The Royal Grove is a family operated hotel located at Uluniu Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii and just two hundred yards from Waikiki Beach. The property is approximately nine miles from Honolulu International Airport and there is parking available for a fee at a nearby lot. Check-in time is 2 pm, whilst check-out time is 12 noon and the hotel operates a strictly no smoking policy in all guest rooms.
This six story pink concrete hotel has several air conditioned studios and efficiencies featuring a private bathroom with a tub and shower facilities, and the kitchens in the studios are all electric. The standard rooms in the Main Makai Wing feature a double and a single bed or one double and two single beds and contain a color TV, phone and a balcony. The economy rooms in the Older Mauka Wing are furnished with two single beds, color TV and a phone.
Amenities include a 24 hour desk service and a daily, twice-weekly or weekly cleaning service. The hotel has a small outdoor pool for guests preferring to relax at the property rather than venture down to the beach. The lobby area provides an area for guests to sit and read and has tables set up for card games.
There are restaurants and food vendors on site at the hotel but guests also have the option of using the in room facilities to prepare their own meals. However on site and open daily there is Ruffage Natural Foods for health food supplies and sandwiches, a Japanese Sushi Bar and Me's BBQ, which serves Korean plate-lunch specials. For guests wanting to venture out for evening meals there are numerous bars and restaurants within a short distance from the hotel, including Azure - The Royal Hawaiian, Roy's Waikiki Beach and Orchids, which are all less that one kilometer away.
As well as being very close to Waikiki Beach, the hotel is near to many other visitor attractions in the city. Honolulu Zoo is a popular attraction located between the slopes of Diamond Head and Waikiki at the corner of Kapahulu Avenue and Kalakaua Boulevard. The zoo is open daily from 9am to 4.30pm and features over 1,200 animals.
The zoo is housed within Kapiolani Park, which is the oldest and largest public park in Hawaii and also contains tennis courts, soccer pitches and an archery range. Other attractions in the area include the International Market Place at Kalakaua Avenue featuring over 130 carts, shops and artisan stands in an open-air setting. In Kaiulani Avenue is Kings Village, which is a shopping center with over 40 stores.
Visitors of this hotel in the past have generally left very positive reviews on various sites commenting on how clean the rooms are. They also say it is a great place to stay if you are on a budget and like the fact it is close to the beach, shops, bars and restaurants. The staff and owners are apparently very friendly and often arrange special parties and dinners for guests to get acquainted.
