Aston at the Waikiki Banyan

This is the second time we have stayed at the Banyan in the last two years, and will definitely come back again. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the location is great! Although the rooms are a bit dated, we really enjoy the fact that there is a full sized kitchen in each room and there is a separate living area from the bedroom which makes putting the young kids to bed a whole lot easier! The recreation deck is great as well with a full sized playground, a snack shop, and a pool (although we skipped the pool and hit the beach every day). Bring your own portable DVD player if you have young kids, and hook it up to the TV in the room.

This hotel was nice. It was not as large as the pictures portrayed. The only bad thing was the sofa bed. There was no padding over the mattress springs, making it worthless as a bed. So beware! Convenient parking. Quiet. Nice outdoor rec area. Convenience store will not take credit cards, which was a pain. Friendly staff.

We travel the world often. The Wikkiki Banyan was outstanding. We requested a ocean view and got a view of the ocean and Diamond Head at the same time. It was fantastic, I would recommend it to everyone for a wonderful vacation and resort in paradise.

Nice location. Full kitchen and separate bedroom and living room make the vacation comfortable.

The Banyan is in a great location, esp if you're a first timer. We used to live across the street, so know the area. Garage parking is convenient and at $10/day or $60/wk is a bargain for the area. Hint: Parking takes cash only, no credit cards. Our first room was really shabby, sofa ripped, stained, and VERY uncomfortable to sit or lay on. We complained and they moved us right away, but the furniture there was just as hard and uncomfortable. Beds were fine. There is only one AC in living room, so we bought a fan at WalMart to circulate air in the sleeping area. The housekeeping staff was very nice and responsible (hint: tip at the beginning of your stay, always). Nothing very fancy here....but as I said, the location is tops. Smack in the middle of Waikiki - block to beach and nightlife.

Clerks and maintenance people were most helpful. Location perfect, only 1 block from Waikiki Beach and convenient to shopping. Would stay there again. Unit could use updating but was sufficient for a short stay. Very clean and compact.

short walk to the beach and food and entertainment

This is my 2nd stay here. I plan on staying there again next year because it fits our needs perfectly. This condo-hotel is great for long stays and the parking is the most affordable in Waikiki. The location is great since you can walk to everything. Don't expect 5 star here though, otherwise you will be disappointed. If it's your first time in Hawaii go with a regular hotel.

Hawaii is obviously a beautiful place to visit. We did alot of site seeing and visited all the so called "must see" locations like the Polynesian cultural center, dole plantation, north shore,diamond head and so forth. I recommend this place for the people who are not picky first of all. This place had all you basically need to have a descent stay. The furniture and look is somewhat outdated but that doesnt really matter. The kitchen was sufficient. What we did was our first day there we went to costco and loaded up on bare necessities and just cook it up in ur room thus saving alot of money. Buy water, beer, bread, eggs,meat and what not and live off that for your stay. Bring your own coffee and some coffee filters though. Creamer and other Lil amenities can be bought at the store downstairs. Other than that advice its up to you on how you enjoy your time, one last heads up don't count on the mattress being even remotely comfy. It was like sleeping on coral, so uncomfortable. Have fun Mahalo!! P.S parking was ok cheapest we could find at 10 bucks for every 24 hrs, just make sure you pay up on time or when you pull out they will tag you with a 10 dollar over charge fee. P.S.S Great location, about 2 blocks south of Waikiki beach everything within walking distance. Plenty of ABC stores everywhere, check out the stadium swap meet as well on weekends and wensdays cheap prices if planning on buying gifts don't buy them at Waikiki marked up prices. Same B.S stuff.

Aston is a great place for family trip!