Book it Danno! The Aston Waikiki Beach

Book it Danno! The Aston Waikiki Beach

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Getting off the plane, it was a matter of following my way through- and towards the exit.

C’mon people. Move it. We’re in Paradise after all!

The setting sun over Honolulu International Airport

Hawain garden in an airport? Check.

Aloha Indeed. Classic!

and Aloha to the luggage belt!

Luggage took it’s time, but finally, the belt spat into life, and after a short wait, the little brown rucksack spat out of the belt.

With that, I got a ticket for the Shuttle over to Waikiki. After a bit of a wait, I was mobile – and in about 30 minutes – on the Wakiki Beach, then to the my hotel for this trip: The Aston Beach Waikiki

Aston Beach Waikiki

After being dropped off by the shuttle bus, I wandered my way up to reception.

Welcome area/car waiting/shuttle waiting area.

Check-in this way it seems!

Check in was handled effectivly and quickly, with restort fees pointed out (along with the amenities including DVD rental, WiFi, Breakfast… and a load of other things that I didn’t pay attention to.

With all the formalities dealt with, it was time to head to the room… which involves the joy of “On Demand Lifts”

The idea is that you use your keycard to validate you are staying at the hotel and enter which floor you want. You’re then directed to a lift to take you there.

Minimal controls in the lift.

Crazy, but the system seemed to work for me. Eventually, I was dropped off on the 10th floor, and headed to my room

Endless corridors….

Getting to my room, I’m not sure what I was expecting to be honest. What I got, was something rather nice:

Bed

TV, Coffee Maker, PS3, etc

There was also a cool bag on the side:

A coolbag? Yes – this would be helpful at Breakfast time, where one can dine downstairs. Cute.

The bathroom itself was clean, and well stocked too – always nice to see.

Howeer, there was something more important and why I booked this style of room – namely because it offered”A parital beach view”.

I think I got a good view personally…

I’ve had worse view in the world (taken over different times).

The bed itself was pretty reasonable and reasonably firm.

Whilst the aircon system wasn’t loud – it did keep me cool as needed (and considering how I’m not exactly built for warm climates… this is a good thing).

As breakfast came round, I headed downstairs into the mele that was breakfast.

Breakfast is served… well not on the beach, but on the deck where the pool is.

Only one entry per guest though – no pigging out!

Cereals.

Any opportunity for an up-sell….

Fresh Fruits

Aston Beach Waikiki
Donughts

Pastries

Of course, this being Hawaii, there was morning entertainment.

Unsurprisingly, the poll was shut at breakfast…

The hotel itself was targeted at a holiday crowd – and considering I was on holiday, it suited me perfectly.

Overall: It’s not a bad property at all. Whilst I would had prefered a Hyatt or something like that (being the points collector I am), I’m the first to recognise value where I can find it.o This hotel did the job that I wanted it to, providing a comfortable place to rest, a base to explore, and a place to get breakfast each morning as well as a reasonable Internet connection

And on the day of departure.. this would become more important that I would realise….

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