Waikiki Gateway Hotel

My Favorite Hotel

I am a Hawaii resident and come into Waikiki frequently and stay overnight. I have stayed in a number of Waikiki hotels but Waikiki Gateway is my favorite. The staff shines.

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Bathrooms could use a remodel

We were very excited about this hotel because most of the reviews we had read were pretty good and we got a great deal. When checking in we were told that we had received a free upgrade on our room. Great! Our room turned out to be on the 16th floor with nice views of Waikiki and a decent view of the ocean and glimpses of the mountains. The room was a bit smaller than I had experienced at other two star hotels but there were just two of us and we weren't really in the room that much so it wasn't a big deal. The bathroom was my real issue. The shower head was broken causing the water to spray everywhere and it looked like the tub had been badly repaired, the plaster was pulling away from the tub around the overflow drain. On a minor note there weren't any little shelves for shampoo bottles, etc., in the shower just the corners around the tub. It was a minor inconvenience but something you kind of expect. On the up side, the balcony was huge and nice spot to eat breakfast before heading out for the day. The continental breakfast was minimal but decent. Mini bagels, toast, canned pineapple, yogurt, coffee, tea and an orange drink that may have been Tang. They do have a parking garage and the fees are quite reasonable considering what other garages charge and that it is near impossible to find parking on the street in Waikiki. Plus, the valets are very friendly and helpful.

This is an overall Outstanding place to stay In Waikiki

I am a local on Oahu and come into "town" quite often to stay overnight. A kind of Paradise North to paradise South sort of thing. I stayed at Waikiki Gateway for the first time almost a year ago and it's been my favorite hotel since. The staff is tremendous. They will generally bend over backwards for you ... and occasionally ... give you really neat upgrades if you book online. Lucky you. As the matter of fact, I'd book right away before someone starts changing the carpet out or something and the rates double or triple! It's one of the better deals in Hawaii right now!! Nice Roomy hotel as is ... with access to just about everything in Honolulu and Waikiki. Buses are great here ... big limos.

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Good shape, clean, quiet

Rooms are clean and spacious enough to call 3 star -- most 2-3 stars in Waikiki have small rooms and beds. Minifridge is nice, could use a microwave and iron in the room. "Continental breakfast" isn't quite -- they'll toast a couple slices of bread or mini-bagels to go with a fro-gurt, juice, and (thin) coffee, but no milk or cereal (only sweetener and powdered "creamer" for the coffee). Parking was $15.70/day, but from the looks of the sign, that rate goes up and down with the season (and perhaps the economy). No workout room and slow internet. Centrally located, across the street from meeting place for Wed 1700 and Sat 0900 sponsored run club, about 3 blocks through the park to the beach. Overall good if you're not looking for 5-star facilities.

Great Hotel

Would definately stay again. Great all around.

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Parking was a problem

The hotel was fine. The rooms were nothing special. The only problem was the hotel wanted an outrageous price for parking and there was absolutely no street parking available. We ended up getting towed and had to pay a fortune to get our car out. Next time we will pay the outrageous price to park in their garage. The towing fees were not worth it!

Basic Hotel

If you want a place to stay in a nice area for a great price, this is your hotel. This hotel offers all the basics with no real frills.

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Fine place for price

Room was small but satisfactory, clean and quiet, with small balcony. Pool very small and shallow --- hard to do laps in. Breakfast is nothing but toast and canned (!!!) pineapple. But computer facilities are great, location is good, people were nice and responded immediately when a small concern came up. Would stay again.

basic lodging

The rooms were ok. We got a room with a deck and the deck was bigger than the room. There were only 2 chairs on the deck so we never really used it. The beds were comfortable and the black out drapes were great. There isn't much nightlife in the immediate area but we did most of our activities outside of Waikiki so we were able to access the hotel really easy. The parking though was a bit much at $15.00 a night. The hotel price was great and maybe parking could be somehow included in the future.

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