Niihau - L'illa prohibida

This hotel gets the job done if you are looking for a place to crash that’s close to the beach. With that being said, the MOTEL (all rooms enter from outside) is really, really old. Like 1970s tile bathrooms, slat shutter windows that don’t fully close (even when windows are closed they are essentially open in terms of noise and airflow), and very dated furniture. A city trash truck camps out in back of the hotel every morning starting at 5:45am for 30 minutes and makes ungodly whirling and beeping sounds that because of the ventilation system, mean that you are guaranteed an early and loud wake up call. There is a great karaoke bar located in the hotel lobby and starting at 8pm until 2am you’ll be treated to drunken tourists singing the songs of their people. We didn’t eat at the bar but the scent of the food they sell there wafts up into all the rooms (we were on the 5th floor) and it smells delicious. We travel a lot and weren’t expecting a fancy establishment but when we returned to Waikiki we will stay elsewhere.

We loved staying here! We stayed here first night we got on the island and it was a great place to get some rest and some good Hawaii vibes. Would definitely stay again! The pool and courtyard were lovely!

Everything was perfect, the staff was listening, the hôtel is closed to everyone the beach, stores etc