We spent the first week of February, 2003 at this hotel. Originally booked the Makau Tower, but upgraded to ocean front for VERY Good $$ upon our arrival. Upgrade was worth it. Only sign of construction left from the 2002 construction is some work on a store on the ground level which had no Impact on our stay. Services were good. Hotel, Car, Airfare book on Expedia and all arrangements were correct as expected. Hotel had great location to beaches, stores, activities, etc.

Just got back from Waikiki yesterday. We stayed at the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel for seven days. I must congratulate the hotel on the excellent job they did on the renovations. The location of this hotel is excellent and the Breakfast on the Beach is a hit.
The staff were all very nice to deal with, the Tiki bar was great and the Wolfgang Puck bistro cooked up some mighty fine food.
Cannot say enough about this place - coming back again. This was our third visit to Hawaii and the hotel was the best we had, considering the cost.
CONGRATULATIONS ASTON!!!
Terry Manz

First, I would like to thank the manager and all her staff for such a fine stay at their hotel. After reading some of the other reviews, and the complaints regarding the construction, all I can say is, do a better job at making plans--don't rely on agents--call the hotel direct. Everyone that my family and I came in contact with during our stay were very courteous and eager to assist. The location was excellent and the room was comfortable for a party of five. Also, the breakfast bags are a novel idea--nice value-add service, and the selection of food and juices were excellent. I would highly recommend this hotel to anyone making plans to vist the beautiful island of Oahu.
Thanks for making our vacation so pleasant.

First I must give credit were credit is due. I did a months research on places to stay and this site is what won me over!! I went right after the renovations/construction (Nov. 7-10, 2002) I must say that these reviews helped prepare me for the worst...but it was the absolute most fabulous stay/location for the economical traveler willing to spend no more that $1000-$1150! (that includes airfare (Delta)) It's a bargain, trust me. You're paying for location, but the initial price was a steal for me! Couldn't pass it up. This is the long and short of it. If it's your first time there, you won't be in the hotel much unless it's a special engagement (ie, marriage). But while there, I opted for a $30 upgrade from the crummy backside of the hotel to a partial ocean view on the 14th floor! Yes, it was my first time there and I was out and about all day long. I made extra effort to get back to the hotel for the sunsets. Looking over the balcony, there's the spectacular sounds of 'The Tiki' grill. One night, there was a trio of Hawaiian flame-torch jugglers. Very intense and amazing. Again, construction was completed on the 'deck' (ie, Tiki's, pool area & Check-in) and main hotel tower. But they were still renovating the street level shops. The two best things about the hotel were 1) it's location (on corner of Waikiki, 24hr Denny's right next door, beach across street, aquarium, zoo, and Diamond Head park right next door on the leftside), 2) all of the tour trolley's, airport shuttles and mall charter buses ($1.25 one-way to best mall) stop right at the hotel entrance. I must say that the $500-$800 I spent on the hotel was an investment in memories. Period!