Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club, Honolulu
Expert reviews
“In a quieter zone between the Ala Wai Canal and busy Waikiki, the midcentury design Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club charges $29 a day to each room for access to treats like hotel-branded bicycles, free morning coffee in the lobby and use of a beach tote and towels.”
Featured in New York Times’ 36 Hours in Honolulu.
What guests liked
- Excellent location
- Comfortable beds
- Friendly staff
- Great food
All you need to know
Located around the best tourist spots of Honolulu, the Surfjack is within 15-minute walks to Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikiki Aquarium, and other tourist attractions. Free bicycles are provided for easier travel accommodations. With raging reviews and guaranteed satisfaction, this hotel promises gratification
The incentive of having Downtown Honolulu is very near to the hotel is a mere invitation to experience vibrant art and culture. A similar place that exhibits the heritage of the city is Kaka’ako, Chinatown. Arguably Waikiki’s most famous tourist point is The International Market. The nightlife and feasting close to the lodging are likewise worth encountering, and a walk around the Waikiki seashore will leave you yearning a greater amount of the excellent city.
Each enchanting guestroom is intended to completely suit visitors with luxuries, for example, cooling appliances, Wi-Fi, a private gallery, and hand cleanser from The Indigenous Soap Company. Visitors can likewise move up to lodge style rooms updated to provide the true Waikiki experience with contemporary touches and beach culture vibes.
The Swim Club has a sun deck and an open-air pool to house all sorts of social engagements. A well-known Café Mahina and Suns, run by the prestigious chef Ed Kenney offers a more outdoor feel and additionally has a bar.
Location
Recent guest reviews
26 September 2024
great boutique hotel in waikiki
great small hotel,the staff were excellent always happy and willing to assist. free water and coffee in lobby and music in the evenings by the pool. Great vibes all round! Will definitely stay again
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25 September 2024
A lovely oasis!
The Surferjack was a great hotel with a boutique feel. It's smaller and therefore more personal than some of the massive hotels in the area. I stayed here for 11 nights and the staff were friendly, the pool was a lovely spot to chill out and the hotel just had a great vibe. The rooms were nice and live music in the evenings added great atmosphere. There were lots of restaurants, bars and shops within a 5 min walk. Overall the hotel was great value.
It was a little annoying that the pool closes for an hour each afternoon to set up for dinner. This happens around 5 PM and it re-opens for adult only swim after. Unfortunately, this occasionally coincided with us returning from our daily activities and the pool was closed or closing when what we really wanted was a swim and a drink by the pool before getting ready to go out for the evening.
23 September 2024
Stayed 4 nights. Easy hotel. Great vibe
Friendly vibe. Good location. Lovely room. Live music.
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23 September 2024
Vintage Boutique Hotel Minutes to Top Spots in Waikiki
This small boutique hotel was a pleasant surprise for our stay in Oahu. This hotel was truly an excellent value. They host weekly and nightly events, the staff are more than welcoming and accommodating, and it is extremely well located within Waikiki. Any time we left the hotel, it was only a 10 minute walk to the beach and shopping. We had plans for dinner in the area but opted to stay at the hotel for the live music and stellar happy hour. The rooms were not over the top but met all of our needs and we even received a surprise upgrade for our group - so we were more than happy with our stay. Service came daily and our room was clean, quiet, and comfortable upon arrival. 10/10 would recommend.
It is a slightly older hotel (but that is the whole point of a vintage place)! Otherwise, we were very happy with our stay.
19 September 2024
Exceptional
The staff were amazing, the room was fantastic, location great. I would recommend this again and again to anyone visiting Waikiki.
16 September 2024
Amazing stay, will definitely come again!
Fun atmosphere, good music, clean, friendly and attentive staff, comfortable room with cute decor
Restaurant was just okay. Food did not come out as ordered but no discount provided
16 September 2024
Exceptional
Great standard, friendly and helpfully staff, perfect location.
7 September 2024
Perfect base for exploring the island
The Surfjack was perfect for our trip! We wanted to explore the island, hike, swim, snorkel, relax, and eat great food. The Surfjack helped us do all of that. $10 parking, towels and beach chairs to use, a nice pool to come back and relax in, a clean, comfy, and stylish room. Super kind and helpful staff.
If you want to stay right on the beach and just relax, this wouldn’t be my pick.
4 September 2024
Location is really good and you have very friendly ppl at front desk to help you out whenever you need them
Great location and friendly staff!
Housekeeping is lacking in details.
29 August 2024
average stay!
It was clean and i like the cozy interior. Staff were really good and friendly!
I did not have any table to eat... Food grabbed to go must be eaten with your hands. So disappointing.
25 August 2024
Exceptional
Friendly staff and location was great, place was nice and clean
24 August 2024
Exceptional
Location is everything! Surfjack is in the heart of Waikiki.
22 August 2024
Fabulous
The vibe is fantastic, way better than the larger resort places. The pool was clean and pretty quiet most of the time. The coffee shop attached was great. The live music each night over the pool was a nice touch. The rooms were clean modern and much more stylish than a generic Hilton or Marriott or whatever room.
The cafe closes at 2pm so get the coffees in at lunch
16 August 2024
We love this place and will be coming back each time!
Friendly, professional staff,Live music, clean, great location, great parking,
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6 August 2024
It was a nice comfortable hotel good location.
The hotel was in a good location, short walking distance to the beach. Nice atmosphere friendly staff and the pool was also cute with the message "wish you were here".
6 August 2024
Waikiki hotel with the pool
Good location, pool and spacious room with comfortable bed.
19 July 2024
Very good
Great location, great food, great music entertainment
4 July 2024
Very good
Great staff, Good food at bar, Clean and well appointed rooms
We had a hire car and booked this hotel for a number of reasons including the availability of a car parking spot - but our hire car did not fit under the low clearance in the off site parking complex that the hotel uses. This was a significant and costly inconvenience and think this key height restriction information should be readily available in booking info and when contacting the hotel directly about car spots.
1 July 2024
Cool, laid back retro hotel with a party vibe
Located right in the heart of Waikiki, this hotel is a more affordable option compared with hotels closer to the beach, and is better in just about every other respect: cool vibe, hip furnishings, young friendly staff, excellent restaurant and bar, a good cafe next door serving decent flat whites, nice design (retro motel feel around a central swimming pool but with sweet music, and even market stalls one evening). Stay back from the over-commercialised beach strip and you get a better deal and more atmosphere.
It can be a struggle to secure one of the tables at the bar/restaurant if you haven't booked, which felt a little disappointing as a paying guest. Maybe try and squeeze a few more tables around the pool?!
27 June 2024
Exceptional
Very cool vibe, excellent design, fantastic staff and an amazing on site restaurant. Rooms were very spacious and comfortable. Our new go to hotel when in Honolulu.
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18 June 2024
Great place to stay, looking forward to returning!
We loved the Surfjack, the location, rooms, food and facilities are great. The live entertainment each evening is amazing. We were visiting from the UK so didn’t have our dogs with us but we loved seeing lots of others in the hotel.
The only thing we didn’t like was the sofabed which was pretty uncomfortable, but the rest of the room was perfect.
9 June 2024
We enjoyed our stay. Friendly staff, great location and there was free parking.
Close to town and Waikiki Beach. Free parking available
8 June 2024
Waikiki as it should be surf sun fun and sand
Funky hotel right where you want to be in Waikiki Clean fun and central
1 June 2024
Exceptional
Great style, amenities, and staff. Would definitely recommend staying here.
Hotel facilities
Food & Drink
- - Restaurant
- - Bar
- - Wine/champagne (additional charge)
- - Coffee house on site
Services
- - Room service
- - 24-hour front desk
- - Dry cleaning (additional charge)
- - Luggage storage
- - ATM/cash machine on site
- - Daily housekeeping
General
- - Non-smoking rooms
- - Facilities for disabled guests
- - Family rooms
- - Lift
- - Non-smoking throughout
- - Air conditioning
- - Designated smoking area
- - Paid WiFi
Outdoors
- - Outdoor pool
- - Outdoor pool (all year)
- - Outdoor furniture
Activities
- - Nightclub/DJ
- - Evening entertainment
- - Happy hour (additional charge)
- - Live music/performance
Parking
- - Parking garage
- - Accessible parking
Accessibility
- - Wheelchair accessible
- - Toilet with grab rails
- - Lower bathroom sink
Pool and wellness
- - Pool bar
- - Shallow end
- - Sun loungers or beach chairs
- - Swimming pool
- - Swimming Pool
Miscellaneous
- - Key card access
- - Smoke alarms
- - Fire extinguishers
- - Access to health care professionals
26 September 2024
Good location and nice pool
Good location, walking distance to the beach and main strip. Beds were comfortable and nice to have a cafe downstairs with good coffee. Pool was nice too.
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