The location is great .The people who stayed there were great. The room was okay but the balcony was full of junk, the room smelled all musty, there was so many rule. We purchased a condo with full kitchen and we ended up with a 2 burner stove and a small bake oven in the cuboard . If we used the small a/c pat was going to charge us an extra 3.00 per day. You couldn`t us the toaster and the microwave at the same time or it would blow a braker. We paid a cleaning fee and then was in formed that if it wasn`t completely clean when we were ready to leave he was going to keep our key deposit.We were there for 21 days. We would not recommend this apartment to anyone.

My wife and I have been staying at Pat Winston' condo # 402 for the past 15 days & unfortunately we are leaving tomorrow. From when we first confirmed the booking Pat has been fantastic & everything was handled professionally & without any hassles at all. The first moment we met Pat on our arrival to the Hawaiian King he personally took us up to the condo & showed us everything. The condo really has EVERYTHING you need & really felt like a home away from home. Microwave, Stove, Refrigerator freezer, pots, pans, cutlery etc etc.. I could go on! Even has a map book of Oahu! The FREE wireless internet is a bonus as well, (which I am on right now!) All the best beaches are 2 minutes walk up the road & not being right on the noisy main road the condo is nice and quiet. There is also a Gas BBQ (Weber) on poolside that you can use for free which is fantastic when you want to have a BBQ by the pool. All in all, its been a fantastic vacation & we are already thinking of when to come back again. We will definitely be contacting Pat Winston again for our home away from home!

Stayed at Pat Winston's condos in the Hawaiian King building for eight weeks during September to November 2009. Pat was very accommodating and helpful with answering questions during my initial enquiries. I was not looking for the quick tourist type one week holiday accommodation and after something a bit more quiet (well quiet for Waikiki) and willing to be further away from the beach. This was perfect. Ask for the third floor or above if on the Ala Wai side so you are above the building next door.

About a $40 taxi fare from the airport and I used a shuttle when leaving which was around $10. Good if you have plenty of time.

Make sure you deal with Pat as there are other condos in the building not owned by them and this review doesn't cover other owners' condos.

Pros
- quiet location for Waikiki and still only five minutes walk from the beach
- on site owner and front desk also operated during the day
- very clean and on par with five star hotels in that regard
- wifi worked flawlessly for me although I did notice a few others sitting outside to access it
- on site laundry although my condo has facilities in the room
- literally everything I possibly needed. Very well stocked kitchen and every possible cleaning product I could need
- fan over the bed to keep cool during the night without the need for air-con, even though it is in the condo
- Food Pantry is a few minutes away or an easy walk (20-25 minutes) to Safeway for much cheaper products

Cons
- deposit payment process was a bit tedious because no PayPal or credit card (available, just not preferred) which makes it difficult for non-US people. My online banking didn't recognise Pat's bank so I couldn't wire the money. All banks there are local Hawaiian and not US wide which might have been part of the problem.

"In 2007 we were staying at a nearby hotel for our first visit to Waikiki. We read about Pat in our travel guidebook and decided to try his condos on our next trip. In 2008 we emailed Pat. The whole booking process was simple and easy. When we arrived for our stay we were pleasantly surprised. Pat greeted us and helped us get settled. We stayed in this unit and loved it. We had twice the space that we had in the hotel and a full kitchen, not a kitchenette like some other condos, for much less than half the price of our hotel room. Everything you could ever need is in the unit from tissues to dishes to spices, coffee filters, even wine glasses and a corkscrew! Pat and Mana look after every detail. The unit is spotless. When we compared our unit to other condos our friends were renting in the area there was no comparison. They were all amazed. For us the location is fantastic. Just steps away from all our favorite places. The Hawaiian King is wonderful, but make sure it is one of Pat's units at the Hawaiian King. There is a difference. We went back again this year, 2009, for a month and are planning an extended stay again in 2010. We have referred several of our friends to stay with him and they all have had a wonderful time. People ask us why don't we buy a time share and we say that we don't have to. We have Pat. Pat has become a member of our family. We truly cherish Pat and Mana and the friendships we have made with Pat's fellow vacationers. We look forward to many many more stays at our home away from home. "