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Reviews of White Sands Hotel This rating is a reflection of how the property compares to the industry standard when it comes to price, facilities and services available. It's based on a self-evaluation by the property. Use this rating to help choose your stay!

431 Nohonani Street, Waikiki, Honolulu, HI 96815, United States of America

#67 of 272 hotels in Honolulu

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 748 hotel reviews

8.1

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.3

  • Comfort

    8.3

  • Location

    9.1

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    9.0

  • Value for money

    7.9

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: May 4, 2024

    7.0
    No elevator, strange hours of operation of the pool and jacuzzi, loud repair work was being carried out in the neighbori
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The only thing I don't understand is that I booked this hotel almost a month before my arrival, when I made the reservation I indicated that I would be staying with my wife and five-month-old child. But no one paid attention to this information and we were given a room on the third floor... There is no elevator in this hotel. When I asked for a room on the first or at least the second floor, they had no rooms available. And in the neighboring rooms, repairs were made in the rooms, which prevented the child from sleeping during the day, and us from staying in the hotel. The strange opening hours of the pool and jacuzzi, only until 9 o'clock in the evening, must have been deliberately designed that way...

    In general, I liked everything. The hotel and service are excellent. The location is also good.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: May 3, 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    NO ELEVATOR and staff are not that helpfull

    Nice and clean room

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2024

    8.0
    Good for the price
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    My room took two hours after check in time to get ready. I’ve never seen that in my life. The check in is already very late at 3pm and I needed to wait until 5pm to get in. The staff was very polite and offered me some voucher to use at the bar. I don’t drink so was useless. Some rooms are that kind of family room that have a door linking two rooms. That was a nightmare. I was very unlucky with my neighbours and they used to do online meetings at 8am and it felt like they were inside my room. The shower is very small and low, i dont know how a talk person can shower on that.

    Good location, big and clean rooms. The swimming pool area is really nice.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2024

    7.0
    Gem boutique hotel, great staff, in ideal location.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    My room looked a little drabby, I was definitely feeling like this was an updated motel. And the hallways to the rooms mirror that same effect, which lowered its visual appeal. and I don’t know if this was similar in other rooms, but our bathroom smelled like sewer, water, or is if there were pipe issues. There was a very strong stench in our bathroom.

    I like the small boutique style of the hotel. The location was great although it’s off distressed street. The staff were great, very helpful, very pleasant. The pool and bar area were nice. And although I didn’t go, they had a hidden adult lounge after hours and I thought that was unique.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 23, 2024

    8.0
    Perfect walking distance to anything you want to explore in Waikiki
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bed slopes more on one side than the other and you could hear your neighbors through the vent, which in my case was in the bathroom.

    It’s a great location, close to everything. International Marketplace is right across the street, and shopping the next block over. Easy walking distance to all eateries like Marugame Udon, Maguro Brothers, Musubi Cafe and more.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 13, 2024

    8.0
    One night stay at the start of my trip, would stay again but in a pool view room
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was a little rundown and the “city view” balcony looked over an alley directly into another building.

    Great location, cute pool and bar, friendly staff

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 11, 2024

    7.0
    Great location, comfortable beds, clean room and helpful staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The walls are thin and could hear the next rooms conversations. In addition, the room we had was towards the front of the property and due to the proximity of the DJ/front area, the music seeped through into the room until 12:30/1am.

    The beds were comfortable, the location was 10/10 and the rooms were clean.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 8, 2024

    9.0
    Oasis in concrete jungle
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great staff, great location, great bar

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 6, 2024

    9.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • King Room - Disability Access
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Showers could use an upgrade

    The front desk staff was excellent. Everyone that worked there was very helpful & friendly! Room was so cute and the pool bar is an instagram moment !

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: April 5, 2024

    8.0
    Great location, room for improvement
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    In our room, it smelled like a lot of humidity, since the bath has no vent, you needed to run the AC to dry the air, the shower was weird, and uncomfortable for me as a 6‘1 tall person, since the shower head was like at 5‘8

    The location was great, the rooms have decent side, the pool area was really nice

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 7, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Cute boutique hotel and closer to everything. Best location..we stayed in the deluxe double bedroom with pool view..was comfy and spacious for 3 people..having a small kitchen amenities was a bonus..microwave was handy for late night snacks...at night there's a small street hotdog truck when feeling peckish ..and a bar/club playing great music downstairs in the hotel for drinks🍸 👌

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: March 5, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great staff, fun retro vibes! Good choice for central Waikiki

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 2, 2024

    9.0
    As hoped for! Would stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Seemed some people by the pool in the evenings were not guests. We were delayed for a day due to weather (beyond our control) and management only refunded the resort fee.

    Decor, authentic 1960s Hawaiian feel

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 2, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The rooms with view to street are realy loudy, from the truks in the morning, but rspecially from bellow bar, whic we believe was not from the hotel.

    The pool area and location

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: March 1, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Rather loud between rooms. Outside rooms have some street noise.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 16, 2024

    8.0
    Cute, retro, boutique hotel in the middle of Waikiki. Would stay again.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • King Room
    • Stayed 6 nights

    Since the pool area and pool bar are very retro and cute their was always a lot of local people and tourists popping in to either sit by the pool or hang out at the bar, which in turn left the hotel patrons always looking for lounge chairs and chairs at the bar.

    Front hotel staff were excellent! A very cute retro boutique hotel in the middle of Waikiki. Location to the beach was a short 2 blocks away. Rooms not fancy, but clean

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 10, 2024

    8.0
    Secret oasis in the middle of Waikiki
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Great, friendly vibe. Small secret oasis.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 9, 2024

    9.0
    Pleasantly surprised by this hotels vibes
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The beds weren’t as comfortable as I had hoped. There is no elevator so if you’re on the 3rd floor (top) you have a few stairs to climb (not too bad but worth noting)

    This hotel has immaculate vibes. It makes you want to spend the whole day lounging by the pool and drinking Mai Tai. Loved the swings by the bar and the room was pretty. It’s also in a fantastic location for the price which was awesome!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: February 5, 2024

    9.0
    Amazing hotel
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • King Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All good.

    Pool, furniture in the Room, entrance

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: February 5, 2024

    7.0
    Nice place, but has its downsides
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Onslaught of emails. So many emails before, during and after. I also don’t like that every extra has a price. The room was not extremely cheap, shouldn’t some of those things be included as a gesture of hospitality? Very noise fridge. I had to unplug it in the night but I could still hear the fridge in the room next door. Ear plugs couldn’t even do the trick.

    Good location, clean, nice staff, large rooms

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 26, 2024

    8.0
    Very nice, but not the best for that price.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The room was not well cleaned. It had some garbage hidden behind the night counter. The cleaning staff just came once after 3 days. There could've been a bit more sunbeds at the pool.

    location was excellent for reaching beach or the city the beach was very tidy and easily accessible The room had a cool view and it was also considerably quiet.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: January 25, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Na

    Small and authentic and a bit away from Waikiki beach itself. Great pool hot tub and swing tiki pool bar

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 22, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Deluxe King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Would be good to have mugs in the rooms rather than paper cups :)

    Nice pool and bar area, clean and comfortable rooms and good location

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: January 20, 2024

    9.0
    Great place to stay. The vibe and location was excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • King Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    There was a kitchenette in the room but no cups, plates, knives,spoons- nothing. This was weird

    The pool area and the vibe

    Stayed in January 2024

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