Aqua Equus Hotel - Page 1

The Equus' rooms look ok inside. If you decide to stay there, make sure to get the 2 bed instead of the king size bed room. The room with the king size bed had a dirty looking lanai and sliding doors that led to it. The glass is very thin, so you end up with a ridiculous amount of noise in your room, and a hotter room too since the ac escapes through the cracks. The double bed room was cooler, darker, and fresher (newer also). We stayed there several nights and the maid service only provided us with toiletries for the first night. We had to go personally downstairs every day and get the toiletries the rest of our stay. They only sort of made the bed. We never got clean cups or toilet paper. What you got on your arrival was all. The elevator was being worked on, so there was no elevator from 11 am to 5 pm. We had to go up several flights of stairs with our toddler. The pool was out of service too FYI, but we didn't care since we spent our time elsewhere. The furnishings in the king size bed room were scraped and worn out, but the 2 bed room had nicer furniture. The desk people were very nice and helpful. The continental breakfast is very basic, so don't expect anything grand. Fruit, a cold pastry and juice. Like most places in Waikiki, the hotel is close to everything. My suggestion is if you can, don't rent a car. Parking is ridiculously overpriced and limited. The three of us (we're not the fittest of people either...) walked and rode the bus and had a blast. You meet the locals and get some adventures. Lugging a toddler around wasn't bad, so if we can do it, you can do it. The beds were very comfortable. I wrote this as objectively as possible, and I did not exagerate. Promise! Have fun!!

We stayed here for one night and found the accommodations decent with the exception of the bathroom which had a bad smell. The worst part of the stay was the parking! You must park in the next hotel's parking lot, in any spot that was not reserved, thank goodness I called and asked otherwise I would have been towed. I found it very inconvenient and dangerous to park in this narrow lot. The sign said only leave your battery in the car and they mean it! Many people had their cars broken into. Also when we wanted to leave the hotel, our key card would not allow access to the other hotel's parking area so we had to ask the staff to let us in each time! I inquired with the front desk as to why the parking lot owned by the Equus was open and empty all night and why we were not allowed to park there, they stated that it was only for staff and management. Well, there were only two vehicles in the lot and it would have been more convenient for guests to park there. I will not stay at the Equus again. I live in Kauai and frequent Honolulu quite often and have never had a problem like this!

Except for the problematic elevator, this hotel is really nice, clean and has friendly staff.

Really, this hotel is a very bare-bones place.