There are many places to choose from in Honolulu. Thr Aqua Palms is reasonable priced but you won't see the ocean. Any rooms that have a small glimpse of water are privately own so expect parking lot views. The beach is closeby as are many restaurants. You will find that this hotel has a very elderly clinentele and the fitness room is terrible. There are two ancient treadmills and a universal that has seen better days. If there are two people in there at the same time it is overcrowded. It overlooks a very small rooftop pool. If you just want a place to sleep this place is ok. The staff is very nice and the rooms are clean. The beds could use an upgrade.

What you might expect for a hotel on that street I guess. Small, parking is a difficult and expensive extra, and traffic noise keeps you awake. The rooms and staff are very nice and it's a quick walk to wonderful other places.

My 9 year old daughter and I stayed for 5 nights. We had previously stayed at the Pacific Monarch at the start of our trip and preferred the Aqua Palms even though the Pacific Monarch was a better location for the beach. The staff at the Aqua Palms were really friendly and accommodating to our needs (early check-in was much appreciated). The rooms were clean and the bed comfortable. As said the hotel is located across from the Hawaiian Villiage and we accessed the beach through a side road. Buses stopped just outside the hotel and we used tour companies that picked-up at the Hilton. The pool was a disappointment for my daughter as it was really cold (the sun is blocked for part of the day by the tall buildings around it) but the beach is so close that this was not an issue. Breakfast was included and the system of vouchers for the I-Hop next door worked well. I am planning another trip to Hawaii and will definitely use the Aqua Palms again.

I booked this hotel off of a discount website and got a good price compared to other hotels in the area so I wasn’t expecting any frills.

Location: The hotel is located across from the Hilton Hawaiian Village and a short walk to the beach and to the main drag. There are trolley stands out front for those who rather not walk.

Service: The service here was excellent. Those that work at the front desk where friendly and helpful. The had someone at the concierge desk during most hours to help with booking tours.

Room: The room was small but fine. You could tell that the hotel is old. They are slowly doing renovations to update it. The room we had, had a new TV, new counter in the Bathroom, new microwave and fridge. The Bathroom was small, the tub was old and warn and the furniture around the room was old. The bed was comfortable though. One thing I really disliked was the water in the room. To get cold water (yes, cold) you would have to let it run for minutes. AC worked well, though I read complaints about its noise, I did not really find it any noisier than any other hotel AC unit

Other: They hotel had a pool which was on the roof of the 2nd floor (I believe) which was clean and had some sun chairs, but it is very small and the sun was blocked by hotels for most of the day.
There is a ‘fitness’ room which was just a small hotel room with a few cardio machines (old) and some free weights.
The parking garage is tight and cost $20 a night.

In a nut shell

Pros:
Location was fine
Clean
Friendly staff
Affordable

Cons:
Water issues
Elevators where slooooooow
Small fitness room and gym
There was regular in room Internet, but Wi-Fi was only available in the lobby (free at least)

All in all it was an ok stay. For the price we paid it was perfectly fine but I probably would pay a little extra to get a different hotel next time.