Westin Moana Surfrider Hotel DETAILED Review

[@YellowProductions]

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[@angieluther4364]

i loved it as i was there in mid 50's and sat out by the banyan tree. Doris Day was there, Lana Turner and Lex Barker was there. It really old hawaii.

[@miqdadmehdi9654]

50’s wow! My parents weren’t even born then! Love being able to hear such amazing stories like this online!

[@sawconnou1082]

Love the specifications and description in your videos, keep up the amazing work.

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks!!!

[@pjm282]

You nail it in all your Hawaii videos. I hope you do the Royal Hawaiian next.

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Patrick!

[@veegeebrew3695]

Such a beautiful hotel. Way beyond my travel budget, but, as Waikiki can be noisy, crowded, I always stroll thru the lobbies of the Moana and the Royal Hawaiian for peace and quiet, and the fact they are so beautiful

[@veegeebrew3695]

oh yes, the room you were in is about the same size as a room I had at the Roosevelt Hotel in NYC

[@YellowProductions]

Tiny :)

[@bruy8740]

Try and eat on veranda it’s magic

[@nancyhuffman8149]

It is a beautiful hotel, I stayed there.

[@nick-sr2zo]

Me too!

[@shayallen1795]

Thank you for mentioning the parking lot at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani.

[@YellowProductions]

My pleasure.. that's one of those things that isn't obvious :)

[@erichernandez4458]

Love the Hawaii reviews. Keep up the excellent work.

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Eric!

[@bruy8740]

Moana eating on the veranda was magic…walking down the hallway to go to the beach was so nice …don’t eat subway you can eat at famous murugame Udon.for same amount but eat on veranda at least once

[@parksandpizza2366]

Stayed there last year. Had a great time.

[@10adilman]

Thank you for this great video! Lots of info, specially the parking lot

[@richardmccarley4141]

I didn't know that you went back to Hawaii. I thought maybe this was an old video but when I heard the new outro line I knew it was filmed recently

[@YellowProductions]

Short trip a few months back :)

[@christinegentrynelson]

Hi Chris! I appreciate your super helpful reviews! We just got back from Waikiki. Having stayed four nights in the Outrigger Waikiki Beach Resort. I was soooo on the fence between where we stayed and the Sheraton after watching your review on it. I also was very curious about the Moana just from walking past it every day during our trip, but despite the banyan tree and other perks, the small old-time-y room, hallway noise and street noise is enough to put me off. So thanks for those detail! My husband works for Mcmenamins here in Portland, Oregon where we live and their hotels are all that old style so I've had my fill of them! :D. I was curious to know if you have stayed at the OWBR where we stayed and if so, why it wasn't one of your faves in comparison to others. And if not, to let you know how much we loved it there! :) We stayed in a beachfront king room on the 8th floor..it was everything I'd hoped! Jacuzzi, separate bathroom, roomy with a balcony and rocker/slider chairs, no street or hallway noise and a view from Diamond head down to the Hilton Hawaiian Village. We are thinking of returning and renting an airbnb so we have room for our adult kids to travel with us next time, but we really enjoyed the Outrigger. I was not super impressed by Duke's though, which surprised me! ALWAYS chockablock full of people in a hurry to brush past rudely. We ate three times at the Hula Grill though. Anyway, thanks again, I'm enjoying several of your other videos on other places we'd like to visit next! :D ♡

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Christine. I've never stayed at the Outrigger.. I'll consider it next time

[@michaelbeard5]

excellent ......there 8 years and didnt know the history like this

[@lprks60]

Had the pleasure of staying in the same type of room back in 1986 for the mere total of $100 for the whole week for two people! Back then there was no air conditioning but they had transom windows that allowed the cross ventilation. It was a beautiful hotel. Don Ho use to preform in bar. 😀

[@YellowProductions]

$100 for a week! Nice! :)

[@sisimalass181]

Omg!! Nice video. I am going to stay there in the historic banyan room, but with city view instead of the ocean view. Loud: yes, but the location will beat all😎

[@YellowProductions]

Sweet Sisi!

[@stuartallen8310]

Good review

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks!

[@normandea]

Excellent review. Love having cocktails at the bar by the huge banyon tree! Gorgeous hotel. The Honolulu coffee company at the hotel (which I do like) isn't that cheap as compared with Starbucks or Peet's! Parking is pretty awful. Thanks for the great review!

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Norman. Yeah.. parking across the street was way lame! But the banyan tree bar is unique for sure!

[@normandea]

@@YellowProductions I agree, the bar around the banyon tree is epic and a great place to have a drink and relax with friends!

[@tanishkbohara716]

Amazing video

[@travelswithmygoprograemeha7031]

Enjoyed this video, we stayed at this hotel in 2017. One of my favourite hotels and my best resort I’ve been to.

[@YellowProductions]

Awesome. Thanks :)

[@jaredebeling1412]

Hi, thanks for your great videos. Do you think the Royal Hawaiian is better than the Westin Moana?

[@socalseth]

Great review Chris! Tho it is s great property, and right there in Waikiki, I still like staying over on the west side in Ko Olina. Waikiki has been becoming too much. So I stay west and do it in doses. I'll be back on Oahu in Jan and i'll film an Oahu eats video!

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks seth!

[@r.douglas5695]

Great video Do you plan to review the Royal Hawaiian and the Illika in the near future?

[@YellowProductions]

If I get a good rate on a future trip.. but "near future" not likely :)

[@DrexelGregory]

Hey just for fun, how about a video about ghosts in the hotels you’ve visited

[@OnHawaiiTime]

We are hoping over to Oahu this weekend and a friend advised that the Moana Surfrider is currently on strike. Was this happening while you were there?

[@YellowProductions]

Not while I was there.. but someone else mentioned that in another comment on this video

[@OnHawaiiTime]

Yellow Productions hoping over to Oahu today 😃👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@AldenG]

btw widely known to locals that the Banyan wing is haunted. Its a beautiful historic hotel and ymmv, but take it for what its worth.

[@bronsonlee7372]

I hit a like button very informative ps i am actively looking for a ceo who wants to sell hotel in Hawaii as a reliable commercial agt. Mahalo keep up ur great work.

[@randahlbeach]

Hey Chris, Great review. I'm surprised that the room size is so small. I attended a wedding there in April and the setting was spectacular and the food was scrumptious too!! Luv sitting in those rocking chairs to people watch:-) Try the Ritz next time as the rooms are about 400-500 sq ft on floors 9-22 ($500/night) and it was built in 2016. Safe travels. Cheers from Vancouver Canada!!

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks VanCity! The Ritz sounds nice! :)

[@timhazeltine3256]

I have stayed at the Moana. Rooms in the original wings built in 1901 & the early 1920s are small relative to modern hotels but were considered commodious to upscale visitors in the early 20th century. You can't beat the ambience redolent of old Hawai'i, much like the Royal Hawaiian or Halekulani.

[@H0Ly-cHeT]

Hello Yellow...when were you here.. I was there during the whole hurricanw Lane fiasco.. I think you were there too correct?

[@YellowProductions]

I visited just after that!

[@sweet_it_is]

how much was your room?

[@YellowProductions]

Somewhere around $250/night

[@elexigenteaz]

I loved this review. The Moana is an absolute dream of a hotel. I have a question about the Moana that is a bit in depth and which I've been trying to get an answer to for years. Do you have an email address? Thanks so much.

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks! I'm not an expert on the Moana... but I answer questions here on KZbin -- if the answer is useful for you.. it might be useful for others too!

[@elexigenteaz]

@@YellowProductions Thanks - I'm trying to book a trip there and I know that there might be suites in the Historic wing, maybe one or two, and I'm trying to see if I can find out the room numbers, locations and maybe even some pictures. Years ago I recall coming across pics of a couple and about 30 years ago, I spent every Thanksgiving at the hotel for about five years. We always stayed in the historic wing and I fell in love with it. Any help or direction on who to talk to about this might help. I'm not getting a lot of help when I call the hotel directly. Thanks.

[@jayg8339]

Does it feel dated?

[@YellowProductions]

I'd say it feels historic rather than dated. I think they've done a good job maintaining it

[@cassr6965]

Chris have you lost weight? Great vid

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Cassie. Maybe I just had the camera sit to "skinny" mode :)

[@attackfakeanimewatchersatt1670]

I NEED TO GO BUT SCREW CORONA

[@aditiyakusumayanti6901]

Ini Hotel keluarga saya....sama..Grup.......!!!!!!

[@604Jimmy]

If you want an inexpensive breakfast.... $9 for a breakfast sandwiche 🤔

[@YellowProductions]

Inexpensive in comparison to the sit down restaurant. But yes. Still way overpriced

[@Toast0808]

OCEAN LINERS not “boats”

[@scottman895]

Great review on the hotel! I really like the view of the ocean from the room! However, one thing that I did not like about that hotel is that the bed is very close to the front door to the room. Oh well, hotels aren't perfect!

[@YellowProductions]

Agreed on the bed being too close to the door!

[@mikoisok5263]

Going next week here boi’s! Gonna eat lots of poke and visiting hanauma bay

[@YellowProductions]

Enjoy!

[@77agm]

Guess this must be old footage? i was in waikiki two weeks ago and there are staff strikes/protests which have apparently been going on for months. staff wanting a payrise are marching up and down out the front of that hotel (and every other sheraton/westin) banging drums and chanting all day, every day. You can hear them from blocks away. Not sure i'd want to be staying there at the moment.

[@OnHawaiiTime]

We are hoping over to Oahu this weekend staying at a different Waikiki hotel....guess we'll be experiencing this too. My friend is staying at the Moana Surfrider. Should be an interesting weekend in the big city!

[@carolinebalatico-kalaw8298]

It's the oldest hotel and the first hotel

[@Jeannified]

My cousin is staying at this hotel right now. I sent her this video today. She said it is amazing!

[@YellowProductions]

Neat!

[@tony-ce7qp]

good job,the ocean view saves this room,to small for the money i think.....

[@YellowProductions]

Thanks Tony

[@michaellowe3477]

In 2015 I stayed in the room next door to you closer to the beach! I loved my stay, great job.

[@ethanfilms3877]

Who goes to Subway for Iced Tea only. U good bro

[@rtcharge]

Pro tip always take ear plugs

[@glenysmurphy6091]

Interesting Video... I Always Stay Opposite The Moana Surfrider.. In The Sheraton Princess... It Was Nice Seeing Inside The Moana.... I Love Waikiki.. Hope To Be Back Next May...

[@YellowProductions]

Awesome... Thanks Glenys!

[@abundantluxury8548]

Thank you ☺️ .

[@gangstadogEK9]

Hey Chris! Big fan and long time supporter. Was hoping you can help. My brother is getting married in March and we wanted to have a small bachelor party in Waikiki. What hotel would you recommend that’s on the beach and a younger crowd with not a lot of kids. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[@YellowProductions]

Hi.. I think the hotel with the biggest party atmosphere on the beach is the Outrigger. Probably because it's got Dukes in it which is always lively

[@IronMkT682]

Chris, any travel tips for staying at Disney’s Aulani?! My family will be there over Thanksgiving!? If not, no worries. Thank you.

[@YellowProductions]

Hi Mark! I've got a Ko Olina travel guide coming out next Friday.. just in time for you! ;)

[@gregpit1964]

just wondering.....do you ever take a breath..? :)

[@YellowProductions]

Nope.. I'm an Alien :)