wasn't even the bathroom itself but the shower. I am a tall girl (5 feet 9 and a half inches tall) and the shower head was too low for me. I had to bend down to get my hair wet. The bathroom was okay, aside from the shower. It is located along the Ala Wai canal. The location wasn't an issue since many bus stops were nearby. And, my friend remarked that she was quite happy that we were away from the hustle and bustle of Waikiki. I loved the location personally since it was a short walk away from Kapiolani and the bus stop where I could catch other busses away from tourists. So, my 4 star review is actually a 4.5 because of the shower head. And, if i ever have to stay in a hotel again (maybe when I go to visit with my boyfriend in tow), I would stay at the Hawaiian Monarch again. read more

This hotel is completely disgusting as is, front desk supervisor was rude when I made a complaint about their ALREADY broken things inside the room. Let me list the things they charged me for that were ALREADY damaged. 1) I opened up the sheets to use and they were STAINED. Had I not brought my own blankets I would've been using STAINED SHEETS. 2) The closet door hinge was POKING OUT when we got there (I let it slide cause I wasn't going to use it anyways) but as soon as I opened it again ALL THREE HINGES POPPED OFF because it was already so rusty and breaking apart already 3) the doorknob that was already loose. This experience would've been great if they took my call serious when I first called. But they were extremely rude and pointing fingers. THEN THE NEXT DAY! They charged me with DAMAGES I DIDNT CAUSE. No notices PRIOR to the charge. NOT ONLY THAT, they CHARGED MY CARD without my authorization most importantly WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. Their lack of communication led to them charging my card I didn't even use for that hotel. DO NOT RECOMMEND AT ALL. read more

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Hawaiian Monarch hotel is like a hotel/Hawaii residential building. I see a lot of different activity on this building. I notice there are Japanese karaoke bar on the first floor. and their price isn't so cheap. There is also tiny store for snacks and alcohol/ cig. There is game room where it's somehow legal gambling by the entrance. The rooms are very tiny and most of them are studio with just bathroom. i think it's less then 200 sq ft which it's very small space to live. only thing i like about this place is that it's in beginning of waikiki so location of it is nice. read more

To put it simply, I am soo embarrassed for renting a hotel room here for me, my wife, and especially my baby daughter for our week long family vacation on Oahu. I chose this hotel originally because of the competitive price they were offering for a hotel by Waikiki. I now know that you definitely GET what you pay for. Little should I have known to first have looked up reviews for this hotel before sticking with it... There were no signs pointing to even where the Front Desk was when we first drove in. I had to ask the parking attendant on where to go to check-in because there was no sort of signage whatsoever. Check-in was pretty smooth. However, I was wondering how in the world we were going to get all of our luggage up, and when I asked for a luggage cart, the lady at the Front Desk, who didn't look particularly happy to even be there, gave me a hesitant look on her face, and pulled out a single lone cart from the office right around where the front counter was. I found there to be a high lack of staff on duty. What I mean by that is when I loaded all the luggage on the cart, my wife had to push the luggage cart, while carrying our daughter all the way up to the 21st floor by herself, while I had to figure out where to park the car because the rude lady parking attendant kept giving me dirty looks because I hadn't moved my car yet. The least I would expect from a hotel by Waikiki is some bell hop service for our luggage, but again we get what we paid for... When I made it up to the room, the first look my wife gave me was a look as if she had seen a ghost, simply in shock... After looking around the tiny studio room with a double bed, there were A LOT of things that I wasn't expecting for the money I paid for the room. Curtains were dirt stained with who knows what, lamp shade dangling from the ceiling was dirty, carpets that were once green were faded and awfully stained, the box spring cover/skirt for one of the beds was stained with crap along it, the tiny refrigerator was rusted all over and the inside lining looked like it was molding, what looks like a 20 year-old telephone, VERY few accessible electrical outlets to charge our phones, and the list can go on and on. I was equally in shock as my wife clearly was, but I was trying to stay positive for me and my family so we wouldn't let this get in our way from enjoying the trip by saying that we didn't go to Hawaii to stay in the room since we were going to be out and about all the time anyways. After we returned from having dinner out in Aiea, and decided to hit the sack after a long day of traveling from the main land, we shut off the lights. And we find writing, YES WRITING on the ceiling that glowed in the dark. My wife and I were completely appalled at the sight of that, thinking of what the message could've said, but we figure out that it says "CHELSEA, WOULD YOU MARRY ME?". As nice of a message that was, it was definitely still creepy nonetheless... We adjusted and dealt with what the accommodations were like, but I hated how uneasy I would feel about letting my 11 month old daughter crawl around the floor, where her socks and pant knees would turn BLACK from the dirt on the carpet, and I would feel the constant need to wipe and disinfect her hands... What happened on our sixth day, a TUESDAY, on the island definitely topped it all off for me... Around 9:15am, I jump in the shower to get ready for the day, and NO WATER runs through the shower head or faucet, the sink has NO WATER, and there was NO WATER running at all to flush the toilet... I told my wife what was going on infuriated. She called the Front Desk to ask what was going on, and the man on the other end said that every second Tuesday of the month maintenance works on the piping every month so water throughout the hotel goes on and off from 9am-1pm... They said that signs were posted by and inside the elevators the night before... BS!!! When we got home late the night before, there were NO signs informing the guests of a water shut-off going to occur the following morning. We would remember that because EVERY time we were in the elevator, we would criticize how the plastic sign holders hanging in the elevator were all old and cracked, and how there are multiple signs showing inconsistent closing times for the pool. Like I said, that completely topped it off for me, I decided to pack everything up and check out a night earlier, and we ended up getting a room at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel & Resort for our last night on the island. I learned that the Hawaiian Monarch Hotel is run by the AOAO, so they also have condos in the building that people live in too... Instead of dipping into two markets, the hotel and condo leasing businesses, they should seriously focus JUST on the hotel side for their guests who deserve SO MUCH better. I would highly suggest that you spend your hard-earned money to stay somewhere else where the quality makes it worth your stay... read more

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I beg of you PLEASE DO NOT COME HERE! even if you are desperate and all the other hotels are booked! The place was cheap, the customer service was nice except even if you booked the room online they can't give you a reciept? you have to go through a certain company JUST to get it. Anyway, let me tell you WHY you should NOT come here: CONS: 1. The parking $18/night for HOTEL guests! (I was hoping it for it to because you are a 'guest' it would be cheaper..NOT) 2. The hallway of the place smelled so bad as if people urinate in the hall way 3. You literally need the guest room key JUST to use the elevator, I get they said that they do that for 'security' uh yeah, because its down right GHETTO. 4. The bathroom, omg..the bathroom. I should've taken a picture of it..but I was literally creeped out that if I used the toilet, a roach would crawl up my cooch! 5. The bed smelled as if it was NEVER washed, we literally got bites from SLEEPING in them. 6. The walls are paper thin, you can hear people coming and going from their room and elevator. 7. The A/C, would NOT go lower than 70 and when we did, it would start to shake and make this terrible noise. PROS: 1. everything IS IN walking distance 2. DIRTY cheap (literally) 3. I liked the HUGE remote control (which btw, didn't work, my husband thankfully knew how to reprogram it to the TV)..lol that is IT. You might be wondering WHY we went through this mess, is YES because we were desperate and the hotel we tried to get was booked everywhere, go figure. Also, we just moved here from CALI so we needed a place to stay for A NIGHT. GROSSS!! NEVER AGAIN! read more

If I can rate this hotel a zero I would. The parking lot operators definitely ruined the stay. I never like to give bad reviews but honestly the garage attendant pushed it too far. Descriptioin of Hotel: When you arrive please don't expect valet service or any type of greetings. You walk into the building to hope for air conditioning but you just see the front desk attendant sweating with a fan blowing. At that moment I was about to check into another hotel but I gave it a chance. We were on the 21st floor and the elevators ran super slow without AC. We got to the room and it honestly had the same sheets as the ones you see at Motel 6 in the 1980s! The AC worked in the room but everything seemed super out dated. The 13" TV was probably from the 90s and the blow dryer was probably from the 1900's. I had to stand next to the room AC to dry out my hair :/ Fortunately, most of our trip was not to stay at this horrible, outdated hotel. BTW NO Wifi I!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT CENTURY ARE WE ON?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Parking: They must of had 4 different attendants during our 5 day stay who were not in uniform and looked as if they could be anyone from the streets. Honestly they seemed very very sketchy. They made us pay in cash and they hand wrote the receipt. As a tourist I thought this was common but then on the third day when the lady said we needed to pay again I was shocked. I honestly ignored it and paid for the parking to avoid any drama. Then on the last day they asked for us to pay again and that was my final draw. I waited for the manager and she could not make out what was written on the receipt. I couldn't wait any longer because I had to catch a flight. But word of advice: "DO NOT STAY AT THIS HOTEL!!!!" The hotel should be on the hotel rescue show! read more

DO NOT COME HERE!!!! This is by far the worst hotel customer service I have ever dealt with. After our 6 day stay with a $16 parking fee every day- we ended up paying ANOTHER DAY of parking because they have the worst recording system ever. You would think with low ratings given about their facilities they could at least improve on their customer service. The parking lady attendant was completely rude and said, "I'M NOT GOING TO DEAL WITH THIS!!!!" as if we were the ones wasting her time! We asked to speak to the manager and she was COMPLETELY RUDE AS WELL. $16???? Really??? If this place is part of your traveling deal like ours, please choose another hotel. read more

This place SUCKS! The rooms are disgusting and cramped. They throw loud, ghetto parties on the pool that have 15 people, but rattle your windows and make it impossible to rest...even more if you have little kids! You can hear the music from blocks away! DO NOT STAY HERE!! Worst hotel ever!!! read more

I knew this was an inexpensive place to stay but it didn't even meet my low expectations. I stayed in a privately owned unit through a booking service NOT the hotel side. It was advertised as having a "kitchenette" If your definition of a kitchenette is a mini-fridge with a microwave on top of it with a 1 burner hotplate you have to unplug the microwave to use then yes its a kitchenette. This room didn't even have a dresser to put my clothes in, I mean WTF motel 6 even has dressers in every room. Location is GREAT if you want to be near the beach but the building itself is pretty run down. Parking here as is everywhere in Waikiki is ridiculous, $20/day or $190/month if you are a hotel guest, and oh yeah they DON'T take credit cards... cash only. The bar downstairs is nice with live music just about every night. If you can afford it, go elsewhere IMO. read more

When we arrived the night staff was friendly and helpful checking in. It was $25 parking pass for 24 hours with a room key. The elevator was tricky! A guy told us we had to enter our key card in a little key card reader and press our floor number, if you don't do that the elevator takes you on many other floors where people were trying to get on. Once we got to our room it was very nice. Big bed, tv, dresser, mini fridge, closet and a nice shower. I live here in Hawaii and we take our shoes off when entering a house or room so that's what we did. Our feet turned black due to the dirt and dust on the floor. The shower still had hair in the drain from the previous guest and the toilet had poop stains when the toilet seat was lifted The morning workers are very rude! When it was time for check out one of our friends brothers left his charger and I had no way in contacting them, all I had was a room number. I couldn't use the elevator because I didn't have a key card. Soo I asked the front desk if they could hold it until someone could pick it up and they said NO even though the owners of the charger are in the hotel. The lady at the front said to ask security so I did just that. Security said he couldn't hold it either and to ask the front desk.. I went back and forth for fifteen minutes. Finally security confronted the front desk and they took the charger read more

My family and I rented rooms for one week on air bnb and our stay was not pleasant. The beds were very hard, pillows were light as clouds and the blankets were very very stiff. The walls are so thin so you can hear your roommates slamming doors if you share a unit. Just like other reviews, we were catfished too. The owners knew their angles because the rooms looked much bigger in the pictures. During our stay, the power was out for 4hours so we had no running water and no power which ruined our morning plans. In addition, we came across several ants and small lizards in our bathroom. The rooms also get super hot and all they have is one AC box unit. Elevators are very stuffy and smells like terrible body odor. The only good things about this hotel is the room views, the pool area and that it is 15min away from shopping stores when walking. If you decide to use their parking garage, please note that it is $35 a day, CASH ONLY. Side note: The workers who run the parking garage definitely need to work on customer service. There was not a mask in sight. The tall Caucasian-Asian-Islander woman with no neck is very snappy and gave my family a hard time. I don't know if it's the drugs but there is no reason why she needs to have so much attitude. If you hate tourists, then quit and look for a different job. Period. read more

Decent apartment/studios that are adequate in size and condition. Their best asset is the location as it's walking distance to all the exciting Waikiki activities and sites. I stayed here over Thanksgiving (airbnb) and here's an overall picture :: Cons:: 1) beds are small, older mattress, and makes a lot of noise 2) thin walls (hence the noisy bed issue) 3) sun facing rooms are very hot, keep shades closed and AC on blast 4) bathroom was dirty and bath mat was filthy, looked like it was 5 years old and never cleaned Pros:: 1) tall shower heads to accommodate taller people 2) location, again in the heart of Waikiki, walking distance to everything Waikiki has to offer 3) car rental on site, but uber is on Oahu so may be a moot point 4) price, very inexpensive compared to the options in the area. Very low price point read more

Room was dirty, found hairs on blanket, sheets , floor, and bathroom. A/C was too loud, and was locateddirectlynext to the bed. Also, I am disabled, and I was hassled by the secuirty guard, giving me heat at late, after midnight time. read more

This is the worst hotel experience I've ever had. My bed was hard as a rock, and bugs fly in the window if you leave it open, as there is no screen on the windows. The front desk people hang up on you mid sentence and raise their voices, and the parking fees are not the same as advertised. The room was completely outdated, and mold was forming in the shower. Yes, cheap hotel in Waikiki, but I'd rather have a profession hotel experience and pay $30 more a night than to be somewhere where everyone is extremely uninviting and unprofessional. I wish I could give no stars, but here we are. read more

A friend and I rented a hotel room for the Halloween weekend, and though I know hotels that weekend are in demand, the price (approximately $150 per night) seems a bit steep in my eyes. No view from our room, the a/c made the room have a musty/moldy smell, and the carpet was wet upon check-in. The key system they have is also quite difficult to work. For my friend and I, we had to change our hotel keys three times because our room was not reading the key correctly. We found out that when we did not swipe the key in the elevator, the key would not work on our room. I can understand that this would help with security concerns, but it became a hassle we didn't want to deal with. The good thing about the hotel is that it is really close to a bus stop that has lines that run through Waikiki, though we ended up catching a taxi to our destination that night. A walk from the center of Waikiki to the hotel is 20-25 minutes depending on how fast you walk. They have a really nice selection of eateries in the hotel (which is convenient for those visiting and those living in the building). Between sushi/local food restaurants, breakfast cafes, and a bar/club downstairs, this is one benefit of staying. In the end, I am leaning more towards not staying here again because of accommodations closer to the center of Waikiki with less issues. read more

I would give the hawaiian monarch a star and a half. The building is pretty run down, rooms are okay, locations is an easy walk from Waikiki beach which is a definite plus! My boyfriend and I stayed at the hawaiian monarch on our 7 day trip to honolulu. My primary reasons for booking this hotel were for the price and because on kayak it claimed to provide airport shuttle (which it did not it only connected you to a shuttle that cost 15$ per way). When we arrived the hotel we had to wait about 10 minutes to be helped because nobody was attending the front desk. When finally being greeted we were told the hotel was completely full. We had asked for a one bed room in which we were given a room with 2 beds which we didn't really mind. The room had a small tv, working ac, microwave, coffee machine, and a fridge. The room was okay nothing special at all, you get what you pay for. In our first room for the first few days we were fine until our toilet broke. The front desk happily moved us into another room on another floor that didn't smell like pot like our first floor. As for parking, there is no free parking not even for hotel guests. It was an outstanding 20$ per night or 3$ per half hour which seems ridiculous for guests especially since there is very very limited street parking. The parking attendants looked like they could've been random people who just walked up and put a chair down. Oh and I forgot NO WIFI!!!!!!!!!! Bottom line... If you don't wanna pay expensive prices, don't expect much. If you don't expect to be in your room too much I would recommend to stay here. It is cheaper than most! read more

Hawaiian Monarch - The hotel on the right is the hawaiian monarch - Homeowner Association Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

You get what you pay for. The hotel stay was horrible. First, the check in process was crazy. I had to check in before I could use the parking lot to park my car. Second, it cost me $16.00 to use the parking lot for a night. I am already a paying customer to the hotel. Why do I have to pay extra for parking?! Finally, the next day, room service knocked on the door at 10:59, and check out was at 11:00. At 11:03, the female front desk clerk called and rudely told me to leave the room and hung up on me. Worst hotel in Honolulu!!!! read more

I stayed at the Monarch for exactly one night on a stopover to Japan from the US Mainland. I knew what I was getting into and the hotel was exactly as expected. Some highlights: - one of the cheapest places to stay on Waikiki -walking distance to bars and restaurants -friendly desk staff -older room but everything functioned properly and room was clean -great view of canal and diamond head (if you ask for higher floor) -sketchy other guests/residents. We smelled something being smoked that was not tobacco. Other people staying there seemed high or inebriated whenever we got into the elevator and it generally made me glad to be staying there with another person. I would not recommend this place for a vacation stay but if you are like me and want a place for just one or two nights, its a pretty good deal. read more

Where do I start. I got to bond with fellow guests waiting for its only one working elevator on our hatred for this hotel. The halls reaked of vomit and weed. The front desk clearks were more intrested in their phones rather than helping a paying guest with questions. I was told to hold on while she posted something on Facebook. I will give the hotel this the cleaning staff was awesome and the small restraunt was great and location was good. read more

1 star for location. Pictures tell the rest of the story. Ugh. So thankful we were only there for 1 night. read more

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The hotel is so convenient! It's centered right in the middle of shopping and the beach. You can walk to the trolley and the hotel has its own restaurants, convenience stores, spa, car rental place, and bar. A lot of the rooms are privately owned and highly recommend them instead of the rooms the hotel offers. The privately owned rooms are updated and has a kitchenette where you have the option to cook some meals. My family came here for the activities and to spend most of our day outside so it was worth it that the Hawaiian monarch was affordable and convenient. read more

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This is probably the worst hotel I've stayed at in Waikiki. It is the first and last time I'm staying here. Terrible service, the elevators are as slow as a tortoise and no ventilation, terrible parking fees and lot. A matter of fact hey don't even own their own parking lot. The parking attendant is rude and all around terrible. Very terrible service. read more

You get what you pay for. Space is way smaller than what is advertised. We had countless random issues during the week that nobody seemed to care enough about to help us with read more