Aston at the Waikiki Banyan

The hotel location was fabulous, just two blocks off Waikiki beach. The hotel staff was startlingly responsive and always friendly. The rooms were adequate (we had an ocean view on one side of the hallway and a city view on the other side of the hallway on a different floor). The kitchen was well equipped; we prepared most of our own meals. Linens were completely acceptable and towels were readily available. The soaps, shampoo, etc. were plentiful and again, if you ran out, readily available around the clock. The kids I traveled with (15 and 10) LOVED the pool. We went every day. The hotel has beach towels that you can exchange every day for clean towels. A really nice touch. And, anything you need -- from more coffee to towels -- is available at the front desk in the late afternoon/evening. The entire staff, from towel exchange in housekeeping to the front desk was VERY friendly and responsive. The overnight parking for guests is very reasonably priced (but the parking lot can be challenging).

Location just 2 blocks from the beach and the Main Street in Waikiki. Hot tubs and pool on location. High floor give a great view of the ocean. Nice sized rooms! Staff was friendly and helped us switch to a better room when the original assigned one didn’t meet expectations.

The first night the suite we got was not in a good shape The bathroom door was not closing, the night stand handles were falling. We called the receptionist to report and we were moved to a new one on the next day.

We were allocated a premium Ocean View room in tower 2 on the 33rd Floor. The views of the ocean and beach were fantastic even though there were other buildings in front of our accommodation. Great self-contained accommodation with a King Size bed, dining setting (table and six chairs), lounge area with 2 single chairs and a 3 seater lounge chair (which could convert to a double bed) and a kitchen with full size refrigerator, very large microwave oven and full size electric range. The bathroom had been partially renovated with a new bathroom vanity and had a walk in shower (with shower curtain). There was also a balcony with two chairs and a table. There was also a stand alone air conditioner.

Nice layout of facilities and apartment style rooms. Great coffee shop with good hours. Very nice convenience store in facility. Staff very helpful on all topics and requests.