Convenient location close to beach and shopping
Affordable condos with private balconies
Kitchenettes or full kitchens in all rooms
Bathrooms have Japanese soaking tubs
Outdoor saltwater pool
Adjacent to Hy's Steak House
Dated condos with mix of different owners
No breakfast offered
Fee for Wi-Fi
Fee for parking
The two-and-a-half pearl Waikiki Park Heights is a
condominium with most units rented out for short stays by the friendly
staff at Unipack. Other individual owners complicate the scene,
renting out condos that offer a mixed decor and varying degrees of cleanliness. All rooms have
bathrooms with curious Japanese soaking tubs and private balconies. The
building itself is well maintained but heavily dated with few on-site amenities
aside from the outdoor pool and an unaffiliated fine-dining steak house.
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Scene
Retro Hawaiian highrise with '70s flair
Built in 1978, the Waikiki Park
Heights is still straight out of the ‘70s, with a few more modern touches from
the ‘80s. The quiet lobby, with its alcove wooden reception area, is an odd mix of vintage cool and tacky
blandness as seen by the tropical print lounge furniture paired alongside sleek white
cylinder tables. The clashing design is best exhibited above, with a
slightly discolored drop ceiling all but hiding an original recessed lighting
feature -- a captivating work of art -- lined with rich wood panels.
Location
Centrally located on Kuhio Avenue, near beach and other attractions
Unipack at the Waikiki Park Heights
is located on busy Kuhio Avenue, near the center of Waikiki. The beach is
less than a five-minute walk west and there are several restaurants nearby,
including Hula Grill Waikiki and chain venue The Cheesecake Factory. Honolulu
Zoo is around a 10-minute walk south while just three blocks
away is the touristy Kalakaua Avenue, a busy stretch of shops, restaurants, and
high-rise hotels that cuts across Waikiki. Diamond Head and Ala Wai golf
courses are both less than a 10-minute drive (in opposite directions) from the
hotel and Honolulu International Airport is a 20- to 25-minute cab ride
northwest.
Rooms
Condos with kitchens and Japanese style tubs
The Waikiki Park Heights condos held by Unipack, who manages the building, are all similarly decorated, though
travelers should note that the building's other rental condos held by outside owners may vary
widely in decor and amenities. The white walls and blue/gray carpets are tied
together (or not) by a soft floral print that covers beds and couches. Sitting
areas include wooden coffee tables and TV cabinets that don't quite match chairs and dining tables. Kitchenettes have microwaves and two-burner ranges
near sinks and full-sized refrigerators. Larger condos feature full
kitchens with ovens and rice cookers. The bathrooms have
tiled Japanese ofuro tubs -- which are characteristically short, but deep
for soaking and relaxing -- with separate standing showers fitted with handheld
showerheads. All rooms also have small private balconies, most with views toward
the ocean.
Features
Outdoor pool, guest laundry, and adjacent fine-dining steak house
Though it lacks most familiar hotel
features, including a 24-hour front desk, the Waikiki Park Heights does
have around-the-clock security and guest laundry facilities. The
heated outdoor saltwater pool is on the small side, with a sun
deck that has loungers and a few umbrella-covered tables. There's no
breakfast offered here, but Hy’s Steak House occupies part of the
building. A Waikiki institution for more than 35 years, it does old-school tableside
preparations, from the more mundane classic Caesar salad to a pyrotechnic bananas
Foster. The restaurant is known for grilling with native kiawe wood, which
adds a distinctly Hawaiian fragrance to its aged beef.
