When I heard my family's favorite restaurant in Hawaii was closing I already knew I was going to visit one last time. We visited for a day, took the 8am (California time) flight out Thursday, left Hawaii at 2pm the next day, Friday. So we weren't really looking for anything luxurious out there it was a quick turnaround trip I got the car and one of the guys reserved our stay. I wasn't too picky about it, it was just a few hours. I knew we would hit the ground running as soon as we landed and we would be in there just for a quick nap before getting up the next day and running around again. I travel often, so I take a lot of pictures. Most of the time it's random and I have no real intention of using any of the photos. I like looking at my camera roll and reflecting on what I was thinking when taking certain pictures. I say all that to say, the pictures and videos I took here at the Royal Grove, came in handy. Everything we needed from a hotel, we got. A bed, hot shower, freezer (for the ice packs we stuff our cooler with to take poke home lol). We do our thing checking the beds for bed bugs etc. next morning, we see, we got extra ...friends. As you can see from the photo , I woke up the next day and seen a roach crawling on the wall near the bed. I seen a few baby ones in the bathroom. I was going to really let it slide because I get it. It's an island. There's bugs & insects everywhere. We're downtown in Waikiki at a motel that is obviously not well kept which is why it's the price that it is. We're getting what we paid for. So I really wasn't going to leave this review. This spot was obviously chosen based on price. What compelled me to leave the review is that after multiple failed attempts to get my Apple Watch back, which I was going to reimburse and PAY them for the trouble to have it returned to me, I have been ignored. I spoke with more than one person who worked the front desk. I left more than one email. I have tried every avenue. My Apple Watch obviously has a tracker so I seen it was moved from the location of the motel to a residential area so it is obviously an employee. Merry Christmas to the employee who took it, and Merry Christmas to me too, I wanted a reason to get the new series and I guess I got it. All in all, I don't ever stay in Waikīkī . I hate how busy it is there&the lack of parking space & this experience has deepened that dislike even more. To the reader deciding if you should stay here, do what you will with this information. I'm just venting. read more

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1. Aya and Rosa at welcome are AMAZING PEOPLE and helpful. 2. This place is perfect a location, basically anything is walkable and loads of food nearby. 3. I can see why that was the only room available for 3 beds and was pretty cheap if 6 people were sleeping in it. There's a literal crack down the wall next to the sliding doors (that are nearly impossible to open) and you can hear everything because the main road is right here unfortunately, and the quality is worse than my new one I switched too. 4. Beds are good and house keepers give good attention to detail for you. 5. I ruptured my ear and was suppose to leave about 4-5 days ago now and I switched hotels cause I have to stay longer according to doctor.. I'm actually paying less and the place is way more passionate of your stay especially the people. Would stay here again if needed but I can find more updated rooms for the same price. read more

This place is a dump! It's an old hotel - very old and dirty! You will have roaches and flies in your room. The carpet is nasty the bathroom is nasty! The hotel is old and dirty - not just a little dirty but filthy. The room is disgusting! The lobby looks decent but the rest sucks. The bed is lumpy and uncomfortable. The toilet and shower barely works. Both are filthy! The elevator stops working and you will be forced to walk up or down with your luggage. This place is just nasty! It's an embarrassment and insult to Hawaii. HARD NO! What a Dump! If I could give it a zero I would! read more

Good budget hotel. The location is one block from the beach. Plenty of food trucks and stores all very close by. We had a king bed suite with a kitchen that was very useful. My only complaint was the mattress was just terrible. The next morning I requested a new mattress and by mid day it was exchanged. The property is old but our room was clean. The bathroom is tiny the tub and shower is unbelievable small. The grounds were clean. The pool is small. All in all for a budget property it fit the bill. read more

Royal Grove Waikiki - Hotels Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

A LOT needs to be improved at this place. Super disappointed at how BAD the cleanliness of this place is! I figured the rooms would look at LEAST like what they have posted in the pictures but they are completely misleading and catfished us pretty badly. Can't complain about the price but this place is just HORRIBLE on the cleanliness part. The front desk was nice and kind, gave us what we needed etc. Housekeeping barely cleaned anything when asked for housekeeping. The glass tables were dirty and not wiped, black pieces of hair on clean sheets, very dirty, disgusting walls, stains, dirty floors, and light switches are not wiped clean. (I had to use a bunch of wipes and clean my two rooms myself! They were THAT bad...) As a former housekeeper, this is just super bad... Only thing I can't complain about is that there was NO signs of bed bugs here which I'm pleased to say! I was worried I'd get them due to how dirty the rooms were but luckily no bugs! I would recommend spending a little bit more money on somewhere else entirely. Stay away from this place unless you're okay with cleaning the rooms yourself. read more

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Absolutely disgusting hotel. The appliances were rusty, the kitchen sink wasn't even attached, the walls were covered in dust and spills, paint was peeling everywhere, there were cockroaches, stains on the curtains and sheets, water wasn't draining properly, doors didn't close/lock properly and many other things. The only good thing this hotel has is their location. 0/10 stay. read more

Royal Grove Waikiki - Hotels Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Run down Hawaiian surfer hotel close to beach and restaurants. There is no close parking. Lots of rust, dry rot, noise, only clean and service room every 5 days if you request. Staff nice and helpful. Bed comfortable, fridge and air cond worked good. Provide beach towels and chairs if available. read more

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I would not recommend this place even if the rooms were $0 a night. People should seriously avoid staying here. I understand the idea of trying to keep an "old Hawaii" nostalgic vibe, which can be charming when done right, but this is not that. In 2026, the property feels completely tore up from the floor up. If anything, it should be labeled the "first motel in Waikiki," because at least then it would be #1 in some category. Our experience was not only unpleasant but felt unsanitary and borderline unacceptable. We were only there for about 6 hours before we decided to leave and go stay at a Marriott instead. We had booked two nights through a third-party site. When we arrived, we were given a room on a higher floor, only to find out the elevator was not working. There didn't seem to be any attempt to fix it, so we had to keep going up and down the stairs with our belongings. About four hours into the stay, the bathtub started clogging and then began spitting dirty water back out into the tub. The water contained debris and had a foul odor that made the bathroom nearly impossible to use. It clearly seemed like a health hazard. We went to the front desk and asked the staff member (R.) for help. Her response was basically that no one would be able to fix it until the morning. We then asked if we could move to another room, and she told us she would have to wait and see if someone canceled. After waiting and hearing nothing back, we actually went out and bought our own Drano because the property seemed unwilling to address the issue with any urgency. At that point, due to the condition of the bathroom and the lack of assistance, we decided we just wanted to leave if they weren't going to move us or fix the problem. You would think they would be happy to refund the stay so we could go somewhere else, but that didn't happen. Because we booked through a third-party site, the front desk refused to approve a refund. The booking company even called the property directly to request a refund since we had only been there a few hours, and it was still denied. During the back-and-forth between the booking company, the hotel, and us, the staff member even told them that she had offered us another room, which was not true. Her final "solution" was that we could keep our reservation in the unsanitary room, but she would give us a key to another room that had a working shower. However, we were not allowed to stay in that room because it was booked. So the idea was that we would go use the shower there, then come back downstairs, return the key, and go back to our original room. When I asked what we were supposed to do if we needed to use the bathroom later that night, she said we would have to come down to the front desk again, get the key, use the bathroom, and then return it afterward. I have mental disabilities, so that arrangement simply wouldn't work for me. I even asked her directly if that sounded normal, and she replied that they do it for other guests. At that point, we went upstairs, packed our things, and left. We still didn't know if we would ever get a refund, and meanwhile the room was likely going to be given to another guest while we were dealing with all of this. It was honestly outrageous and made no sense. We ended up going straight to a Marriott, where we enjoyed the rest of our getaway without any issues read more

The sheets on the bed were dirty. I went to the desk to complain and have the sheets changed. The individual working said there was no one there who could change the sheets, but she could give me sheets to change them myself. Reluctantly, I took the sheets to my room and began to change the bedding. The sheets I was given were for a queen bed, but the bed in my room is a king bed. I took the sheets back down, indicating such. I was given another set of sheets and brought those to the room only to find out they also were for a queen bed. I made another trip down to the desk with those sheets to try to get sheets for a king bed. She was able to find a fitted sheet for a king, but it had stains on it. She then went to look somewhere else for another set of sheets. We ended up with a king fitted sheet two queen top sheets, and a queen blanket. So the bedding was never right. I have never had to make up my own bed at a hotel. I feel this situation was totally unacceptable. read more

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This place was terrible, everything did NOT work. It may be cheap but the place was absolutely terrible! The ac had a wood back board, the blanket had stains, and the bath tub had a broken drainer. read more

I've stayed here three times in the last two years and each visit I've gotten a great nights sleep. The rooms have always been clean. It's not a new hotel but it's a great location. They have round the clock staff. They have dairy cleaning if you want it there's a small pool and it's a fair price. If you're looking for something fancier, this is not the place in fact when you get into your room don't immediately judge it. It's a great place. If you're open to what is it what it is you'll find it's a gem. read more

Royal Grove Waikiki - We got the suite for the bedroom and I was an area kitchen - Hotels Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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The hotel was older (not a big deal at all) but there were zero upgrades done to the property. The doors use regular keys and there is not a deadbolt. There is a sign in the room stating that you should keep valuables in the safe... I guess they are not secure in your room. These are items I can look past. Four days into my six day stay, I get a knock on the door while taking a nap. It's room service and she states "room service" and I politely decline and go back to napping. Five minutes later, another knock and someone is demanding I open the door. I thought it was room service so I said "no thanks" and she said "open the door now" so I quickly put on shorts and open it. She said "why are you here, this room should have been vacant as of yesterday" and my response was, "I hope not I have 3 more days" and she demands my name and says she will look into it. I checked all my online booking information and went downstairs to confirm what I have. She greets me very rudely and states that she will have to wait to talk to her Mananger but I was checked out as of the prior day. Look, I understand there are mishaps and errors but the rude tone was not called for. She also never got back to me on if everything was corrected... nor did I get an apology for the confusion. I had to reach out to the chat option on Expedia and even they were not sure what the outcome would be. So I continued to stay there hoping when I got back to my room that night, all my belongings would still be in the room. The room was ok, it did smell like stagnant water but besides that, the lack of upgrades and the rude staff (just that lady, everyone else was incredible), the Royal Grove is at a great location in Waikiki. read more

Royal Grove Waikiki - Decent space - Hotels Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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DO NOT BOOK HERE UNLESS YOU WANT YOUR MONEY STOLEN. My friend and I originally booked here, and were very excited about our stay. When we arrived to the hotel o n May 1st, they told us that "the hotel lost half its power" and they had to move us to their "sister property" a few blocks away called Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites. Long story short, the first room at Ohia was dirty with urine on the toilet seats, stained sheets, and a moldy shower. The second room had a broken toilet and no hot water in the shower. After a nightmare stay, I contacted Hotels.com, who issued me a half refund on May 9th of $358, considering the cost of Ohia was also less than Royal Grove. Later, after returning to the states (and experiencing theft at Ohia, watch out) on May 15th Royal Grove decided to charge my card another $288 WITHOUT NOTICE OR RECEIPT of any kind. I filed this as a fraudulent charge with my bank and proceeded to contact Hotels.com. After being woken at 6am this morning, Hotels.com only is willing to refund $208 USD and is giving me the rest in gift cards--despite the fact that the new fraudulent charge was in USD, and I've not defaulted on bills because there was no notice of the charge or receipt. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. Every step of dealing with this hotel has been a NIGHTMARE, and I highly recommend you stay elsewhere, lest you have issues, because you will not get your money back. You will instead be charged more money and refunded less. This is the worst customer service I've ever received from both Royal Grove, and Hotels.com. You should be ashamed. read more

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Pros: Very close to the main section of Waikīkī Beach, inexpensive. Cons: Website photos of the hotel room interior are misleading. Not a clean place. read more

Unfortunately, I am unable to edit my original review. I see a bunch of typos in my haste to post with the intention to proofread later. Here is an update and I will edit my original below it just because the typos bother me and I wanted to improve it. Ha ha. I just can't get over reading other reviews of people who were harassed because they monitor if you have guest come to your room. Thank God my friend, who lives locally, could not take off work to come visit me when I stayed here. If any of the hotel staff confronted me about having a guest come to my room it would have ruined my entire trip, not that the poor conditions of the room made it any more pleasant. I have never been to a hotel where they questioned invited guests. This hotel should remove their no guest policy. They should be thankful they even have people tpaying them any type of money to stay in these poor conditions. This hotel is great for the location and I would have considered it mainly for that fact, but their strict no guest policy bothers me. CORRECTED ORIGINAL REVIEW: I'd give this place 5 stars for the location and most employees I encountered. It was so nice to be at the beach in a matter of minutes. There were several popular cheap eats next door (poke, bbq, and musubi across the street, and restaurants with live music along two blocks to the beach. The other reviews that describe the furnishings and room condition are fairly accurate. I was going to choose 2 stars but I read it stood for "could have been better". To be honest, the only thing that could have made this better is if the whole building be condemned and an entirely new building rebuilt. The doorknobs/hardware was loose and flimsy. I did not feel safe at all. There was one wall with smaller curtainless windows up high in a corner. All the lights from the surrounding buildings and street made it seem light a bright beacon that magnified into the room at night which made REM sleep unattainable. At 5am the amplified noises from street sweepers and refuse trucks with the beeping reverse alarm and squeaky trash compactors provided as an urban alarm, which actually helped me get an early start to plan out my day and be out for sunrise and beating the morning crowds. This was the only positive. Throughout my time there I only had the mirror that sat inconveniently high above the bathroom sink. I could only check the decency of my outfit discreetly in public by the mirror covered walls by the lobby. I'm not the type to stay in 5 star hotels, since I only intend to sleep, but it is not possible to have a relaxing night and wake up refreshed at this hotel. As much as I loved, loved, loved the location and the maintenance people and housekeepers, I probably wouldn't go again. There might be better comparably priced hotels in the area. read more

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way too noisy as louvered glass windows do not block noise at all and the garbage trucks come daily and so early

Stayed here for one night and left early for airport. This hotel has a great central location and they let us leave our bags with them for several hours before we could check-in. They did tell us absolutely no checking in early. The room itself was very dingy and run down. It was quite small and the furniture was mismatched and looked very worn. It also appeared to not be super clean though the sheets had some hairs on them, we just brushed them off and went to bed. The light fixture had bugs moving around in it and the sounds of the street below were extremely loud. Also be aware there is no parking on site but they have a list of other locations. We didn't use the pool but it looked clean and enjoyable. We could see a sliver of the ocean from our balcony. Can't complain for the price and if you're just looking for a place to sleep at night this would be it. read more

Royal Grove Waikiki - Porch View from 4th floor - Hotels Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

This hotel exemplifies superior customer service. You need extra towels? Parking? A restaurant recommendation? They've got you. We spent a week here and appreciated the hotel's warm staff, hospitality and numerous experiences of them helping us book reservations and local tours. It's not the cushiest hotel in Waikiki, but it's awesome for location and all-around fabulous service. read more

So I really can't argue the point when people say that the place looks outdated. You just have to look at it for what it is, an older hotel that is one blocks from the beach. If you are looking for five star then you have to spend five star money. I wasn't willing to spend five star money for a hotel room that I was only gonna sleep in and not hang out in during the day while in Hawaii. We did have a few problems. TV remote did not work and our room did not have a coffee maker. Within an hour telling them both issues were fixed. They went out to the store and bought us a brand new coffee maker and delivering it for our morning coffee. To me that is five star service at a three star facility. As far as the towels and room cleaning service it states right at the front desk you when you check in that must request those services and you cannot be present in the room while they tidy up your room. Would I stay here again... FOR SURE. This Hotel does not have parking and good luck finding it. We paid $50.00 for parking the first night, so we drove back to the airport and turned in the car. The bus runs all over the Island and the major stop is only 2 blocks away. read more

The pictures for this property have been done up to look nice. But if you believe the pictures you will be disappointed. The room was not clean when we arrived. There was old candy in the cabinets and the floor has not been vacuumed. The sheets and towels are dingy and you can see multiple places where there has been water damage. While we were there, our shower started to leak in the room below. We were given a extra room to shower in that was at the opposite end of the hotel. We lived like this for a week (which was a hardship with 4 small children) and we were never given updates to when or if it had been fixed. I think that the staff got confused about our extra room to shower in, because one day my razor and all my product went missing. I assume it was all thrown away but housekeeping by accident. Now I'm going to have to spend the money to replace it all and as of right now the motel has not offered to replace it. However, it is a 2 minute walk from the beach, and there are multiple places to get yummy food next to the hotel. There is also a laundry room, which is very nice for long stays. And except for throwing away my things and having to go on a hike to get a shower, the staff was very nice. The pool was closed while we where there, but it is very small. It was weird because the stairs to the room share a space with one of the restaurants kitchen, and I have no idea how they pass to be open,because the kitchen is very dirty. read more

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Brian and Denise were very helpful at the front desk!! They both came upstairs to our room to help with our TV and were patient and friendly thru the process. The AC was dripping in our room getting the curtain and floor wet so Brian gave us a new room and apologized for the inconvenience. My sister had a question about something else and Brian was very friendly guiding her on what to do. read more

BEWARE: Disgusting. Disturbing. Dishonest. A DUMP! Royal Grove Waikiki is a SCAM and should be closed down for both advertising fraud and multiple health code violations. Too bad Yelp does not allow for zero stars. Before I say anything else, my husband and I are fully aware we paid about $50 less than what other hotels in the surrounding area were likely charging for the evening. Although, that does not excuse the basic standard of cleanliness, sanitation, and safety this "hotel" lacks. This is a VERY old hotel, barely still standing, and should be called a motel versus a hotel. We made our booking through HotelTonight.com, which we have never had an issue with in the past. Within seconds of checking in and walking in, we were completely horrified to the point of tears of the state of the common area as well as our claustrophobic room. There was what appeared to be black mold or some kind of fungus in the carpet, a half-set bed, brown stains on the couch, chairs, and window panes, an insufficient AC unit, peeling paint on the walls and in the bathroom, a clogged shower drain, and a lack of warm water. After calling HotelTonight, we expressed our frustration and fear for our safety to the front desk. The front desk refused to do anything for us at first, but finally offered to let us see another unit and move us to that room. Prior to moving units, we investigated the state of the space. It was just as gruesome, if not more so than our original room with strange stains everywhere and cockroaches on the walls! I'm sure there were cockroaches or other insects in our original room as well, we just did not see them. If there is one cockroach, there's certainly many. Nearly two hours after we checked in and after I threatened to contact an inspector, the manager ultimately granted us a refund, all while trying to defend the state of the hotel. At after midnight, we were forced to walk around downtown Waikiki with no accommodations for the evening. We ultimately were not able to find another hotel with availability and stayed up the whole night. Overall, this establishment needs to be shut down. Their website and Instagram is nothing but a bunch of stock images (likely purchased and honestly laughably fabricated) and their third-party's photos are edited to an insane degree, showcasing a completely made-up, fake hotel and accommodations. Truly horrid, sleazy, and rotten. Save yourself any financial or health issues and spend the extra money to stay somewhere else in Honolulu. read more

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I stayed here for a week and a half and just got home a few days ago. I love this hotel and definitely plan to return. Of course it's been around for years and isn't perfect. But for what it is, it's a gem. The Royal Grove is smack in the center of Waikiki. The beach, the International Marketplace, the Royal Hawaiian Center, and great restaurants and food trucks are all within a few blocks. It seems impossible to find a better Waikiki location short of an ocean front hotel, where one night probably costs close to what a week costs here. Yes, it's old and not recently renovated. But personally I found that to be charming. This place felt like stepping back into a Honolulu of the past. I had a large room with a full kitchen (the appliances were well-used, but everything worked and dishes were provided). It was like living in my own studio apartment, and not just staying in a cookie cutter hotel room. My only real complaint are the doors. All the room doors have vent slats in them, which means there's basically no sound barrier between the room and the hallway. Outside noise is expected in a city, but the interior noise every time people passed by talking in the hall did get annoying. But it wasn't bad enough to deter me from returning to this hotel. If a little peeling paint, old lamps, and dust in obscure corners bothers you, and you need everything to be perfect - don't stay here. Please. You won't like it. You'll complain. You'll write a bad review for a hotel that truly shines for what it is. Spend more money and stay at the Hyatt Regency across the street, or any of the other more expensive hotels nearby. But if you're cool with things being a little rough on the edges, you find an old retro vibe to be charming, and you like a great value, you won't do better than the Royal Grove. Staff is super friendly, the place is clean, the rooms are spacious, housekeeping is attentive. And Waikiki beach is a block away. read more

This hotel falsely advertises to get people to buy. The pictures of the room we were shown were not the rooms we were given. Then, when we addressed this, the lady told us, "Well, those are just general pictures." That makes no sense when people purchase based on what they see. If my room isn't going to look like that or very similar, don't show me. Our room literally had two queen sized beds right next to each other. One with no headboard sitting in what probably should have been the dining area, and the refrigerator was across the room by the dresser. The kitchenette they show is large. The one in the room is tiny. The window was boarded with plywood. They advised us, upon checking in, that the water would be cut off the next day from 9am to 12 noon for repairs. If that's the case, don't put people in those rooms. What they failed to mention is that there was no hot water. After running the water for what seemed to be at least 30 min... there was no hot water. All of this I could have overlooked if the rooms had been clean because honestly, we were in Hawaii to play and were only going to sleep in the room. But no, the rooms were filthy! The sheets and mattresses were all stained, there was layers of dirt caked in windows and corners of the room. There were blood and booger stains on the sheets and other stains on the mattresses and couch cushions. We checked out as soon as we found other lodging. This was honestly a travesty, and if we hadn't found another hotel, it would have ruined our trip. read more

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Rude customer service and staff very unprofessional and rude and kicked us out for no reason

l understand being an "Old Hawaii" hotel, but "Old Hawaii" doesn't mean run down and dirty. It means CHARM..... Palm tree wall paper, wicker furniture, tropical bedding, etc. The room was insanely dirty. I've never seen such a thick layer of dust as I saw on the tops of the picture frames. The top of the fridge also had a thick layer of dust. The sliding door frame was extremely dirty and the curtain didn't even reach the floor. There was black mold along the edges where the wall and ceiling meet. The vent in the bathroom was absolutely disgusting. The vent in the ceiling of the elevator was just as bad. I didn't want to walk around barefoot because I can only imagine how dirty the old carpet is. The wooden bathroom door had a white patch job at the bottom where it appears that someone kicked a hole in it. The air conditioner couldn't keep up and even after running it nonstop all day, I was still sweating all night. There was no bedding other than sheets provided but I didn't even need the top sheet because it was so hot. I wish the air conditioner had worked better because it was So LOUD that I couldn't sleep. The pool wasn't open and I wasn't notified ahead of time. I probably would have stayed somewhere different because I chose this hotel because of the pool. I wonder if they have housekeeping service because I ran out of toilet paper after the first day and had to get some from my brother who was staying somewhere else. The tap water tasted good though. read more

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Roaches on Day 1. Room absolutely uninviting. Floors dirty. Absolutely old, and not the cute old type. Disappointed. Signs posted in the room saying to not leave your valuables inside the room. Please take your business somewhere else. Not family friendly. Highly highly DO NOT RECOMMEND read more

This hotel was on the cheaper side ($90/night or so when I visited) but the whole experience was a little uncomfortable. Despite how cheap it was I'm not sure if I would stay again. The hotel only has free WiFi in the lobby. The hotel rooms are very very old. They look like they haven't been remodeled since the 1970s. Very old kitchenettes, very old bathtubs. Beds barely have any sheets on them (very very thin), very old TVs. Very small sinks. At least they have AC units. You're gonna need them! It's very humid in Hawaii. The AC units are very loud though. You also get a lot of road noise from the outside too. I would recommend bringing earplugs. The front staff was nice. I will say the location is pretty good in Waikiki. Literally 5-10 min walk from most things (food, shopping) in Waikiki including the beach. read more

It was a very unfortunate experience. Pros: I agree with the other reviews. The location was fantastic, walking distance to everything. The kitchen in the room was a nice touch as well as the balcony. The pool didn't look crowded which is good compared to the major chain resorts. Cons: The room was a mess after check-in time, dirty dishes in the sink, the beds was unmade. The woman at the front desk told me to come back in 15 mins. I returned and housekeeping was still working on the room. I checked back to the front desk and the lady was so rude she told me to be patient and wait because there were no other rooms she could offer me. I had no time to shower or change before my meeting after traveling all day. There were no blankets in the room, the sheet and a thin bedspread that covered the bed. There was no hot water. The carpets smelt so bad because the water from the AC was leaking in the room. No parking available. I checked out the next morning and went to another hotel in the area. read more

Royal Grove Waikiki - Hotels Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

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Pet friendly? They charge a $250 non-refundable pet fee when you check in. Get real. Oh,and that's pet pet. Get real

Incredibly disappointed. Spent $250 to stay in a suite. For starters, they would only give us 1 key. And it wasn't a key card, it was a physical key. We had to keep leaving it at the front desk for each other every time we split up. The place is incredible old and outdated. I felt that the room was dirty and the sheets had so many stains. I slept with my clothes on the entire time. However the lady at the front desk was nice. I'll give her that. Also, no visitors?! I get that with covid restrictions they want to be safe, but for 250 a night, we can have our friends come in for a drink? That was incredibly annoying. I don't recommend this place. I'm confused on how they got 4 stars?? read more

Royal Grove Waikiki was so charming! Really the pictures don't do it justice, it's great. The location is absolutely perfect, only a 2-minute walk from the beach. They have towels you can check out for free and they hold your key for you at the front, making it very easy to go swimming in the Ocean Nearby without worrying about your stuff. The staff is so kind, personable and funny too. The style of the hotel itself is kind of like 1950s Hawaii. Really open and cute, and kept up well. The lobby and pool are nice hang out areas downstairs. Honestly so much more character and charm than any of the luxury resorts nearby. We got a studio with a kitchen and balcony there and it was much bigger than we imagined! We appreciated the full kitchen and dishes for storing and cooking food. There was also a modern TV with all the channels. The balcony included 2 chairs and a table which was great to sit out on. AND this place is a fantastic value! My only negative (which unfortunately is a somewhat big one) is the big was not great. The pillows were pretty flat and the blanket was very thin. Overall though I probably would stay here again if I was ever in Waikiki. read more

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I'm giving this place 5 stars and no this is not the nicest,cleanest, quietest place to stay but it is exactly what I expected. Throwback vintage feel. Excellent location in the heart of Waikiki. This town doesn't sleep between nightlife and early beach goers. Curtains drawn and ac humming was more than enough for us to get great sleep on our visit. Glad there are places like this where we can visit from our neighboring island for a city beach life getaway and not break the bank. I would recommend group traveling with friends where you can basically have a whole wing to yourselves. Pool is nice and sunny during the day and a great place to relax when you're waiting for your next excursion. Our room was small but equipped with two beds and a full kitchen. If you appreciate old school charm, have a thing for vintage Hawaii or tiki culture this place is a good fit. Convenience market in the building as well as excellent poke spot. Cheap coined laundry on site is one of the useful amenities offered. Old school cool lobby adds to the vibe. A piano is located on covered lanai area off pool so I assume they could have live music nights. Will be back. Picked up a cool shirt on our last day. Glad to see family run business in a sea of major corporations. read more

I booked very different 2 rooms here and stayed one week so I have a well rounded idea of what you can expect as a guest. First this place is LOCATED literally 2 blocks away or a 2 minute walk to Waikiki beach and the shopping strip. Within steps around the hotel there are about 8 places to eat and a convenience store. It's close to everything but not so great with for the noise every morning from the busy traffic. So dont expect quiet. The HOTEL CLERKS are VERY nice and accomodating. I had an issue with my first room, which was a studio No kitchen/AC, where the screen door was broken off track and they sent someome within a couple of hours to fix. The same for cleaning, they sent someone within 30 minutes of my request. However the cleaners leave in the late afternoon, just FYI. As for the ROOMS this is an OLD but well kept up hotel. The rooms are kept relatively clean, on a scale of 1-5 I give a 3.5. If they did a better job on the bathrooms it would get a 4.5. I had two rooms and the first studio was clean but the bathroom had old shower curtains and milder behind the sink handles, and the bed sheets and some towels were stained. They addressed it so cool. The basic studio was very small and cramped, but did the job. The second studio with a kichen (no AC) i booked was MUCH cleaner and bigger. However the bathroom had hair and dirt on the walls. If the maids did a deep cleaning even once a week, particularly to the bathrooms, it would be much improved. The AMENETIES was pretty much limited to a pool (which Im shaky about the cleanliness of) and the community area, which is the ONLY place you can pickup their WIFI. There is NO wifi connection or ethernet that I found in the rooms. So bring a mobile hotspot or you may be screwed if you need in-room internet. My tips here are that you dont need the AC, rooms you will be fine if you get a room with good ventilation. Also check the bathroom and linens first and request a clean if they dont meet expectations. It is an old hotel with a very nice staff, reasonably priced for the location, and clean enough to feel comfortable. I dig it. read more

I love Love LOVE this campy, blast-out-of-the-cheesy-past boutique hotel. It is THE place to stay if you want to avoid the black hole money pit that is Waikiki. I have stayed here regularly for over a decade and in that time I have never known them to make modern upgrades and I am glad--it would ruin the retro vibes. This place taught me what to expect around the island in terms of authentic accommodations and easy access to all the action. If you're doing it right, you aren't in your room much more than for showers (room temp water) and sleeping (the beds are old, but if you're tired enough, it won't matter). Like any area on the island, never leave valuables out in the open--whether your car or your room. I have never had anything stolen, but why tempt fate? Bugs are a thing in Hawaii--get used to it. Don't leave food out and it's less of a thing. RGW sprays regularly for these gnat-like bugs. I've seen cockroaches and ants everywhere I've ever stayed on the island, regardless of how much I have spent. There is no parking at the hotel--you can pay to park at one of the neighboring hotels, but it's expensive and congested. My favorite thing is to park my car at the elementary school a few blocks away and walk to the hotel. Its easy to drop people or groceries off at the entrance so the walk home is easier. This part of Waikiki is beautifully congested. There are hotels and high volume apartments. You get an idea of what affordable housing is like in Honolulu and the fact is--this is a city with all kinds, surrounded by water. It's more expensive than LA to vacation here, and the RGW makes it attainable and real. The staff is my favorite part of the whole experience--this group of elderly friends have been holding down the fort for who knows how long and they make you feel less like a tourist and more like a resident, which is what I am going for in Hawaii. The owner used to host a luau (a real one--a potluck! Not the kind you pay for) in his 6th floor residence and how lucky to be considered ohana and receive an invite. Enjoy this blast from Hawaii's glorious retro past. If you're a travel snob, don't stay here; you will harsh all the mellows. read more

Very convenient and cheaper hotel all stuff are friendly especially The filipina Ms Gina and Denise they give us all we need and help us the bus is around the corner is very convenient to tour around we go to dole plantation and Pearl Harbor using bus and we went to swap meet to buy our souvenir near Pearl Harbor it's a walking distance only shirt are 6pcs for $20 only and some hair pins flower for $1 each I highly recommend this Royal Grove Hotel very convenient to all restaurants and beach by walking distance only try the musubi restaurant front of the hotel is the popular food in Hawaii I will definitely come back here with my family and will recommend this to all my family and friends thanks. read more

Royal Grove Waikiki - Enjoying their pool - Hotels Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

The check-in time on the website and your itinerary says it's at 3:00 PM. Unfortunately, when I tried to check-in at 3:00 PM they informed me ' Check-in is from 3:00 - 5:00 PM.' And that my room wouldn't be ready until 5:00 PM. If that is the case, they need to preface that on their website instead of advertising a 3:00 PM check-in time. read more

To start off, the location of this hotel is great. Just a few blocks away from the beach. You can actually see the water from the street once you exit the lobby. The poke place on the corner (Maguro's) was very good, and the musubi/onigiri shop was frequented by us every day that we were there. Overall, very good location. However, if it weren't for those things I would probably give it a one star. It is not the cleanest place. I'm not expecting a luxury hotel by any means, but things could definitely be cleaned a little better or updated. My biggest complaint has got to be the fact that you can hear EVERYTHING going on in the hallways, and even other peoples rooms. The doors have metal grates on the bottom half, so any noises that are made in the hallway can be heard. Even if people aren't necessarily trying to talk loudly, it's still extremely noticeable. I'm a deep sleeper, so staying asleep wasn't a big issue for me. But for anyone that's a light sleeper, you might need ear plugs or head phones. Lastly, there isn't any parking at this hotel. You have to park at a different hotel a few blocks away, and it's $30/day. We didn't personally mind the walk to and from the parking garage and this hotel, but it's something to consider before booking if you don't want to park somewhere else. read more

I cannot say enough good things about this hotel. We visited Hawaii the second week of September and stayed for a full 7 days. I would not recommend anyone stay anywhere but here. The two main factors were location and price, however everything else about our stay was excellent as well. If you're the kind of person who plans to spend most of their vacation on Waikiki Beach and at the hotel itself, you may want to look elsewhere. However, for our purposes, this hotel was perfect. We had a large, clean room with a full kitchenette (oven, stove, microwave, toaster, full fridge, and plenty of cooking and eating utensils) and a balcony with a view of the ocean for under $650 for the week, which is ridiculous compared to other hotels in the area. We easily made breakfast in the mornings and ate on the balcony before heading out for the day. Royal Grove is just a two-block walk from Waikiki Beach, and very close to plenty of shopping, convenience stores, and restaurants. The hotel is also just a couple blocks from a bus stop. To add further convenience, there are beach towels and accessories (floaties, noodles, chairs, etc.) you are able to use for the day and return (at no additional charge). Our sleep quality was good; there is a little bit of noise from the street, but you are in a city so it's to be expected. The air conditioning worked well. The staff was helpful and polite, and other guests were pleasant as well. The only downside might be the lack of WiFi except for in the lobby, but who comes to Hawaii to sit on their computer/phone? The hotel is a little older, but we found it more charming than anything, the pink building reminiscent of old Hawaii. I feel like my review really can't do this hotel justice, as it was exactly what we were looking for and turned out to be such a hidden gem. If we ever visit Honolulu in the future, we will definitely stay again! As an extra tip, if you are renting a vehicle, look for free overnight parking (after 6PM and before 7AM) at the metered streets over near the Honolulu Zoo. We utilized this during our stay, and it was wonderful compared to spending $30+ per night parking in a lot or garage. read more

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Ended up here after arriving at my original accommodation and seeing that they were closed for the night. Very old, grimey hotel. But it is located close to the main areas, cheap pricing, and a very kind front desk worker. They also offer 24 hour check in so it worked out great. Can't complain with the price. But honestly this place just needs to replace the towels and pillow cases, touch up the walls with a little paint, and deep clean the baseboards and it would be a better experience. read more