Polynesian Hostel Beach Club

Absolutely fantastic stay at the Polynesian Hostel Beach Club in Waikiki! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 From the moment I arrived, I was greeted with genuine aloha spirit. The location couldn’t be better—just a short stroll to the beach and local eateries. The hostel itself has a relaxed, friendly vibe that instantly made me feel at home. The staff are incredibly welcoming and knowledgeable about the area. They went out of their way to offer tips on the best local spots and helped me arrange some amazing excursions. Their warmth and enthusiasm really made my trip special. The facilities are top-notch for a hostel. The common areas are clean, cozy, and perfect for meeting fellow travelers. The dorms are well-maintained with comfortable beds and ample space. I also appreciated the free breakfast—it’s a great way to start the day! Overall, the Polynesian Hostel Beach Club offers a fantastic blend of comfort, convenience, and community. It’s the perfect spot for travelers looking to experience Waikiki’s vibrant atmosphere while enjoying a laid-back, homely environment. Highly recommend for anyone visiting Honolulu! 🌴🌺🏄‍♂️

Pros: - room and bathroom were cleaned daily -luckily not every night in the room was fully booked or in the private room so didnt have to worry about not being able to get in the bathroom. - staff friendly -wifi -Location -cheapest option for us in Waikiki Cons: -only one bathroom in the room- as stated above, it was lucky that it wasnt fully booked out each night or I wouldve been worried/anxious all the time about not being able to access the bathroom. - there was a guy in our room who appeared to live there (?) he checked out one night whilst someone else had his bed and left a whole mess by the side of the bed then came back the night later. There were letters around his bed named ‘Police evidence’ (didnt read them obviously) which made us feel uneasy especially as he seemed to lie in bed everyday until the evenings. He was harmless in the end but at first me and my sister had wished we stayed in a female only dorm. - it was SO COLD!! They only give you a bed sheet so I had to wear like 3 layers on top and 2 pairs of socks.

A friend found this hidden gem for us. At 1st glance you'd think oh no lol. We stayed in a 8 bed all female dorm with air conditioning that worked and fans. There were 5 of us for 5 nights and cost us $190usd each. We were all 50+ yrs old. We were lucky enough not to have anyone else join us. Brooke was great at check in, very patient as we were checked in 1 at a time. You're given clean sheets/pillowcase and towel. We got to our room and unfortunately discovered there was rubbish underneath the beds, weren't very impressed with that and one of our friends mentioned this and whilst we were out having lunch Dan was in cleaning the whole room, very impressed. We also got an apology from the manager explaining there was a miscommunication of cleaning the room. The room had 8 individual lockers for valuables only but you have to buy a padlock for them. Our dorm had mini fridge, microwave, elements plus ensuite with shower in a bath and toilet. Unfortunately the toilet didn't always flush straight away but we sussed it out. The security was great, opened the door with GOKI app on phone. Parking is terrible though we had to park sometimes up to 1km for free parking or you can park in the Honolulu Zoo across the road for $1.50 per hour for maximum 4hrs. One of the best parts about the location is a 5min walk to the BEACH. Hostel provides tubes, chairs to take down which we used a few times, we saw sunrises and sunsets just beautiful. 2nd best thing is the amazing young staff, nothing a bother whatsoever so great to see. So overall would us over 50/60yr olds stay here again? 💯 You have to think smarter, and from NZ our dollar was 56c in USD. We made it work, would highly recommend 👌 and spent our accommodation savings at ROSS stores 😁

Great location, awesome staff. I had a cancelled flight and a left behind item and the staff were fantastic with helping. Decent wifi. No ac in the dorm but many windows that open which really cools it down but can mean some noise. Plenty of space in the room. No individual plugs for each bunk, but plenty of plugs around. Great little shelves attached to each bed.

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.