Jul 25, 2010

Where to stay in Waikiki ~ Bamboo Hotel

Where to stay in Waikiki ~ Bamboo Hotel     

Bamboo Hotel General description:   

Bamboo Hotel  

• Bamboo hotel was originally built in 1968; it has 14 floors and a little over 90 units in the Hotel room, Studio and one bedroom categories.

For many years Bamboo Hotel was owned by a Japanese company that in the late 80′s remodeled it and turned it into a 3 star

What we like about Bamboo Hotel:  

• Bamboo Hotel enjoys a central location, within the blue area of our Waikiki map, and is only a couple of blocks away from the beach, the Waikiki police station and the International Market Place.
• All rooms at Bamboo Hotel have at least a refrigerator, coffee maker and microwave oven (kitchenette units also include a countertop stove but no oven).
• At Bamboo Hotel there is a one bedroom category with a full kitchen that has a regular oven. Please do not confuse this unit called one bedroom w/full kitchen with the units called one bedroom w/kitchenette.
• Bamboo hotel serves a small continental breakfast to its guests.
• The pool is small but very pleasant at Bamboo Hotel.

What you may not like about Bamboo Hotel:  

• The category called “hotel room” at Bamboo Hotel is way too small. You may want to steer away from this category and book a studio instead.
• Many visitors traveling with kids will choose to book a one bedroom unit because it gives them a little privacy and cooking facilities. Bamboo Hotel has 2 different 1 bedrooms. The 1 bdrm with full kitchen, (formerly known as 1 bdrm “Ohana”), and the 1 bdrm with kitchenette, (formerly known as 1 bedroom “Aloha”). Only the first one mentioned will provide the privacy and the cooking I referred to. The kitchenettes are in fact a little nice but there are only VERY limited kitchenettes, and also, there are no beds or sofa-beds in the living room. You can choose from either a King, or 2 double beds, which defeats the privacy factor of the 1 bedroom.
• Parking is expensive at Bamboo Hotel, and VERY limited. However, there is cheaper covered public parking nearby. Just ask our agents when you make the reservation if you are interested.

Bamboo Hotel is conveniently located on Oahu at: 2425 Kuhio Avenue in Honolulu, HI 96815

• hotel under the name of Kaulana Kai, the subsequent souring of the Japanese economy of the nineties resulted in the hotel’s deterioration and eventual sale with the new owners renaming it Bamboo Hotel. There were later renovations most notably to be able to sell the units to individual owners, last one to mention was in 2009. The Bamboo Hotel is a nice 3 star boutique hotel with a pleasant pool area, a small jacuzzi, adequate size lobby and front desk.

What we like about Bamboo Hotel:  

• Bamboo Hotel enjoys a central location, within the blue area of our Waikiki map, and is only a couple of blocks away from the beach, the Waikiki police station and the International Market Place.
• All rooms at Bamboo Hotel have at least a refrigerator, coffee maker and microwave oven (kitchenette units also include a countertop stove but no oven).
• At Bamboo Hotel there is a one bedroom category with a full kitchen that has a regular oven. Please do not confuse this unit called one bedroom w/full kitchen with the units called one bedroom w/kitchenette.
• Bamboo hotel serves a small continental breakfast to its guests.
• The pool is small but very pleasant at Bamboo Hotel.

What you may not like about Bamboo Hotel:  

• The category called “hotel room” at Bamboo Hotel is way too small. You may want to steer away from this category and book a studio instead.
• Many visitors traveling with kids will choose to book a one bedroom unit because it gives them a little privacy and cooking facilities. Bamboo Hotel has 2 different 1 bedrooms. The 1 bdrm with full kitchen, (formerly known as 1 bdrm “Ohana”), and the 1 bdrm with kitchenette, (formerly known as 1 bedroom “Aloha”). Only the first one mentioned will provide the privacy and the cooking I referred to. The kitchenettes are in fact a little nice but there are only VERY limited kitchenettes, and also, there are no beds or sofa-beds in the living room. You can choose from either a King, or 2 double beds, which defeats the privacy factor of the 1 bedroom.
• Parking is expensive at Bamboo Hotel, and VERY limited. However, there is cheaper covered public parking nearby. Just ask our agents when you make the reservation if you are interested.