This was our first time going to a bed and breakfast. Walking out on the varanda in the morning was such a pleasant way to start the day. Birds in the yard, smell of beautiful flowers and a fresh arrangement of fruit was wonderful. The view in the evening was just fabulous. After one drive to Honolulu at night, we decided to stay close to home in the evening. A bottle of wine, wonderful guest to enjoy and a view that was beyond compare - this was Hawaii! We are from a small town in Washington and we felt very safe staying at the Manoa Valley Inn.

Not enough room to complain fully.
Section 8/student housing next door which means screaming kids and drunks. Cranky owners, terrible parking, no services except toast and fruit which are gone by 9am. our expensive cheese was frozen solid in the in room mini refer, the owners' dogs run around and you get flea bites on the back porch ("veranda" they call it). Pushy and rude owners as well. We were here for a wedding, can't believe we wasted our money on this waste of valuable real estate. Mildew in the bathrooms, the owners kept turning off the fan in our room (I guess to save money) which meant the place was muggy all the time. The place was having work done and the workers (and the owners) regularly blocked in guest's cars in the lot.

after spending four nights ($120 and $160 per night) for two different rooms, I feel comfortable writing this review. Upside - in a quiet neighborhood with gorgeous landscaping in the backyard, 1.9 miles from Waikiki. The house was built in 1912 with a massive amount of wood from the N.W. I had no issue with the decorations or bedding, but the bathrooms were not re-stocked daily with simple things like soap, tp and shampoo. We had both a private bath and a shared bath (needs a new shower) on this visit. While the veranda was very nice, everything there was rather dirty. The in-room literature said we could use beach towels, but the owner was very put out about getting us the towels when I (very politely) asked after I had mentioned we were going to the beach one hour earlier. After the second day, I found it easier to talk with her husband (if you can find him) and avoided her at all cost after having more run-ins with her. Not the best host. The 'breakfast' would be considered continental by most standards, not a b & b breakfast. I would recommend different managers to bring the place up to snuff, then it would be fabulous.