Waikiki Monarch Hotel Reviews

The local tax (to be paid on arrival) was understated by half. Nice view, basic, clean, good price, easy to main bus routes.

I stayed in here 5 days, but I can't get any cleaning service.

Excellent location for the price. Hotel is mid but I got a real good deal out of it so not gonna complain. Great view if you get one of the upper floors

No frills but it’s a bed and clean shower. Good discount stay.

The location was perfect for the couple of days I needed to be reasonably near the University of Hawaii. However, I was immediately turned off by the addition of a "resort fee" for so-called amenities that are of no use to me. Also, there was no maid service for the two nights I was there. I understand that Waikiki is expensive, but I would rate this a 2 Star hotel at best charging 4 Star prices. To cap off a negative stay, on my second night I went to 7-11 to pick up a snack. When I returned, I walked straight to the elevators and went back to my room. The next morning I received a "warning" letter claiming i ignored a "guard" at the front desk and didn't show my room key. I am hearing impaired and did not notice any guard asking me to show anything. it was late -- maybe just before midnight -- and I was just focused on getting back to room walking through a pretty dark front desk area. Finally, for check-out, there wasn't anyone at the front desk to check-out at around 6:30am. I was prepaid so I just left. It seems that this "hotel" is more of of condominium dominated by Air BnB customers. As such, the services typical of a hotel are lacking -- certainly nothing about this location justifies charging a "resort" fee.

It was amazing I would go again and also recommend a friend to go try the hotel

I stayed for three days. I was bothered by drafts coming through the window, but there were no insects. There was no cleaning service. There is a mini convenience store on the lobby floor that also sells alcohol. There was an ice machine on the 6th floor. The price was cheap and the location was good.

There is a fee for storing your bag after check-in/check-out ($5 per bag). The towels in the room smelled moldy.

The front desk staff was very kind and I was grateful. It was about a 15-minute taxi ride from the airport. It was around 11pm, so it was about $66 including the late-night fare. During the day, it was about $50.

The room was average, not very big, but close to the city center and the beach.

Very good value for money