Waikiki Gateway Hotel

This is a nice hotel, with a great location for the price. It's located at the west end of Waikiki right where Kalakua and Kuhio come to a triangle shaped intersection. This is not an Internationally known 5 star hotel, nor are you paying the Internationally known 5 star price. I think that people who give this hotel a bad review are inexperienced travelers, unfamiliar with the relatively HIGH prices of Waikiki hotels and are making a comparison of the per night price based on their previous stay in Cleveland, OH (nothing against Cleveland) and the price they paid there . . . and they're sort of expecting that due to the per night price this will be an inetrnationally known 5 star hotel (folks you're in Waikiki and a fast food meal is ONE and ONE-HALF times the price you're used to paying on the mainland). Just to give you some basis for my Waikiki hotel experience - this is my 7th stay in Waikiki and I have stayed at (remember they don't let you use other brand names in these reviews) a nice chain hotel that starts with Hy, a nice chain hotel that starts with Shera, a boutique hotel that has since changed hands, an well known Hawaiian chain that starts with Outr and a to-remain-nameless, really. cheap hotel that I wouldn't stay at again. This trip we stayed a week at the Waikiki Gateway Hotel over the Christmas holiday which was part of a flight, hotel and rental car package we booked. We stayed with our 2 children, spent all of our days and evenings away from the hotel, exploring the sights and attractions, snorkeling, dining out and doing fun activities, we simply slept and showered at this hotel (this is NOT a resort hotel, where you go with the intention of never leaving the hotel for your entire vacation). Okay back to the hotel review. ALL the staff was nice and very accomodating. The front desk staff, the valet, the security and the maid staff were all pleasant and helpful. The rooms are average Waikiki sized rooms (meaning they're a bit small, as are most ALL rooms at most ALL Waikiki hotels - think slightly larger than most NYC Manhattan hotel rooms for a size comparison). The hotel furnishings are nice, with signs of wear, the bathrooms are clean with signs of wear. The pool is REALLY SMALL, they have ice and vending on ONE floor only (so it's an elevator trip to get ice), there's laundry facilities, but only 2 washers and 2 dryers. Additional Charges: Parking for hotels guests is $19/day with in and out privileges AND a roll away bed is an extra $30/night. FOR THE PRICE, this hotel gets an OVERALL 3.75 STARS (for a compairson the well known chain that starts with Hy in Waikiki FOR THE PRICE gets 3.75 STARS too, now obviously these are not anywhere near the same type of 3.75 STAR HOTELS, this is NOT an even rating scale - so maybe on an even rating scale this is a 2 star hotel if compared straight across against the Hy's 4 stars, but it's about 1/2 the price or less, so this is a price sensitive, STAR RATING). OVERALL, nice, clean hotel with nice staff, quick check-in, quick check-out, quick car valet service WOULD DEFINITELY STAY AGAIN !!!

Very very much traffic right outside the balcony. Never heard customers but the traffic was awful. No ocean view and no working ceiling lights. Bathtub was clogged up. If you're in Hawaii to party with friends this would work fine. To relax, chose something closer to the beach.

The staff was friendly and the lobby was impressive. The location was great.

Hotel was adequate though nothing special. Location was not great but did have access to buses and trolley. Staff was helpful when consulted.

This hotel is in a great location. Everything is within walking distance. Great value for the location.

Not what expected long walk to the beach. All dinning is too far.

The location is convinient to access, right at the begining of Waikiki, yet close to major shopping locations. Park was a breeze with the valet service. The room was clean, comfortable, and had the old local atmosphere but the bathroom could use an upgrade. If your looking for a place that is comfortable and afordable, this is the spot for you.

I stayed at this hotel for my 30th birthday with a group of friends and it was perfect for what we needed. We needed a place with a good centralized location that could fit 4 people, in separate beds, comfortably, and it did just that. The staff was friendly and not obtrusive like many other hotels and there were zero problems. They even had beach towels so we didn't have to go buy them or take room in our suitcase to bring one. Highly recommended especially for a group of friends looking to raise a ruckus in Hawaii!

Friendly ohana taking care of us. They were very accommodating, especially as we had checked in late after our workshop. Made us feel comfortable.

Staff was good, room was neat and clean, but, need the right size bed to accomidate user. A married couple should not be given a room with two single beds.Also they need a restaurant, not only a bar.