I've stayed here twice in the past year, for a total of four nights. Both times the room was clean, had all the expected facilities, and perfectly met my needs.

Both stays, I booked the cheapest room rate. These are for rooms located on the lower floors facing west (towards Honolulu, or Ewa direction) on the "back" side of the hotel (facing away from the road). From these levels you don't get much of a view, except across parking lots and into other hotels. However the lower guest floors are quite a few storeys about ground level because their are multiple parking levels between lobby level and the first guest level (level 3). So even on level three (my first room) you are up a little way.

The back side of the hotel, since it faces away from the quite busy road, is likely to be quieter than the front side (Diamond head side). However you do hear some vehicle noise on the back side. Nothing particularly loud to worry about, however.

The rooms themselves are quite small but perfectly adequate with a desk, table and several chairs. The rooms were also both very clean. Bathrooms are small but aqeduate. On my second stay I noticed a bit of noise from another room coming in through the ventilation grill in the bathroom (hearable only from within the bathroom). You get an in-room safe and free Internet (wired).

Location is good provided you don't want to be right in the heart of Waikiki. It is located about half-way between central Waikiki and the large Ala Moana shopping center. You can walk to both from the hotel, or take buses or trolleys either way. The location is a busy road for both cars and pedestrians, and there is no problem walking around outside the hotel late at night. Lots of restaurants in the immediate vicinity, or walk to the food court at Ala Moana, or to the expensive restaurants in Waikiki such as Ocean House or Roy's. The beach is a couple of minute's walk away through the large Hilton Hawaiian Village resort area.

Parking is expensive, at $18 per day (up quite a bit from last year). The parking area is quite tight but is fine for any normal sized car (I am not sure I'd recommend trucks or SUVs). It is quite quick and easy (once you get the hang of the one-way roads) to get from this location to the H-1 freeway or downtown Honolulu. However when you first arrive it is easy to miss the entrance to the hotel and you have to circle around (since you cannot enter the hotel from the other direction on Ala Moana Blvd).

Breakfast is a simple continental style, with danishes or muffins (seems to vary by the day), fruit, juice and coffee. It is available just off the pool area (last year it was off the lobby which was too crowded).

The pool is quite small, located on the Diamond head side about three levels about the road.

My only complaint this time was that I paid an upfront room rate of about $120. It later went down to under $90 a night. Since I'd paid up front I couldn't rebook without loosing money. You might want to stick to a refundable rate or wait for the price to drop below $100/night before prepaying. I will not be inclined to pay above $100/night next time. These prices don't include the parking fee.

Overall a perfectly reasonable hotel for the money (better if you get the sub-$100 rate) and a good location. Remember to add $18/night to the room rate if you plan to have a car. I'd absolutely come back here for a third time.