The Aston Beach Tower on Oahu was the worst place we have stayed in Hawaii. Our room had a noxious odor coming from the master bathroom when we checked in. We complained to the front desk immediately. They sent housekeeping up to try to mask the odor. They were able to make it not as noticeable for a brief period of time. It was not so bad that we requested a different room, because we had a good view and were afraid we would get a worse view. The odor was worse at times and better at times but never went away. On the day before departure, we went to Concierge to arrange our pickup for the airport the following day. The person there asked how our stay was. I told them about the odor, and they immediately reported this to the front desk (again). Shortly thereafter a maintenance person reported to the room. Immediately he said he knew the source of the problem. He asked if we would leave the room for a while, and we told him we were about to leave. He asked us to let the front desk know when we left because he was going to pour some strong chemicals into the bathtub drain to clear the problem and we should be out of the room for a while. He said it was a common problem in the building. We left and notified the front desk on our way out. We were gone for 2-3 hours and returned to the same smell in our unit. About 2 hours after we returned, the maintenance person knocked on our door. He asked if we ever left. We said yes and that we notified the front desk as we were leaving. He said they never told him. We told him to do his thing unless it would be harmful to us. He did his thing, and we did not notice the noxious odor for as long as we were there.

Additionally, the common areas in that ‘hotel’ were dingy; there was a musky odor in all common areas; the common areas were dark (as was our unit); it was not an ‘inviting’ place. I would recommend to any of my friends that they avoid that place, even though it’s location was good (not great). We were on an eighth-floor unit and overlooked Waikiki Beach Park (sorta-if you looked around the round hotel immediately in front of us.) I think the reviews of this place are inflated. Perhaps may of them are from first or second-time visitors to Waikiki that do not have anything to compare it to.

We moved to this property (ResortQuest property at the time) when we found a couple cockroaches in our first hotel room a couple blocks away. The staff here were very friendly and accommodating. Our room was awesome, with a view of the beach and ocean. The free, hot breakfast every morning was a bonus. Very clean, and no cockroaches in the room!

We just returned home today after 5 nights at this Hotel. This was our first trip to Hawaii and I spent hours reading thru reviews of so many hotels... Although I could have just as easily gotten two rooms for the same or less cost at one of the other many beach hotels, in the end deciding factor was having all of us in the same room as these family vacations become more and more infrequent (19 year old son gone to college, 17 year old on his way too). It was a great decision which shock among shockers even the boys agreed with. Had a partial view room which was partial in two different directions so in my estimation was a complete view, both bedrooms were in the back of the unit so we were shielded from the street noise which really wasn't bad anyway. Cooked breakfast each morning, drinks on the lanai each afternoon/evening after a few games of billiards (wife wiped us all out). Did laundry day before departure so not much to do now at home. Each night the boys went out on their own and returned by 1:00AM which seemed fine as I could seel families with small children still walking the beach/streets at that time. Activities desk was helpful, front desk printed boarding passes, etc.

We stayed in unit 1904 for 5 nights on our recent return trip to Hawaii and were not disappointed. The advantage of a condo when traveling with 3 offspring cannot be underestimated: the amount of space, option to eat some meals in (which we did for most breakfast/lunch meals), ability to use washer/dryer, spectacular views from our lanai, all enhanced the comfort and enjoyment of our stay.
This unit was located high enough to have great views above the smaller building in front of it. The lanai was large enough to accomodate all of us at the table, had great morning views of the surf schools heading out to the waves in the early morning. Having high-speed internet access in the room was great. Kitchen was modern and clean. We enjoyed easy access to the beach across the street. This location was ideal for us: close to everything in Waikiki- we walked to Duke's for dinner one night, and drinks at House Without a Key at Halekulani. The Zoo and Aquarium are all within walking distance. The free parking space included in the rental was a plus- parking in the city can be scarce and expensive. The concierge desk and bell hops were very friendly and helpful. We were too busy to ever get to the pool, but it looked nice.The only negative: the safe in our room was not working, and our sons were stuck on the elevator for close to an hour on the 14th floor before it they were released. We would definitely return.