The Modern Honolulu

This was a disappointment. The mattress laid flat on a wood support. There was no box spring, so the height was super low. Worse, the wood support stuck our 4" beyond the mattress on all 3 sides. In a half an hour, twice my wife caught her ankle on the wood corners, and I already had previously warned her about that possibility. I have never seen anything like this before in all the years traveling. With a Hilton name and associated price, I found this inexcusable.

So this is the second time I’ve stayed here and found HUGE roaches in the room. I just can’t stay here again. I bought sticky traps the second time and caught a couple, but still saw one running across the TV stand one night and another running across the floor. And these guys are big. The first time I saw one moving across the floor, I thought it was a mouse it was so big. Rooms were cool at point in time, but now it’s fairly run down and the carpets are stained. Staff is nice. Views in the front rooms are lovely. It’s a short walk to the beach in front of the Hilton.

Just flew in on a long flight to Oahu with a business dinner tonight. Picked Hilton Modern as I am a Hilton Honors member. Big mistake as this hotel is not worth the money. They gave me a horrible room. There’s no benefits to being in Hiltons loyalty program and it took forever to get checked in, I asked for a room upgrade, but that never seemed to happen after about 10 minutes of waiting . Also, they charge me 40+ dollars for resort fee, even though I’m in for dinner and out at five in the morning. Do yourself a favor and stay over at the Prince across the street or another hotel in Waikiki.

Pros: nice location, short walk to the beach, the pool never got too crowded, abc store across the street and short walk to the mall. Cons: the bathroom offers zero privacy. You can literally hear everything since there are only shutters on the bathroom and no lock on the door. This was bizarre and honestly a reason I would not stay here again.

We'd read some questionable reviews but we need not have worried. The staff are really friendly and welcoming. Self parking is very conveniently located for accessing your room quickly and easily and very easy to get in and out, as well as a spot always being available. Hotel is well located a short distance from the main shopping and dining in Waikiki. It's also very close to the lagoon where the fireworks take place on a Friday. Rooms are clean, housekeeping is good and the beds really comfortable with good quality linen and very comfy pillows. A really good option for our first stay in Hawaii.