Preface: I booked a studio for 3 days for myself. When my friend arrived I moved to a 1-bedroom for a week. See my other review for the 1-bedroom.

Service/Staff: Accommodating. Polite, but not particularly outgoing, warm or friendly. Occasionally a single person at the front desk could not efficiently handle the line of guests.

Amenities: Good weight room, sauna and nice rooftop pool. An owner’s lounge on the top floor is a nice place to relax and take in panoramic views. Overnight parking is reasonable for Waikiki at $25/nt. No free Wi-Fi, Lan connection for pay.

Location: Premium. The Imperial is an excellent location in the middle of Waikiki. 1 block to the beach, steps to all shopping, restaurants and amenities.

Studio room, Unit 301 : Clean but Horrible. Dark, dank, depressing and noisy. Located 1-foot from housekeeping’s door, 3 feet from the staffs changing room, and next to the sauna, spa, and gym, doors were always banging/sqeeking, opening and closing 24 hours a day. The patio of 301 was covered with a tarp. No light, no view. Situated on a alley, workers on smoking breaks could be heard at all hours. This room should not be available to guests. It should be storage. In fact, all rooms on the 3rd floor should be avoided. At over $100/nt, there is no value in these rooms. If I had to stay more than 3 days in this room, it would ruin a vacation.

Please see my other review of Unit 905.

As always; I travel to Waikiki several times a year, I can advise that Waikiki is a nice tropical urban adventure. The city comes with the negatives of a big city, along with the overwhelming benefits of a beautiful beachfront resort. Generally, everything in Waikiki is “a little tired” although there have been continuous improvements in the last few years. If you are traveling solo, take Roberts Hawaii from the airport for $10 (no rsvr rqd). Two or more people, take a taxi from the airport to the hotel (should be under $30). In Waikiki, nearly everything is walking distance or a short shuttle/bus away. If you need a car for the day, you can rent one in Waikiki.

Typical timeshare with need for update. Nice staff, convenient location.

Stayed for seven nights with family (2 aduts, 2 teenagers). One bedroom with fold down bed in lounge was cosy, but as the location was excellent, we didn't spend a lot of time in the room. Roof top pool was good, as was the bar / lounge on level 27, especially for a viewing the Friday night fireworks from the Hilton Village resort. Decor is a bit dated, but great value for money.

We just stayed 9 days in the hotel in a one bedroom Banyan suite on an exchange through Interval International. It is not a 4 star hotel by any means and is pretty outdated to say the least but the room was nice and the bed was very comfortable. The location is one of the best in Waikiki and close to beach, shops and restaurants. You can certainly get by without a car but you do need one to see the rest of the island which is beautiful. We had a problem with little tiny ants in the kitchen and bathroom areas in our room at one point and management was excellent and very accommodating. They switched our room to a top floor suite and we never had a problem after this. Aside from that issue we had a great stay. I would stay here again and would recommend it to others.