We spent the better of 2 weeks at Hotel Molokai and just loved the atmosphere and the serenity and peacefulness of the island. This place is for people that just want to get away and are not into the commercialization of the other islands. There are NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS in Molokai!! It is known as the "original Hawaii" and is just simply that. There was entertainment nightly, whether it was a 3 piece band on the stage or 2 ukelele players/singers wandering the restaurant . . . and it was lovely. The bartenders (Bobby, Jeremiah, & Howard) were very accommodating, and the security guy Hans made sure you were comfortable and happy and even played a part in making sure you socialized with others. It was GREAT!
My only complaint was that our king size bed was very worn out. It either needed to be flipped or replaced!! I told the front desk and they will look into it. Others we met did not have bad beds so ours must have just been an isolated situation.
Go to Hotel Molokai and rent a car from there to tour the island. You will LOVE it!
. . . j a n
from Delaware 10/2008

Hotel Molokai is actually a condominium complex in which the majority is owned by Hotel Molokai. There are some privately owned units...and these are where you should stay because the owners of these units care about your experience. Our friends stayed in a hotel unit and theirs did not compare to ours. We stayed in a private unit and it was fantastic. This unit had a full size kitchen which is crucial since the attached restaurant isn't good. Our room was spacious (with loft) and was decorated in retro polynesian decor, had free high speed internet and free long distance calls... and was cheaper than what the hotel charges! We also had a grill, a cooler and beach towels, were given free Molokai coffee beans and cool toiletries. Lastly, this unit was OCEANFRONT, literally 15 ft. from the water! I felt bad for our friends who stayed in a room next to the parking lot.

You must bring earplugs as the music played nightly is loud. The beach is not swimmable and the pool is the size of a postage stamp. The hotel seems to be more concerned about making money from the bar /restaurant than offering their guests adequate pool hours. They close the pool (which is located right next to the bar) in the middle of the afternoon for the rest of the day! Ridiculous!

We just returned from a week at the Hotel Moloka'i and have to agree with a previous reviewer that the hotel is marginal at best. At this writing there is no other hotel open on Moloka'i. The Moloka'i Ranch has closed and the only other alternatives are condos and maybe a B&B or two. Consequently, the hotel seems to be booked full every night.

Besides the ear plugs, you may want to purchase some flying insect killer. Our room had bumble bees that burrowed into the wood planking in the ceiling of the lanai rendering the lanai useless since the bees visited their nest throughout the day. In addition, the screen wall to the lanai had a hole in it. When we brought these deficiencies to the attention of the staff, they suggested that we look at a different room. However, the alternative room had a bigger rip in its screening. (Note: there is no air conditioning and screening makes up the walls at either end of the room.) We asked the hotel staff to notify us if another room became available. However, we were not offered another room during our stay.

Being frustrated, we contacted Travel Advantage Network (TAN) the owner of the hotel and did not receive any response from them directly. A call from the hotel maintenance department suggested that we contact them about the hole in the screening, but not the bees. By that time in the week we were resigned to the fact that we could finish the week in our room. If the hotel did not care about insect damage why should we? We were leaving in two days.

The hotel is a quaint place to visit. Its restaurant is the only restaurant on the island that is on the water. However, please be advised that a stay at Hotel Moloka'i is noisy, the rooms are adequate at best and the staff is not accommodating.

Our best friends got married on Molokai on July 11, 2008, and we came to share the event with them. We booked two nights at the Hotel Molokai, as the spectacular Molokai Ranch resort closed earlier in the year.

I must admit there was a certain charm to the architecture of the Hotel Molokai. In fact, it reminded me of a 1950s Disneyland exhibit. We were allowed to check in early and we entered our room. There was new furniture and a reasonably comfortable bed.....and NO AIR CONDITIONING.

Now, the lack of AC is not necessarily a problem for us. There was a large fan mounted on the wall and with the slotted windows open, we could get comfortable enough to sleep....except for one little thing.

I guess the Hotel Molokai is the only place on the island with any nightlife. Every night, they have karaoki or a live band....and the rooms are only a few steps away. So, with no AC, and open windows, and LOUD music and singing.....very little sleeping was going on.

We were still stuck on mainland time, so by 8 or 9 pm, we were exhausted. Fortunately, I happened to have earplugs, so we were able to sleep. Our newlywed friends, however, did not have earplugs, and were very unhappy. The music went on well past midnight.

On our last day at the Hotel Molokai, I detected the overwhelming scent of bug poison. Within minutes, there were 1.5-inch long dying cockroaches in our room and outside on the sidewalk. Dead geckos were seen shortly thereafter.

I wanted to like this hotel for its charming architecture, but I have stayed in nicer Motel 6s and Travelodges. Using the 1-5 dot scale provided by tripadvisor, I sadly give this facility a single dot.

The restaurant was inconsistent. On our first night, we ordered the lillikoi chicken, and it was absolutely FANTASTIC. On our second night, because there isn't a lot of dining choices, we returned to the hotel restaurant. The chicken was so delicious the night before, we decided to order it again, and it was extremely disappointing....with almost no lillikoi sauce and the chicken almost burnt. Also, there were bugs in the restaurant. I won't say what kind, but its not the kind you want to see where you are eating.

You might like this hotel if you don't mind the problems. We will not return, and until another nice hotel opens on this island, we proably will not visit this island again. Which is sad, because it was the most beautiful place I have ever seen.