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Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites features hotel rooms, studios, and suites - all with kitchen facilities including 4-burner stove mini-refrigerators. Hotel amenities include an outdoor swimming pool with sundeck for added convenience. A daily hospitality fee will be added to the daily room rate.
An amenity fee includes: Aloha Snack Pack Daily, self-serve coffee & iced tea service in the lobby from 6:00 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Lava Tube Waikiki; In-room safe, WiFi access, complimentary hand sanitizer, FloWater station, Use of pool/beach towels, Luggage storage, Daily local newspaper in the lobby, Local and toll-free calls. Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites is a pet-friendly hotel, accepts pets with no weight limit on the 1st and 2nd floors, 2 pets max per room. There is a fee per night for pets.
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HOTEL STYLE
Budget
City View
Languages Spoken
English
Location
2280 Kuhio Ave, Honolulu, Oahu, HI 96815-5501
Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites
3 reviews
Getting there
Great for walkers
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Guests have called out the Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites for its excellent location, convenient for exploring local beaches, shops, and dining options. However, some travelers have expressed dissatisfaction with the noise level due to nearby nightlife and street activity.
While the hotel's service receives mixed reviews, with commendations for staff friendliness but criticisms for occasional slow responses, the atmosphere and room conditions are frequently noted as outdated, with guests suggesting renovations. Additionally, the cleanliness of the hotel is deemed satisfactory by most, but some guests have reported issues that mar the experience.
Location
Convenient
Atmosphere
Outdated
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Run-down
Value
Reasonable
Cleanliness
Mixed
Noise level
Noisy
Service
Inconsistent
Amenities
Underwhelming
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If you are looking for somewhere cheap and cheerful in a good location then this is it. It’s about a 10 minute walk to Waikiki beach, close to plenty of shops and food halls/eateries and ideally located for the local buses. The beds are comfortable and the staff were friendly and helpful. On the down side, the photos on the website were deceiving, the rooms and balconies are more run down then they appear, we never used the balcony as the chairs were rusted and dirty and the plug socket in the kitchen was loose and didn’t look safe. My husband didn’t tell me until a few days later but he had found and disposed of a cockroach in our room on our second night (pest control did come in for planned work on four floors including ours a few days later) but the rooms were cleaned every day. It was hit and miss as to whether the shower would be hot or not. When waking early for an excursion one day, I had a shower at 5:30 am expecting it would be guaranteed to be hot and it was the coldest one on our whole trip, no hot water at all! The snack packs were okay, we ate the snack bars but didn’t really touch the cans of juice just because they weren’t really to our taste. Car parking is expensive at $45 per night, I would recommend if you are hiring a car then look for somewhere that provides you with free parking. We found one local in Waikiki that provided free overnight parking in a multi story across the road, this was just a 5 minute walk from the hotel. We didn’t use the pool which is more of a plunge pool than a pool big enough for adults to swim in but it’s okay for kids to splash around in. We did use the laundry which was easy enough to use and you can buy soap powder and get change for quarters at the front desk. Overall, as a couple travelling with no children who just needed somewhere clean and comfortable to sleep that was reasonably priced then this was okay for us.
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Date of stay: May 2024
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Response from Silofa Singh, Guest Services / Front Office at Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites
Responded 30 Jun 2024
Aloha stephaniegT6421IP! Thank you for your review. We are so glad you enjoyed our ideal location and were warmly welcomed by our staff. We appreciate your feedback regarding facility upgrades and will share your comments with our leadership for future improvements. It would be a pleasure to welcome you again soon! Mahalo.
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There are pluses and minuses, but the minuses are pretty bad at this hotel. We decided to stay here for one night before an early flight home. We weren’t too concerned about great amenities; just wanted a clean, affordable place to sleep. We chose Ohia Waikiki because it was almost $100 cheaper than other places, received okay reviews, and was identified as a 3-star hotel. This was a mistake. The room was absolutely disgusting and reeked of urine. It seemed at first to be coming from the carpet, so we decided we would just wear flip flops while in the room. When we inspected the bed sheets, though, we realized the smell was coming from the mattress! Under the sheets we saw stains and a lot of hair. Ultimately, we ended up sleeping fully clothed on top of all the bedding with towels on top of the pillows. It seems like previous guests had urinated on the carpets and the bed and neither was adequately cleaned - just new sheets on top of the dirty mattress. We kept our suitcases on the countertops and didn’t touch any surface. In my opinion, this hotel is more like a 1-star motel, and not a nice one. On the plus side, the location is great and the staff were friendly. I would recommend paying the extra money and stay elsewhere.
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Date of stay: January 2025Trip type: Travelled as a couple
Room Tip:Check the mattress under the sheets before you get into bed.
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Response from Silofa Singh, Guest Services / Front Office at Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites
Responded 12 Feb 2025
Aloha bejawe! We are glad to hear you enjoyed our ideal location. We appreciate your valuable feedback regarding other areas in which we have room to improve as well, and hope to welcome you again for a more enjoyable experience in the future. Mahalo.
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I stayed three nights for business. The area around the hotel was really convenient for shopping and within walking distance to Waikiki Beach. The hotel room looked a bit old, but we had everything we needed and nothing wrong. At first, the light didn't work because of poor contact with the electrical outlet in the room, but as soon as I called the front desk, the staff came to my room and fixed it. Between 7am and 10am he gave me a snack (two cans of drink and potato chips, etc.) in my room every day. Local newspapers were still free. I felt the temperature of the shower water was a little low. It was convenient to have an electrical outlet in the room that made it multi-purpose. This time it was a room on the third floor, so the view was not very good, but if it was on the upper floor, the view might be good. I don't think this hotel is cheap either because of the weak yen, but I think it's a good hotel in terms of cost because the prices of the surrounding hotels are also high. There were many kind staff.
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Date of stay: February 2025
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We hoped for a relatively good deal with compromised living condition, and it proved to be not the case. The 2-double room is so small that there's no table or chair and has no place to sit or turn around. We had no choice but to upgrade to a bigger room with a living space. We ended up paying over $200/night for the advertised rate of $79/night, due to non-refundable first night missed with a whole day delay of the flight, the upgrade fee, resort fee, taxes, and even some unauthorized charges.
The room is so old that the shower is no better than, if not worse than one in a motel. Kitchen is small but could be useful, only that we hardly received anything to cook with. Furniture is aged and some of them are out of shape. The sofa sleeper is almost a piece of junk that caused back pains to even young kids. There's no cleaning service for our 6-night stay and we had to make our beds, exchange towels and dump out trash ourselves every day.
Location is not bad and the front desk staff is generally courteous but had no authority to correct our charges or honor some promotional rates a 3rd party marketing company offered before we checked in. The $25 resort fee was charged for maybe limited coffee and ice tea in the lobby (we got some 2 days out of 6 days), and a small snack bag that is limited to 1 per room per day (we got 4 vouchers but received only 1 on the last day without realizing it cannot be redeemed at the same time).
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Trip type: Travelled with family
Room Tip:Don't be fooled at their seemingly low rate. The 2-double room fits max 2 people. Additional fees...
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Response from Silofa Singh, Guest Services / Front Office at Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites
Responded 8 Jan 2024
Aloha 150yunc and thank you for taking the time to review your experience. We are extremely saddened to hear about the aspects of your stay that were less than exceptional. Were you able to speak to manager on these issues? Your review does not at all reflect the enjoyable experience we do our best to provide. Your feedback is greatly appreciated to help us improve our overall guest experience for you in the future. Mahalo.
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I stayed here one night on New Year's eve. I am a local resident and stay in a Waikiki hotel every year on this night to get some respite from the illegal fireworks activity in the local neighborhoods.
I selected this hotel because it was pet friendly as my dog needs a break from the fireworks too. I believe the pet fee was $35 per night. The room rate was the lowest available for this "premium" night compared to all the other pet friendly hotels in Waikiki.
I was not expecting luxurious accommodations, just a clean and quiet place where we could spend the night. That is exactly what I got. The room was at the front of the hotel so we could hear some of the street noise, but nothing excessive. If that would bother you, maybe request a room at the back of the hotel. The A/C was working so good that we had to turn it down at one point, it was too cold. We had a "1 bedroom" room. It had a king size bed in a separate bedroom and 2 full beds in the main room. Enough space for 3 of us and the dog. There was a small refrigerator that was large enough to fit drinks and some take out food, microwave and a K cup machine. The bathroom had a narrow shower stall only, no tub. The decor was dated, but everything was neat and clean. There is a pool on the ground floor, but we didn't use it. There was complimentary coffee and iced tea during the day in the lobby. The afternoon was pretty busy so there was a wait at the 2 elevators, which seemed to be old and a little slow, but functional. All the employees we encountered were very friendly and professional.
The location is in an area that is a short walk to restaurants, bars and shopping, also right on the bus line. The beach is close enough to walk, but not if you are carrying lots of stuff with you, like chairs and coolers. We had a special offer to prepay for parking which gave us a $10 discount. Normal parking rate is $45. Pretty standard in Waikiki. We got the aloha snack pack the next morning, it had two fruit drinks, some granola bars and some other small snacks. I did stop in to the Lava Tube restaurant on the ground floor for a couple of Mai Tai's after dinner, the drinks were great and the employees attentive.
I would stay here again if I am inclined to do so, but I like to spread the wealth and stay in different pet friendly hotels every New Year's eve. But I would recommend staying here because the room rates are probably some of the lowest year round and if you don't mind a hotel with basic (but adequate) accommodations. One idea I like to do when on vacation is stay in a lower rate hotel like this one for most nights of the stay and splurge on the last 1 or 2 nights at a higher end hotel, just to end the vacation on a high note.
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Date of stay: December 2023
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Room Tip:If you don't like street noise, request a room at the back of the hotel.
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Response from Silofa Singh, Guest Services / Front Office at Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites
Responded 2 Jan 2024
Aloha Ha_Y_an_Traveler! We appreciate your review and are so happy to hear that you had a wonderful vacation experience from beginning to end. Your kind words will be shared with our team for their fantastic service, and we all hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you again in the future! Mahalo.
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When checking in late (after the hotel was called and notified) - I understand that the doors are locked after a certain time, but it would be nice if there was an intercom on the front door so security doesn’t just stare at you from the backroom after you’ve knocked on the door. Day shift staff were very helpful and approachable. Night shift was missing the Aloha. The rooms need to be updated - maybe not yellow paint with yellow lighting. Bathrooms need to be updated or shelves at least installed in the shower. The outlets need to be replaced, your plug will fall right out. The lamp kept unplugging itself. The nightstand was holding the plug in place (that is a fire hazard). The kitchenette needs a refresh….the sink’s water barely came out. Overall the room looks like it had the landlord special done to it. Also, it would be nice to break down charges because the extra charges amount to renting another room. Guests shouldn’t be charged for parking if there is no stall available. The parking garage key scanner needs to be fixed. The lobby needs to be cleaned. I understand it is humid, but the gunk build up around handles and doors are gross.
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Date of stay: May 2024
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Response from Silofa Singh, Guest Services / Front Office at Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites
Responded 28 May 2024
Aloha Lilin0e and thank you for taking the time to review your experience. We are extremely saddened to hear about the aspects of your stay that were less than exceptional. Were you able to speak to manager on these issues? Your review does not at all reflect the enjoyable experience we do our best to provide. Your feedback is greatly appreciated to help us improve our overall guest experience for you in the future. Mahalo.
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This is my third stay. It was nice to see coffee and drinking water at the front desk and coffee making facilities in the rooms. We had a stove in the room, so we also had a pot and a kettle to warm up. However, all three nights I contacted the front desk because there was no hot water in the shower, but it was disappointing that it did not improve. The location is close to the International Market and Marugame Udon, and I would like to stay there again as there are many other shops conveniently.
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Date of stay: November 2024
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Do not stay at this hotel unless you want to share your room with uninvited guests. We hung the card for housekeeping to come clean our room and they turned the card to the side that said no housekeeping and we came back to cockroaches in our room. The hotel staff only offered to come spray the room, should not be something guests have to ingest on their stay. After over explaining the experience we were having with the hotel they finally came across another open room for us to move to. We had to deal with management after we checked out because there was no management onsite during check out to accommodate the discount off our bill we were told we'd receive. If you are saving money to visit Oahu I recommend saving more to stay in a nicer accommodation!
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Date of stay: September 2023
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Response from Silofa Singh, Guest Services / Front Office at Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites
Responded 31 Oct 2023
Aloha. Thank you for your review. We apologize for the roach you discovered in your room and are happy to let you know that we invest in routine pest control, and will continue to do our best to ensure that our guests enjoy the best, pest-free vacation possible. We will share your feedback with our team! Mahalo.
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The Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites and hotel are a bit dated; however, the rooms have spectacular views and the location is excellent. The staff is also very friendly and thorough. The one downside is that there is only valet parking, which is $45.00 a day unless you want to try to find street parking, which was difficult for us. If you're staying in Waikiki, we'd recommend you just walk and not use a car. We wanted to see other parts of the island though, so that was the one downside. Our overall experience staying at this hotel was good and you really can't beat the prices.
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Date of stay: June 2024
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Response from Silofa Singh, Guest Services / Front Office at Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites
Responded 27 Jun 2024
Aloha leilahjonsson! We appreciate your review and are so happy to hear that you had a wonderful vacation stay and found great value with us at Ohia Waikiki. Waikiki in general parking is a premium, our surrounding neighbors offer parking $45-$50 per night, so we know we are fair in pricing and happy to have an option for guest if parking is needed. We hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you again in the future! Mahalo.
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The hotel is a bit run down and the bathroom in particular is in need of a renovation (lifting flooring and rust on the wardrobe runners BUT the staff were exceptionally friendly and helpful and I couldn't fault them. Parking is extra - $45 - and the carpark is tight but there is someone working there that was also very helpful. This was the cheapest hotel that I could find that slept a family of 4 people (2 double beds), so whilst the overall price was high, it was reasonable for its location. A short walk to the beach and close to food and markets, so overall we were pretty happy with our experience.
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Date of stay: July 2023
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Response from Silofa Singh, Guest Services / Front Office at Ohia Waikiki Studio Suites
Responded 4 Aug 2023
Aloha TravellingWithKidsx2 and thank you for your review. We are budget hotel and are happy to have an option for the Savvy Traveler. We appreciate feedback from our guests both positive and constructive. We will work with our departments individually for improvements. Mahalo
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It was top floor done recall what room. We talked quite a few people while we stayed there, and nobody mentioned anything about cockroaches or things not working.
Maybe they had a good week. Or maybe some people are being over dramatic. once again, it is a very old building and a lot of places they’re close to and deal with a lot of water will have a different smell than you’re used to. Just my 2 cents
They have elevators and a ramp at the front.From my memory no ground floor rooms .The room I had was not large so with 2 double beds would make manoeuvring of a wc difficult.The bathroom set up would also not be wc friendly as the toilet was quite low .As a health professional I suggest you look for a establishment that caters for wheelchairs.Hope this helps.
There are more places to choose from in the Honolulu area.
PRICE RANGE
$209 - $312 (Based on Average Rates for a Standard Room)
LOCATION
United StatesHawaiiOahuHonoluluWaikiki
NUMBER OF ROOMS
251
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