Royal Grove Waikiki

United States , Hawaii - Oahu - HI
HAWAII - OAHU - HI, 151 Uluniu Ave
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100 reviews shown

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Jay

Comfortable hotel near the beach!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2026

Mary-Martha

I didn’t need a car rental, I should’ve just not had a car. It was kinda strange finding parking but once I did the staff was very friendly. I liked that it was cheap and basic, the staff is very nice, friendly and helpful. I felt safe at this hotel.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Charles

Great

8/10

Excellent

01 Mar 2026

Grace Ellen

They should do more upgrades to the room
We were in needs new bed plus windows as you could hear everything that was happieningn outside and even the smell of food cooking and and better plumbing in the bathtib didnt drain very good ovet all staff and loction amazing

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2026

Carrie

Great location. Able to hold luggage for check in. large room with kitchenette. 1 sliding door to balcony did not have lock. they had water for your water bottle.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Feb 2026

David

Old vintage hotel, but rooms very clean and beds comfy. And you can't beat the location! Would stay here again for a cheap and cheerful hotel

Self

8/10

Excellent

26 Feb 2026

Patricia

Close to beach

Partner

4/10

Poor

25 Feb 2026

George

We found bugs in the bed after the sheets were changed and roaches in the bathroom sink and the kitchen. The pool was small. The only thing that we enjoyed was the area it was located. There was many restaurants and shopping.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2026

JOEY

The room was clean, everything that was needed for a stay in the heart of Waikiki. Staff was beyond helpful and amazing. Only down side was no parking but they offered valet services a couple blocks away suggested by the hotel, and was just fine, walk was easy and you got to explore the area more too! Would def stay again.

2/10

Poor

22 Feb 2026

Braxton S

It was so bad the pic on thr web site lie its dingy old

4/10

Poor

22 Feb 2026

Charles

Old

6/10

Pleasant

22 Feb 2026

mary rocel

Needs daily cleanup as it is old, moldy and bugs, cockroaches surprised us everyday.

8/10

Excellent

22 Feb 2026

Meaghan

Staff are very kind and helpful. The extended stay room is basically a one bedroom apartment. Its is not mew like the procy places but has a ton of character and the location is perfect and suits us perfectly.

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2026

Alexa

Great place for the price and location. Obviously, it’s no resort and it’s not brand new so things are worn and kinda dingy, but overall it was clean and the staff was nice and it was fairly quiet for the most part aside from regular city noise. Very conveniently located. Will stay here again!

Self

4/10

Poor

22 Feb 2026

Linda

No parking, rooms were old,

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Andre

Great value for the money and less than 5 minutes walk to the beach! The suites are my favorite for having a full kitchen to use and full size fridge and separate living room and bedroom. This was my second stay here and i will definitely return!

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Daniel

Yes

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Valerie

The room was clean and the bed excellent.
We had a kitchen and the pots and pans were great quality.

We enjoyed the Hawaiian concerts every Wednesday evening. Lots of history around the hotel explained.

The staff are very pleasant and accomodating..
We enjoyed our stay. Walking distance to all of Waikiki sites.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

John

Great staff

Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2026

Mary

Loved this place, will definitely stay again on our next trip. It felt like an old 60s surf motel ran by mom and pop. Staff was wicked friendly, they had beach equipment free of charge for us to use as well.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Feb 2026

Lee

Dated but a good place to crash for a couple days.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Feb 2026

Peter

Clean but showing age everything was very worn. Sliding balcony door very hard to open and close.

Self

2/10

Poor

18 Feb 2026

Christine Marie

The room was really outdated, the fridge leaked and after letting staff know they came up and didn’t do anything. The pictures were far from the actual room, and despite being in Hawaii the rooms lighting was really depressing. I spent Valentine’s Day weekend wanted to avoid coming back to the room

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Feb 2026

John

Clean room

Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Feb 2026

Sara

The location is great! We only stayed one night. This place is a bit dated, but it was fine for our short stay. The staff is very friendly as well.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Kimberly

Staff was friendly!! Great location!! My family and I had a wonderful time here the last 6 days!!!

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

15 Feb 2026

lorraine

The hotel needs a total update. paint was peeling off the ceiling and walls and the room smelled musty. although the bed sheets and towels were clean, the rest of the room was only surface cleaned.

the staff was courteous but not helpful in giving information on things to do in Waikiki.

the location is good

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

13 Feb 2026

Makana

Good

2/10

Poor

13 Feb 2026

Kathy

Not safe unable to lock the door. Very noisy all night.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2026

Larissa

Friendly staff

4/10

Poor

12 Feb 2026

Christine

Staff was friendly, but this place is SO OLD. We are pretty low maintenance people, but I felt like this room hasn’t changed (not been cleaned) since the 70s. We had to call maintenance because our bathtub didn’t drain, and then the air conditioner stopped working and they could not fix it despite trying at 11:30pm. We couldn’t continue our stay because they didn’t have any other rooms available. They were nice enough to work with us for some refund compensation, but spend the extra money to stay in a nicer place and save yourself the trouble. Lesson learned.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Feb 2026

Natalya

Old apartment, but staff is super!

2/10

Poor

12 Feb 2026

Jennifer

Don’t let the sound of having a kitchen foul you for mine stove burners didn’t work except for one small one. The refrigerator made noise when it kicked in and the kitchen supplies were very limited. The bathroom sink also dripped all the time. Because of an all of this I left and went back home earlier than I planned on.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2026

Brenda

The rooms are clean and staff are so friendly can't wait to go back

10/10

Exceptional

09 Feb 2026

Lyneia Raene

Spotless and great staff and solutions. There was a couple that had left their dog in the room and it was non stop barking and seemed in distress. Various guests had made enough complaints and luckily there was a different room we were located to.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

07 Feb 2026

RICHARD

Staff was friendly and helpful. It felt kind of like family. Music Night was beautiful and magical. Not to be missed.

Leisure Self

6/10

Pleasant

07 Feb 2026

claressa

Thr room was kind of ran down and you could hear load music. It was nice to be able to wash ypur laundry there. I guess you get what you pay for.

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2026

Kenneth

Friendly and hold for my bag when I lost a place searching place she allow hold blessing us

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

02 Feb 2026

Nicholas

Room was outdated and the whole hotel room was horrible. Worse than a motel 6..

Leisure

2/10

Poor

02 Feb 2026

Rachel

Horrible!
Everything about this place was horrible. The location is ok but the building is old and outdated they give you one key to use for the room and if you lose it, you have to pay a fee. They expect you to leave it at the front desk when you leave they also expect you to leave any valuables at their front desk. They’re safe is broken inside the rooms when we arrived Our room was unlocked and opened. The rooms are completely outdated. We were left with one roll of toilet paper for three days. They do not service the rooms unless you are there for five days or more you will experience extreme loud noise from the streets and from the halls it sounded like they started doing construction and maintenance to the building from all hours of the day starting at 6 AM till never ending. There is no parking and they give you two choices for Potential parking that are $50 a night that are pretty far from the location so plan to walk I would say go stay somewhere else. This was a joke!

Business_and_leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

31 Jan 2026

Yahya

If you’re looking to sleep in your hotel room, make sure to bring earplugs since you can hear all the road noise.

8/10

Excellent

31 Jan 2026

Victoria

Staff was courteous. Room was clean and stocked appropriately except I think there should have been liquid dish detergent. I had to buy it. My stay was uneventful. Mostly quiet at night. However, on my checkout day, they charged one of my credit cards AGAIN after having charged it when i checked in. As a consequence, I was stuck with both of my credit cards without any money to use for my last day of travel. I had to sit in the lobby of my hotel in Atlanta for almost 4 hours trying to find someone who could help. I was very sick with a sinus infection, very tired and very stressed. The day before, I had to say goodbye to my brother in Hawaii who has stage IV pancreatic cancer and doesn't have many more weeks to live. So, I was also very emotional from that difficult situation. It took three days for them to correct their error. In the meantime, I had barely $20.00 to get me from Atlanta to Greeneville, TN. I am very upset about this double charging. I will be calling the Manager. I expect some compensation as it cost me a lot more to get things done. FYI, my stay was January 19th to January 26

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2026

Eldon

Room very clean ;
Less amenities this time

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jan 2026

Gervie Claire

Staff was very accommodating, specially when asking for help, really appreciated that they respond right away. Only maybe is that for safety the door locks should be improved in the future.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2026

Stan

Very clean functional place. Staff were friendly and helpful.. Location great. Room was okay, decent for the price. But somewhat dated--could use some renovation. Internet connection spotty, often not available. But again very good for the price.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jan 2026

Ana

budget hotel, clean, friendly staff, I would stay in it again.

Leisure Friends

2/10

Poor

28 Jan 2026

Chantelle

No coffee machine, or microwave in room. NO SERVICE to replace towels and garbage. I had to ask for towels and things that should be in room. Sucks. Ghetto room

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jan 2026

Anne

The room was in rough condition. The sink was rusty and the faucet dripped non-stop. The bathroom wasn't stocked and we had to ask for toilet paper. The air conditioner worked great, though! :)

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Monica

This place was the best! We had a little kitchenette. We loved the location and the pool. Bonus that they let us borrow mask and flippers and float board for the beach. It's original so not new amenities and to us that was part of the charm. We especially love the little band that played and danced on one of the evenings. So charming.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2026

Sister

Room was clean. Luise in the front desk was very welcoming. Pool and everything needed was provided

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Jan 2026

HAO

Quite old facility. Super noisy due to closing to the beach.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jan 2026

Bill

It is an older hotel that needs to be updated. It had a strange odor and is not well kept. On the positive side the front desk clerk was vey nice and helpful. It was close to the beach also and that was a plus too.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2026

Carlos

Great and convenient stay. All good.

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2026

Heriberto

Staff was great

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2026

LEO

When I first got to the room, I looked for bedbugs or any sign of them. There wasn't any. The room was anything but fancy. The bathroom fixtures were old. Everything about the room was dated. However, the room was clean and everything I needed. I was able to get a good night sleep, a shower, it had a refrigerator, and it was in a very convenient location, and a great price. The cleaning person only came into my room once during my 9-night stay. They do their cleaning after 5 days. But I didn't need much. I was happy with it and I would certainly stay there again. It isn't a 5-star hotel. But that isn't what I needed. All I needed was place to sleep and a place to get clean every day that was in a good location. The staff was all really nice as well. Also, there was a microwave oven in the common area that we could use.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Jan 2026

Lori

Room was clean.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2026

Bryan

4/10

Poor

22 Jan 2026

Rosie

Room did not look like photos that were shown on expedia, microwave was available by front desk and it smelled like fish and not clean. If you needed towel or toilet paper, again at front desk, even thou the housekeeper was on our floor. Trash put outside of door. Hotel is old and outdated. No window but a slide door to a balcony that had no privacy when opened. One positive thing is the location, lots to do and walk to. Staff was pleasant and helpful.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jan 2026

Lori

Location! Room was clean. Staff friendly. Room had everything needed, but dated.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jan 2026

Violet

The staff was not very friendly they did not give me the wifi code when i checked in and it was clearly a budget hotel.
They also charged me a $100 deposit which I found to be very inconvenient because I was only staying for one night and now I can't access those funds for 5 days
I also did not really like the location

Business

6/10

Pleasant

16 Jan 2026

Krista

Unfortunately checking in was a nightmare. The room we booked was not available until the following day. Having to move and repack and unpack just to get into the correct room with no discount or reimbursement for the error was a poor choice.

Leisure Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

15 Jan 2026

Raymundo

Room was horrible they didn’t change the mattress pad it was full of dirty stains and full of different persons hair all sizes and there was a roach.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2026

Eleanor

It is nice that the Royal Grove Waikik was a women owned hotel back in 1954. I like that it was an old hotel had character, but definitely could be kept cleaner. Easy access to the beach, food, etc. it’s good if you’re sleeping and showering.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2026

John

Bed

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Conrad

Staff was great abd location is convenient.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

09 Jan 2026

Juvy Christine

Its a hotel, but no cleaning for 3 nights stay, only if you're staying for 5 nights.
It's an old rundown hotel, needs upgrade. My room is close to the street & so noisy, I can't even sleep.The floors are carpet & dusty so I have to wear my slippers the whole time. Bathroom sink clogged. Everything is old & dirty.
Also, no hot water in the shower this
morning.
I'm a person who doesn't really complain, but EXPEDIA you have to check it out first before selling! Thank heavens I'm checking out!

Leisure Family

2/10

Poor

09 Jan 2026

kerry

Room was extremely small but clean. We booked last min. for after Christmas stay. They must’ve of given our booked room away as it did not look like what’s on website as we had a lil balcony/patio this tiny room had none of that more a janitors room with fiber glass windows facing Kuhio was very thin and can hear everything on the streets all day/night. You had to walk-through the dirty restaurant hallway kitchen to get to elevator/stairs to your room. For $200 a night. Not worth it. We ended up leaving the 3rd day. Location was great though. Less than a block to beach. Wouldn’t stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2026

Christine

Very convenient room with kitchenette to store leftovers and reheat later or next day, especially since I was traveling solo. Staff was great as well - some of them started remembering my room # since I would go out so often

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2026

Marcel

It was clean

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

04 Jan 2026

Tim

The bed was terrible, had a huge dent in it. I woke up with such a backache…

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

Sybil

Lovely vintage hotel. Easy walk to beach. Delightful staff. Cozy and vintage Waikiki. Great value!

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jan 2026

Natalia

Convenient location, clean and comfortable.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

Gary

Good location

4/10

Poor

30 Dec 2025

Marwa

The location is perfect and the staff at the front desk were nuce. Room was bad and the bathroom was terrible, the bathroom windows has very old and wripped screen mesh and bugs were crawling in. On three separate occasions there were bugs and small cockroachs. The whole amenities are very old and in bad shape. I stayed from December 20th to the 28th and the room was never cleaned once, upon check in they said the room will be cleaned after 5 night abd that never happened. I booked this hotel because it was the only hotel with two beds available at the time of booking, it is way expensive for the amenities and the terrible room I got.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

29 Dec 2025

Arsi

The hotel is not at all kid-friendly. The room doors and locks don't work. The building is dilapidated. The sofa is also hanging. They won't change what I say.

Family_with_children

2/10

Poor

29 Dec 2025

Prabhakar

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Dec 2025

fiona

Yes they were nice

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

28 Dec 2025

Anand

Super noisy. We reached at 2.50 pm with 2 kids. We were not allowed to checkin. Waited 10 min, at 3 PM were told to wait more for 2 min. Rooms were dirty, no cleaning staff for our 3 nights stay. The sofa bed and blankets were all stained. Location is the only thing good.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2025

Stanislava

Friendly and helpful staff. The location is just perfect - literally in the middle of everything that Waikīkī has to offer. Walking distance to the beach, shops, zoo, restaurants! If you are planning on renting a car, Sixt is 3 min away and you can park for 1.50 per h at the Zoo parking. You pay for the first 4 h and then you can extend through your phone for as many h as you want.
The hotel itself is not in the best condition, but if you are planning to explore the island and just have a place to crash this is your spot! No luxury, but convenience for a great price! The hotel offers beach towels and beach gear like umbrellas, snorkeling equipment, bodyboards, beach chairs for the guests. We will be back!

2/10

Poor

27 Dec 2025

Tianhao

lopi

8/10

Excellent

26 Dec 2025

amber

Outdated but location and laundry were amazing

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

25 Dec 2025

David

OK - so an older place - don't be put off by its run-down looks...I really appreciated the price point. The place is 1.5 blocks away from the public beach. The staff was very friendly. It's one of the few places left with a kitchenette which we used. Interestingly, previous guests have left snorkels, fins, umbrellas and boogey boards so the hotel lets you use them on a first-come basis. I'd easily rebook this.

Business_and_leisure Family

4/10

Poor

25 Dec 2025

Daniel

Okay, I understand this is not a five-star Resort. We honestly needed a last minute booking to extend our trip and this place was affordable. The staff were super friendly the building on the outside is a old and beat up but charming nonetheless. We booked a studio two queen bed suite and the view was amazing from the balcony! Again, I understand this is a two-star hotel and I am not trying to complain about the amenities at all as they were to be expected. I was however completely grossed out by an infestation of bugs all in the carpet that got into our suitcase we ended up leaving our suitcase in the room for them to throw away because I am not going to bring all those bugs home to my house. We had to take all of our clothes to the laundromat wash them in hot water in hopes that it killed the bugs we only stayed there for one night so I did not want to make a big fuss about it... we got out of there as soon as we could!! You guys need to do something about the bug problem it's seriously gross other than that everything else in this hotel is to be expected.P.S. these bugs I am talking about are like little white mites all over the floor.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2025

Sue

Courteous staff, clean but old. Bathroom needs some maintenance and updates. Reasonable price. You can ask for beach towels and chairs, a coffee maker, etc.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Dec 2025

Satomi

There was no coffee maker, although I was told there was. I could not store hot water in the bathtub. There was no desk, and it was very inconvenient to work on my PC. Wifi did not work well either. The room was dirty overall.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2025

Mike

Basic, simple clean rooms.

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

22 Dec 2025

Colleen

The staff was nice, but the room was in horrible shape. The dresser was broken, and two large pieces of wood that had broken off were lying on top. The floor lamp had a plug that dated from the 1960s (so I wasn't surprised when it didn't work.) The main bar on the towel rack was missing. There were clean linens thrown on the bed, but the beds weren't made. Given all that, I didn't even try the shower.

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Dec 2025

Richard

ok guess would stay again, cheap

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Dec 2025

Jessica Jun

Staff was great!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Dec 2025

Trong trinh

Building is old but staffing is excellent .
The only inconvenience is parking, don't expected much in Waikiki.
Wish the hotel will survive amid surrounding mega hotels.
Trong Trang

Leisure

2/10

Poor

16 Dec 2025

CHRIS

Upon entering the room, a foul odor of stale carpet filled the air.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2025

jennifer

It’s was nice to be close to the beach, washer dryer on site. The kitchen had everything, missing just a crockpot. Pool was small but useful. One thing I wish they would do it’s early check in.

8/10

Excellent

10 Dec 2025

Diane

Check in lady was very nice and friendly. The room was dated as whole hotel is but I actually like the less modern atmosphere. Forth floor was fairly quiet and I enjoyed the balcony watching folks passing by.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2025

Sheila

I have been staying at the Royal Grove for many years; the staff is warm , friendly & so helpful. The location is so easy for me to get to where I’m going

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2025

Paul

Great location 2 blocks from beach but the shower tub was backed up, the towels had permanent stains and the room was quite worn (two or three stages past dated). This is great value though and fantastic location and the front desk was helpful. Unfortunately it wasn't enough to rate it higher. This is ideal for short stays or long stays for people on very very tight budgets.

6/10

Pleasant

04 Dec 2025

Regina

Building is old but convenient wise and walkable to shopping areas and accessible to beach

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Dec 2025

Wade

The location and simplicity is perf

10/10