Aqua Waikiki Wave Hotel?

Hi everyone!

We are due to visit in the 2nd half of November %26amp; thinking about staying at the newly renovated Aqua Waikiki Wave Hotel.

Is the hotel %26amp; its location ok?

We are also worried about parking our rental car since the hotel has quite limited parking. Is parking really difficult in the area and is it expensive?

Thanks!

Yoyoggi

Aqua Waikiki Wave Hotel?

Just stumbled across this hotel as well, would like to know feedback or any other info, pictures etc.

As mentioned the location is a block from the beach ?

Parking ? For a rental car ?

Thanks

Aqua Waikiki Wave Hotel?

Alright I think somone answered for me regarding this hotel so I will help you.....

I decided against booking this hotel. It has gone through a major renovation but is in the night club district. So I was told if you want to party and you don%26#39;t mind working girls being around then this is a great deal. We chose however not to be in the night club district and chose Ohana Islander. There is a speacial right now on their website for 99$ and includes scone/muffin and a coffee at a coffee shop. This is their renovation special. Their pool is closed but you can use any other outrigger pool and the lobby is under construction. The rooms are not affected and have already been updated. This hotel is right near the Outrigger reef. (I think or it could be outrigger beach :) )

Hope this helps, at least if you go for this hotel you know the rooms will be clean, it is just the location you will have to decide on

Hope this helps

The Aqua Waikiki Wave Hotel, is the new name for the recently renovated Coral Reef Hotel on Kuhio Avenue.

I just checked in yesterday, and the renovations are virtually complete (still a little work going on in the lobby and retail area).

The place looks great ! The entry has new marble walls, artwork, and tile flooring. The guest rooms have been totally overhalued, with all new furnishings, fixtures and coverings.

It needed it badly, as the facility had become ';tired'; in recent years; but the hotel is now as nice as any in the central Kuhio Avenue corridor.

It enjoys a great location, adjacent to the International Marketplace, dozens of relatively inexpensive restaurants, and just over a block to the beach. It iis within the QEF/WDC ';superblock'; that is considered ';ground zero'; in Waikiki.

Allthough the hotel itself only has maybe 30 guest parking stalls, there is a parking lot immediately adjacent (on the other side of the access alleyway) that honors guest parking passes. So there is no shortage of avaiable stalls for gurests.

In fact, because the in-hotel stalls are so tight and the ceiling so low (I%26#39;m 6%26#39;5'; and have to duck), I prefer putting the car into the adjacent lot. FYI, the parking structure charges less per day ($10) than the hotel does ($15); but it closes every night at 2 AM and doesn%26#39;t reopen unitl 6:30 AM, which can make it tough if you have to catch an early morning flight.

As to the comment about being in the ';nightclub'; district. There really is no night club district in Waikiki, with the closest probably being what was located along Lewers Street before the on-going redevelopment into the Beach Walk project.

The Waikiki Wave does have a sports/tiki bar and grill along the front of the property that has live music (but no dancing) several times weekly and stays open until 4 AM, but it is a very laid back (not rowdy) place, and I have never heard any excessive noise in my many stays in the hotel.

There are several other clubs in the neighborhood (in the high rise Waikiki Trade Center and a dance club across the street), but it is no different from any area in the central part of the District along Kuhio or Kalakaua.

I would be more concerned with being virtually surrounded by on-going construction at the Outrigger Islander Waikiki.

Thanks to both posters :)

I was by there today checking it out for a friend with a $100 and under Waikiki budget. Looks like they%26#39;re still putting the finishing toughes on the lobby makeover (just a bit of the trim left). The rooms have been refurbished and all have balconies.

You can get your longboard in the freight elevator if it%26#39;s under 10%26#39; or they%26#39;ll store it in the locked loading dock area. The staff seemed friendly when I was just asking a few questions. It%26#39;s on the beach side of Kuhio right next to the Intl Market. It%26#39;s a straight shot past the market and across Kalakaua to the beach access path between Outrigger (Dukes) and Royal Hawaiian (Pink Palace).

Looks like the area%26#39;s cleaned up a bit. The old strip club a couple doors down is reopening as a sports bar, but I%26#39;d guess you can still find a working girl within a block or two if you look hard enough after midnight?

Amberloo...

Thanks for the information! My husband and I will be staying at the Aqua Wave in January. I have read many good reviews since their renovation.

Can you tell me if they offer a complimentary Continental Breakfast?

Beyond....

That strip club (wasn%26#39;t it originally called ';Platinum'; ?) has been closed a while now.

And for those who really want to see the working girls, you can catch plenty after their ';shift'; is over getting donuts and coffee in the 7-11 along the streetfront of the hotel from about 5 to 6:30 AM. Everyday when I get up for a paper and cup before work there are usually more than a few hanging around.

And, ya%26#39; know what ? In the early morning light, after a long nights work, they really aren%26#39;t very attractive.

Susan....

I have never been offered, nor have I seen served, a complimentary breakfast at the hotel. But, having just spent $8 million on the renovations and re-branding the property, maybe it is something they will have in the future once everything in the lobby is fully completed.

I%26#39;ll ask at the front desk this evening, and if the answer is yes, I%26#39;ll post it for you.

They do have brand new coffeee makers in the guest rooms (along with free Kona blend coffee), and they deliver the Honolulu Advertiser to your door every morning. Also, the units all have brand new executive refrigerators and microwaves.

The 7-11 in the hotel (joked about in the above post) is open 24/7 and actually has a very large selection of prepared foods, including donuts, breakfast dishes, salads, fruits, sandwiches, hot entrees and local favorites (manapua, musubi, pork hash). Their coffee, while not Starbucks or Tully%26#39;s, is fairly good.

Amberloo,

Believe the old strip club was last called Deja Vu - Never went there.

Would you say the renovated Aqua Wave is as good as it gets for $100 in Waikiki taking into consideration the rooms and location?

The rooms really look too good for the price they are charging, all modern and clean!

Whats the ';catch'; ? Just the location not being beachfront ?