Waikiki Banyan Condominium

I wish I could give them 6 stars! 5 for place itself + 1 for staff (Kojun).
Pros:
— cheaper than regular hotel
— close to ocean (2 blocks)
— free parking with no valet (fast and comfortable)
— pool + hot tube
— kitchen inside apartment
— beautiful view
— beach rentals: surfs, masks, umbrellas, etc
— SUPER FRIENDLY STAFF (Kojun is awesome)
— easy check in and check out
Cons:
— it’s windy on 23^rd floor
— pool isn’t really warn — not a big deal for me
— hot tube are small (2 ppl will feel comfortable, 4 ppl will be so-​so) and always crowded
— payment for this place is identified as rent, not as travel — didn’t get my 2% reward through credit card
In general, it was an awesome place! Next time when I come to Waikiki, I’ll stay here again!

I was looking for a comfortable condo near the waikiki beach and found this on vrbo. I was redirected to captaincooksresorts to book the condo. I liked how I was able to choose the exact condo we wanted. There were plenty of pictures of the condo on their site. We ended up staying in unit 2002-​t1 which is a 1 bedroom 1 bath in tower one. We called the condo manager when we were leaving the airport and he said he would meet us in the lobby of the condo. While waiting for him my daughter enjoyed looking at the koi fish in the pond. The manager lead us up to the unit and let us in. The unit has this high tech lock system that uses a numerical code to get in. The condo itself was recently remodeled, granite counter tops, full stove top oven, microwave, full sized fridge, new pull out bed couch, hardwood floor, a side view of the ocean, parking included. They also provided soap, dish soap, bath and beach towels, detergent pods, and trash bags. There is a small mini mart on the ground floor and a coffee shop. There is a swimming pool and jacuzzi and a play structure for toddlers. The a/​c worked well. We had no complaints. Everything worked and we enjoyed our 8 day stay in the unit. The banyan is located a block away from the beach right next to the Marriott. There are tons of good restaurants within walking distance if you don’t rent a car or if you don’t want to take public transportation. We rented the unit for under $ 1500 total. I highly recommend renting from captiancooksresorts and staying at the Banyan.

The unit that we rented out for a week was just like what we had hoped for and more. This was our first time renting a unit and not a hotel room so we were nervous. However, the owner of the unit we stayed at was great to deal with and her unit had all the amenities you could asked for. plus the view that we had was amazing!

If you have never been to Hawaii and thinking about a vacation this is a great place with a great location at the end of Waikiki. Its in walking distance from the beach, Dukes Restaurant, Cheese Cake Factory and so much more. It has a great recreational deck with a pool and bbq. The parking is the chepest you will find for a 24 hour period which is $ 20 as of February 1^st, 2015.

We rented a unit in the Waikiki Banyan on
(Vacation Rentals By Owner). Our one-​bedroom condo on the 34^th flood had an amazing view of Diamond Head and the ocean, only about 2 blocks from the beach. Make sure you are on a high floor in Tower 1 facing toward the east, otherwise you’ll be facing other buildings. By renting directly from an owner we paid less than $ 150 a night instead of well over $ 200 with Aston. Our unit even included parking. Great find.

Bad bad bad communication. The alarm went off and over the PA an automated voice tells people to go to your designated areas. So, from the 30 something floor, I walked down the stairs with the rest of the people because the elevator were not working. Mind u, I’m still young and can handle 30 floors, but there were older adults there that I saw struggling down 30 something flights.
When I finally reach the streets, I walked toward the front desk and noticed that everything looked normal. So I hear another person ask the front desk worker what happened and they just tell him that someone had set off the smoke detector.
Man I walked down a lot of stairs just to find out that the alarm got canceled. Sheesh… At least come over the PA and let the people staying there know that it was OK immediately!
They didnt even give an apology for beans after I just told them I walked 30 something flights down… Unreal. Bad bad Front desk… Very bad.
Imagine if someone did get a heart attack walking down those steps when all they could have down is quickly go to the stairwell and yell… All clear… All clear… I’d sue big time.
Just saying…

I stayed in a one bedroom condo 3602 with a fabulous ocean view in January 2013. It was very nice. Had a full kitchen, large lanai, flat screen TV and French doors to bedroom. The Banyan is in a great location. I booked with aplaceinhawaii com with Suzanne Shuto. They surprised me with a gift basket full of goodies. Check in was seamless because the condo has a keyless entry. I love that… no keys or cards to full with. I used to live in Hawaii and avoided Waikiki, but I had a great time playing tourist and going to the beach. The Food pantry grocery store is walking distance. Also, FREE WIFI and FREE parking comes with this building. That is worth a lot in Waikiki!
FYI: Booking with the property manager of individually owned condos was a dream. You do not have to go to check-​in at front desk for ASTON (you are not booking with ASTON.) When you arrive at the airport you call the property manager… receive the code for the key pad… walk iny our room and you have a parking pass waiting inside the condo. It was so easy and myy style of check in. If you go through ASTON you will pay much more and not have an individualized room. I just booked my second stay with aplaceinhawaii com for two weeks in March. I am very excited. It will be a different condo number 2806. I will review that one as well.

We stayed here during our holiday winter vacation and rented a unit here from through
. The condo is partially residential and partially run by the Aston hotel chain. However, it seemed many people here were tourists and not residents. We did not have any problems at all. Our condo had great views and wasw very comfortable.
This complex is a great place to stay if you do not mind taking long elevator rides. there are a total of 38 floors so its a long ride for those in the high floors – which is what we experienced. Fortunately for us, staying on the high floors meant having a spot in the elevator on the way down. The elevators seemed to fill up the further down we went towards the lobby floor.
Speaking of the lobby floor, a mini mart and coffee shop are located there.
At the mini mart, you can purchase Tide laundry detergent (for one load) for approximately $ 1.20. Each floor has one washer and one dryer to use. However, on our floor, we found the laundry are to be constantly busy. The cost is $ 1.50 per wash and $ 1.50 per dry. We ended up going to Walmart to buy a bottle of detergent since we had a few loads to do.
Parking is easy going in and out with a parking pass. Most condo rentals here offer the parking pass included with the stay. There was always a parking attendant to make sure people going in and out are screened. When we took a cab back to the condo, the cab driver was able to drive into the garage to drop us off. We were glad the garage attendant allowed that.
Some cars in the parking garage had been there for a while with parking tickets. We’re not sure how they remove these types of cars. There seemed to be a total of 5 levels of parking
The only thing that was missing in our full sized kitchen was a dish washer. However, that was not a deal breaker for us because we did not mind doing our dishes by hand.
We had stayed at an Aston hotel before (Pacific Monarch) which we enjoyed. However, for a more affordable option, we decided to rent from a private owner of a condo in this building and had no issues. We would definitely stay here again.

Stayed here 4 nights. Its a 3 min walk to waikiki beach. I saw some negative review about this hotel on travel sites but i should say if you have a family this is perfect especially if you have a kid and you need a kitchen. Rooms were very clean and well kept. Parking was 12 bucks with unlimited in and out for 24 hours. A full kitchen, big lanai (thats what they call for balcony), free dvd, playstation etc blah blah. Dont compare it with a westin resort or hilton resort.

This is a great Vacation Rental. My experience here was quite pleasant.
But of course, that may just be the unit I stayed at. I have many friends and relatives that enjoyed staying here, yet there are some that didn’t have the brightest time as I did. The ocean view is just beautiful. I like it better than Aston.
Anyway, location is quite convenient. Close to the beach, pretty good.