This is a good hostel, with non frills dorms and service. The staff is sometimes unhelpful as many of them are volunteers only staying for a little while. Location is great and you meet so many interesting people!!

This was my first hosteling experience since the covid pandemic began, and it was a very positive one. The staff were friendly, laid-back and efficient, and there was a great mix of opportunities to chat/visit with other travelers and also being given plenty of space if you wanted it.

This didn't feel like a party hostel -- just a nice, sociable place with a smallish kitchen tacked onto a good-sized common area that included some hammocks. Lots of fridge space (and I think freezer space too, didn't check). Loaner beach gear was available too, although if you snooze you lose (except for the general-purpose floaties -- there seemed to be loads of those).

I stayed in a semi-private room (a private room that was accessed by walking through a dorm, and also shared a bathroom with the dorm). It overlooked Lemon Rd, which was very noisy in the evening and morning. I'm still giving it five stars for sleep quality because I should have closed the window and used the air conditioner -- but I have lots of practice sleeping through noise so I just dealt with it. Your mileage might vary if you're a light sleeper.

The mattresses were your basic coil-spring hostel mattresses. A little loud when you get on and off, and on the firm side, but fine to sleep on. There were good-size lockers in the dorm room, but all I had to do was lock my door.

Speaking of: You can use your smartphone to unlock the doors, but I really appreciated having the option of a manual PIN for unlocking the doors, so that I didn't have to take my phone out to the beach.

I would absolutely stay here again next time I'm in Waikiki.

For the price, you get a place to sleep. Older woman, traveling alone, and I would return.
No elevator, almost died climbing to 4th floor.
Did not spend the night, but took a nap. It was a bit noisy, but I managed to fall asleep.
Sweeping could have been better, found sand under lockers when my hand sanitizer fell underneath and got covered.