Blum’s Waikiki Beach Condominium Suites

DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT STAY HERE!!! This is the worst experience i have ever had with a hotel/​motel/​rental place ever. I booked this place through expedia based on the pictures which looked quite cozy and nice. And for the price i figured i’d save a little money. The day i checked in i was greeted by an unfriendly filipino lady that looked like she was related to someone from the adams family. I tried to ask her basic questions about the condo but all i got was a quick and reluctant yes or no. Once she let me in the apartment, the place instantly gave me creepy feeling. The room and furniture looked old and run down. The place was dirty and dusty and had really funky smell. There was mold all along the side of the sliding doors to the balcony. I could bearly breathe in this condo because it was so dusty. It looked like a hotel room in crime show, all that it was missing was an white chalk outline of a dead body. After the little lady left, i tired to settle in, but within a few minutes i notice a bright blue underwear/​swimming truck out the corner of my eye in the bathroom!!! Someone had left their used under garment in the bathroom. I was pretty grossed out by it, by that time i figured that i should really check this place out before i continued unpacking. I checked the bathroom cabinets and there were sand all over the place. The couch also had sand all over. The kitchen dishes were dirty and sticky. The freezers smelled and racks were rusted. There was spot on the bath towels that looked like dried blood. And by far the worst part out of everything was the small balcony railing. I stood outside to look around the stuck my foot on the edge of the rail, and my foot slipped right through. I looked down and two of the railings fell OFF. I ALMOST FUCKING FELL OFF THE 22ND FLOOR BALCONY!!! At this point ive had so i called the front office and no one picks up! Luckily, when i called expedia, they helped get me another hotel (WESTING MOANA SURFRIDER, AMAZING HOTEL).
EVERYONE WANTS TO SAVE MONEY WHILE TRAVELING, MYSELF INCLUDED. BUT THIS PLACE IS NOT WORTH THE TROUBLE AND SAFETY FOR ANY AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT YOU COULD SAVE. I ONLY STAYED AT THIS CONDO FOR TWO HOURS AND I LEFT… QUICKLY!
Side note: I contacted expedia to get a refund but the hotel would only refund me the days i didnt stay and they charged me for that one day i checked in. BUT, after contacting expedia several times over the next week or so, the people at expedia were nice and patient enough to get me my full refund.

We’ve stayed here twice, the first was 10÷12−12÷12 for the fiancé to work on Pearl and this place has been totally awesome for us. During the previous stay there we rented 6 rooms, and we were happy and Jeannie was treated us amazing.
We then stated 12÷30÷13 to ²⁄₂₀₁₄. We switched rooms and few times and there was some confusion but it happens. We were really please with Jeanne and staff. Jeanne took care of the NES group and in turn made for some very happy wives, fiancees, and girlfriends. Thank you for the memories and GREAT hospitality, xoxo

Stayed here August 2011 while working in Ko Olina.
My husband & I thought it was fantastic! We stayed on the 11^th floor, in a 1 bedroom suite with patio and a view of the ocean between the hotels on the beach. We would eat our cereal on the patio while watching the cruise ships sail past.
The amenities are minimal but sufficient; cutlery, plates and cups, some cookware, toaster etc. Fantastic for keeping a reasonable food budget. The washer/​dryer was used almost daily, and while its a small set, it’s still really nice not having to go to a laundromat. They also provide some detergent, so we didn’t have to buy any during our stay, which was nice. The furniture was wicker but cute, with a 2 seat sofa, a sofa chair, coffee table and a small kitchen table with 4 chairs. There was a chest of drawers and night tables in the bedroom. The bed wasn’t super comfy, but it did the trick and we really enjoyed our 3 week stay. We were offered a deal if we stayed for longer, (1 week rate vs nightly rate), and while management were never really at the desk downstairs, they weren’t difficult to get a hold of in the building with a phonecall for help or questions.
It was really nice being able to just walk to the beach every evening, having so many dining options nearby, and a grocery store within walking distance.
We returned for a two night stay Dec 2012 with our folks, and got 2 1br suites on the 20^th floor on the part of the hotel with the outside walkway. Not as pleased with this stay. :(
The view was not nearly as nice (either looking at a tall complex or down the backlane at another complex and the canal, and there was no patio to the suites on that side of the hotel. These rooms get direct sun, so they get very warm during the day. The room was really run-​down, completely unrenovated, none of the furniture matched or made sense (chest of drawers in the livingroom, multiple chest of drawers in the bedroom half-​blocking the corridor) the kitchen cabinets didn’t close and the entire cutlery drawer fell out of the cabinet when we opened it. The bathroom door and the suite door could only be opened or closed with a big yank, like they just didn’t fit in the door frame anymore. The drapes wouldn’t even open at first, and then broke off the rail when we actually did manage to pull them aside.
The sheets were thin but clean and there were plenty of clean towels, they had extra sheets and blankets and a cot for a 3^rd person to sleep in the living room area. There’s also a vacuum in suite, an iron board and broom/​dustpan, none of which we used so I can’t attest to condition. There wasn’t anything genuinely awful about the suites (no visible mold, no bugs), but for the price we were paying, we were expecting what we had already seen, not the run-​down version down the corridor.
Obviously they are renovating some suites, so make sure you get a ‘good one’ if you stay here. We had some great memories staying here, but I don’t think we would risk getting another room in such poor condition for the $$$ again. :/

I picked this hotel because it was recommended by my travel office and is within government per diem rates. We checked in extremely late due to our movers taking longer than expected. If you check in late you have to call the security guards via a phone outside the building to be let in. We were given our room key and elevator fob by the same security guy who let us in. There was no night crew for check-​ins. Should have been my first clue that something was amiss. Opened the door to the room and was hit with a smell of old dusti-(maybe moldy)-ness. After a while, you don’t notice it. So I’m probably dying on my insides. The room does have a full kitchen area and washer/​dryer in the bathroom. Both are very convenient. It was after11 pm, so we went straight for the bed. Have you ever wanted to sleep on a slab of concrete covered by a thin mattress pad? I didn’t either. I’m sure its not the worst mattress, but if there is a category harder than extra firm for mattresses, then that would be this bed. Both my husband and I tossed in our sleep all night. I think his body just gave up at one point because he didn’t move for awhile. We decided the next day that one night was enough of that.
Called the «front desk» to cancel our reservations, and preceded to get my ear chewed out by the suites reservations president, Jeanie Blum, because I didn’t give 72 hours notice. The policy I received only requires said notice if you are cancelling BEFORE arrival. We arrived. We even slept. And now we want to leave. She continued to let me know how badly I have messed up her scheduling because of my extended reservation. And I would be charged for 3 additional nights. Mind you, the reservation office is in LA and the hotel is in Waikiki. It was strange that the president of reservations was the person who I spoke with and who cared so little about customer service that she decided to let me know wht really on her mind. There are NO reservation personnel on site. She had one of her maintenance guys how me a bigger room, with a bigger concrete bed, so I would stay. After seeing and declining the new room, Ms. Jeanie would not answer her phone to finalize my cancellation. I had to have my original travel office get in touch with her to cancel the reservation.
I understand that it is a condo with a hotel reservation set-​up. However, the service received was horrific. Please get all of your facts together about this place before you finalize your plans to stay. Request check-​in, check-​out, and cancellation policies up front. Needless to say, I do not recommend this place.