Aloha Surf Hotel
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This buildings features were determined from publicly available data, including MLS listings. While we cross-referenced additional data sources, it still likely contains incomplete or inaccurate information, as it has not yet been personally verified.
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Aloha Surf Hotel
Building Overview
Aloha Surf Hotel in Waikiki — 15-story concrete building with pool and mountain views.
About Aloha Surf Hotel
Aloha Surf Hotel is located in Central Waikiki. According to available records, the building was constructed in 1968, rises 15 floors, and contains 204 units in a concrete structure.
Key on-site features include a pool, fitness center, and BBQ area. The building provides resident manager, concierge, and security guard services. Units have split and window air conditioning and some offer mountain views.
Parking is available with guest parking provided. Pets are not allowed and short-term rentals are allowed per the MLS data; the property is managed by Aqua Aston. Based on MLS data, buyers should verify all details, policies, fees and availability with the listing agent or management company.
Building Features & Data Confidence
All features from MLS data with AI-assisted confidence analysis. Click each category to expand and see details.
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The current value of 6.0% is retained because the remarks provide no explicit owner-occupancy figure or contradiction. The numerous references to hotel rental pools, vacation rentals, and investment use do not establish a different percentage.
The current value of 2 is retained because the remarks confirm elevator installation or renovation but provide no explicit elevator count. No remark contradicts the current value, so it remains low confidence under the numeric-field rule.
Calculated from the lowest association fee observed across all non-penthouse unit listings for this building.
Calculated from the highest association fee observed across all non-penthouse unit listings for this building.
Calculated from association fees observed in penthouse unit listings for this building.
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Cable inclusion is confirmed across numerous listings, including remarks stating fees cover "cable TV," "basic TV cable," and "cable tv/internet service." The repeated detailed utility lists from multiple listings and agents strongly support this as a building-level feature rather than an isolated or copied checkbox.
At least 5 listings explicitly mention "common area maintenance," while several others state that the fee includes "all utilities" or "all-inclusive utilities and services." This aligns with the strong current MLS support of 15/20 listings and appears across multiple detailed remarks, not merely a single copied statement.
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At least 15 listings explicitly mention electricity, including phrases such as "electricity," "electricity are part of the maintenance fees," and "maintenance fee includes: electric." The unanimous 20/20 current MLS inclusion and repeated confirmation across detailed remarks provide very strong evidence.
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Numerous listings state that fees include "hot water," including remarks listing electricity, water, sewer, internet, and hot water together. The 17/20 current MLS support, absence of WTRHTR in all 20 listings, and consistent remarks across multiple listings strongly confirm this feature.
At least 10 listings explicitly mention internet, including phrases such as "internet included," "internet service," and "cable TV/internet service." This agrees with the strong 17/20 current MLS support and repeated confirmation across detailed remarks from multiple listings.
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Sewer inclusion is consistently confirmed in remarks such as "maintenance fee includes ... water, sewer, hot water" and "maintenance fee covers utilities; electricity, hot water, sewer ... and water." The strong current MLS majority and repeated agent descriptions support a stable building-level inclusion.
Water is nearly universally supported by current MLS data and repeated public remarks. Listings specifically state "water included," "all utilities included," or list water among the utilities covered by the monthly maintenance fee, with consistent evidence across multiple agents.
BBQ facilities are explicitly mentioned across many listings from multiple apparent agents, with phrases such as "BBQ area," "BBQ areas," and "pool, BBQ, fitness room." The evidence is strong and consistent with the current MLS data showing BBQ in 19 of 20 listings.
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Multiple agent remarks (appearing in at least 6–8 listings) explicitly mention a fitness area/fitness center or workout/fitness area (e.g., "fitness area," "fitness center," "fitness area"), and historical MLS amenity flags also included EXEROO in several records. Evidence is consistent across multiple agents and listings, indicating the building offers a shared exercise/fitness room.
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There is no public-remarks evidence supporting a meeting room at this building. The only signal appears to be the weak MLS checkbox data, which is not backed up by agent remarks, so this looks more likely to be a data-entry artifact than a real shared amenity.
Strong building-level evidence that Aloha Surf Waikiki offers patio/deck-type outdoor space. Multiple listings explicitly mention a "lanai" or "private balcony" (well over 10 listings), and several also reference a "sun deck," which supports shared outdoor amenity space. The consistency across many different remarks suggests this is not just copy-paste checkbox noise.
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There is real evidence that the building offers a recreation/amenity area. A few public remarks explicitly name a "recreation area," and others reference lounge spaces, recreation space, or amenity deck-style common areas, supporting the MLS signal. The evidence is not as widespread as BBQ, but it is enough to keep the feature.
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No evidence of an on-site restaurant: 0 listings describe an in-building restaurant/café; remarks only reference nearby dining. Multiple agent remarks list pool, BBQ, laundry, etc., but never an on-site restaurant, suggesting MLS checkbox entries were likely incorrect.
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I searched for surfboard storage, board storage, surf storage, and bike and surfboard storage. Beach and surf-spot proximity does not establish that the building provides storage.
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No current public remark explicitly mentions a "trash chute," although several remarks mention that maintenance fees include trash and describe other building services. TRACHU appears in 16 of 20 current MLS records, consistent with the previously high-confidence determination, so the feature is retained despite the lack of explicit narrative confirmation.
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The pool is strongly and consistently supported across the listing set: 20/20 current listings include pool-related MLS amenities, and many remarks from multiple agents explicitly describe a shared building swimming pool. Repeated phrases include "Aloha Surf Hotel amenities include a swimming pool," "features a pool," and "pool, BBQ and coin laundry," indicating a genuine building amenity rather than an isolated or copied claim.
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I searched for salt water pool, saltwater pool, salt pool, and saline pool terminology. The pool is confirmed, but its water type is not specified, so a saltwater pool is not supported.
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Community laundry is repeatedly mentioned across many listings, including phrases such as "community laundry," "on-site laundry," "coin-operated laundry," and "laundry machines onsite in the basement for guests / residents use." The evidence is strong across multiple listing remarks and aligns with the current MLS checkbox data showing COMLAU in 17 of 20 listings.
Repeated references to coin-operated laundry strongly indicate that the community laundry requires payment. This is consistently stated across multiple listings.
I searched for explicit wording such as laundry on each floor, laundry room on every floor, and floor-by-floor laundry. None of the listings provide that detail, so availability on every floor is not supported.
At least 6 listings mention parking, consistently describing limited hotel-controlled or paid stalls, including "limited parking stalls are rented by the hotel" and "complimentary parking ... up to two hours daily" with paid parking afterward. Some wording appears copied across listings, but multiple remarks and the historical high-confidence evidence confirm that the building offers limited parking.
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No public remark explicitly mentions covered parking, garage, carport, or sheltered stalls. Nevertheless, 2 of 20 current MLS records contain covered-parking-related codes, providing moderate but not strong confirmation.
Multiple listings describe limited hotel-rented parking available after 4:00 PM on a first-come, first-served basis. No listing mentions deeded, owned, or deed-included parking.
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The listings confirm that parking may require payment after 4:00 PM and that stalls are rented by the hotel. No monthly parking fee or specific parking charge was provided, so the amount is unknown.
At least 3 current remarks mention parking for guests, including 'rented by the hotel after 4 pm daily to guests first come, first served.' The repeated language is likely copied between listings, but it aligns with guest-parking codes in 4 of 20 current MLS records.
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The remarks were searched for parking waitlist, waiting-list, or instructions to join a waitlist. None were found; the available parking is instead described as limited, hotel-rented, and first-come, first-served.
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I searched for key card access, fob access, card reader, electronic access, and keycard entry. General security language does not establish a card- or fob-based access system.
Security service appears to be present in the building, supported by multiple remarks across listings. Key phrases include '24/7 front desk,' 'front desk services,' 'secure entry,' 'gated security,' and 'video security cameras in the common areas,' indicating staffed or monitored security rather than a one-off unit feature. Although only 4/20 current MLS amenities checkbox it, the recurring remarks across multiple agents strongly support inclusion.
I searched specifically for security patrol, roving security, patrol service, and patrolled building terminology. No explicit patrol service is described.
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Split AC is clearly supported for Aloha Surf. Multiple listings explicitly say 'split AC,' 'split A/C,' or 'split AC system,' including renovated high-floor units, which suggests this is not just a copy-paste checkbox but a real feature present in some units. Buyers searching for split AC should consider this building as offering it.
Window AC is strongly supported across the building: 17 of 20 current listings include ACWIUN, and at least two remarks explicitly state "window AC unit." The repeated language appears in multiple listings and is consistent with the prior high-confidence building record, although some individual units have split AC instead.
Concrete construction is supported by all 20 current MLS listings, each identifying CONCRE as the construction material. None of the provided public remarks explicitly uses phrases such as "concrete construction" or "reinforced concrete," so the conclusion relies primarily on consistent MLS data and prior high confidence rather than remark-level confirmation.
Four of 20 current listings contain the DOUWAL construction checkbox, but zero public remarks explicitly describe double-wall construction. Because the feature is unsupported across multiple agents and may be copied MLS data, confidence is very low.
Two of 20 current listings identify hollow tile, but none of the provided public remarks mention “hollow tile” or “hollow tile construction.” The evidence is weak and appears inconsistent, so this feature should not be treated as reliably verified.
Six of the 20 current MLS records include 'masonry/stucco' (MASSTU). Public remarks across listings do not mention masonry or stucco, so the evidence is based on MLS checkbox entries (possible agent copy/paste). Confidence is moderate (implied) rather than explicit.
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Three of 20 MLS records include 'slab', but across the many public remarks provided there are zero mentions of a concrete-slab foundation. The sparse MLS reporting combined with lack of any remark-level confirmation indicates slab foundation is not reliably documented for this building.
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There is no meaningful public-remarks support for above-ground construction. Only 2 of 20 current MLS listings show ABOGRO, and the remarks across many listings focus on amenities, views, and rental eligibility rather than construction method. This looks weak and inconsistent, so the feature should be treated as absent.
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The listings consistently confirm that short-term rentals are permitted, including statements such as 'LEGAL SHORT TERM RENTAL,' 'legal short-term vacation rental,' and 'Hotel and Resort' zoning. Several remarks also state that no NUC or STR permit is required.
The building clearly participates in the Aqua-Aston hotel rental-pool program. Listings describe both current enrollment and the option for owners to place units into the hotel-managed rental program.
Hotel-pool participation is repeatedly described as optional rather than required. Owners may use Aqua-Aston, self-manage, hire another property manager, rent long term, or occupy the unit personally.
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The listings identify the property as Fee Simple, indicating no stated leasehold tenure. No references were found to a ground lease, leasehold expiration, renewal, or lease expiry year.
The remarks were searched for explicit references to VA approval, VA financing, or VA loans, but none were found. The listings discuss investor loans and rental income but do not confirm VA eligibility.
I searched for insurance-specific language including “fully insured,” “full insurance,” “comprehensive building insurance,” and “walls-in coverage.” None was found, so there is no public-remarks evidence supporting full HOA insurance.
At least 10 listings explicitly mention fire sprinklers, including phrases such as 'fire sprinkler system throughout property,' 'full fire sprinkler system throughout the building,' and 'Fire Sprinklers are already installed in the unit.' The evidence appears across multiple listings and agents and is consistent with the high historical confidence and current MLS checkbox support.
Fire sprinkler coverage was found in multiple remarks, but sprinklers alone do not establish FLSE passage or fire/life safety certification. No explicit FLSE-passed, fire-safety-certified, or passed-fire-inspection statement was found.
Flood zone determined from official FEMA Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) data using building coordinates, not from agent-reported listing data.
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Strong building-level evidence supports ocean-view units at Aloha Surf Waikiki. Multiple remarks across different listings explicitly mention 'ocean and mountain views,' 'sweeping views of the ocean,' 'high floor unit with ocean views,' and a 'sliver of the Pacific Ocean,' indicating this is not a copy-paste anomaly.
Mountain-view units are well supported across many listings. The remarks include repeated explicit phrases like 'mountain views,' 'sweeping city and mountain views,' and 'mauka breezes,' matching the strong current MLS evidence that many units in the building have mountain exposure.
Moderate evidence: although the MLS checkbox count is low (only 1/20 in the summary), several public remarks in this set explicitly mention "peek-a-boo Diamond Head" or "Diamond Head views." Mentions appear in multiple agent remarks but not ubiquitous, so include the feature with medium confidence.
City views are strongly confirmed as a building-level feature: 18 of 20 current listings include CITY, and numerous remarks from different listings explicitly describe city, urban Honolulu, or downtown-area views. The repeated detailed descriptions across multiple unit types indicate this is a genuine available building feature rather than a single copied remark.
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Golf course views are strongly supported: 8 of 20 current listings include the golf-course designation, and many remarks explicitly describe Ala Wai Golf Course or golf course views. The feature appears across corner, high-floor, and other units, confirming that the building offers golf-course-view residences.
Marina/canal views are confirmed for the building, with 6 of 20 listings carrying the marina/canal MLS designation. Multiple remarks specifically cite Ala Wai Canal, Marina/Canal, or open canal views, demonstrating that buyers searching for this feature may find qualifying units in the building.
At least one listing emphasizes "beautiful natural East facing sunlight," indicating an east‑facing, sunrise‑oriented exposure for that stack. Combined with prior high‑confidence history that some units are sunrise‑oriented, this supports including sunrise views as a building‑level feature. Buyers seeking sunrise/east‑facing units would reasonably consider this building.
Sunset-specific evidence is limited compared with the other view types, but it is present. One current MLS listing indicates a sunset view, and remarks mention 'unforgettable sunsets' as well as Friday-night fireworks and open-sky high-floor exposure, which together provide moderate support for this feature.
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The remarks directly describe viewing Friday-night fireworks from units in the building. This establishes an in-unit/building view rather than merely being near the fireworks.
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Confidence 100%: One listing explicitly states 'The Aloha Surf Condotel is located in Central Waikiki' and others say 'in the heart of Waikiki'.
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There is moderate evidence of on-site management, but not many explicit mentions of a resident manager by title. Across the listings, remarks repeatedly reference 'on-site management,' 'on-site hotel management and maintenance staff,' and a '24/7 front desk,' which supports an on-site management presence. Because the wording is somewhat indirect and may reflect hotel staffing rather than a resident manager, confidence is moderate rather than high.
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Confidence levels are based on MLS checkbox data and AI analysis of listing remarks. High = strong evidence, Medium = some evidence, Low = limited or conflicting evidence. Buyers should always verify critical details independently.