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MAKE
SURE
THEY
GIVE
YOU
THE
TYPE
OF
ROOM
YOU
BOOKED
AND
PAID
FOR!
Out
of
all
the
towers
in
Hilton
Hawaiian
Village,
I
believe
Ali'i
Tower
is
the
best.
It
has
its
own
check-in
desk,
pool,
and
gym.
The
pool
is
small,
but
with
fantastic
ocean
view.
The
rooms
are
more
updated
than
other
towers,
although
not
fullyed
renovated
throughout.
Staff
members
generally
nice
and
friendly.
I
booked
two
rooms
for
this
stay,
partial
oceanview
and
oceanview.
First
of
all,
I
had
expected
that
they
would
make
sure
both
rooms
are
at
least
on
the
same
floor.
But
that
didn't
happen.
Then
came
the
worst,
they
gave
me
two
rooms
that
are
both
one
level
below
the
room
type
I
booked.
The
partial
oceanview
room
became
the
resort
view,
and
the
oceanview
room
became
the
partial
ocenaview
room.
Being
a
diamond
member
I
had
expected
some
sort
of
upgrade.
Instead
I
got
downgraded
on
both
rooms.
Using
the
online
check-in
system
and
saw
the
pre-assigned
rooms,
I
complained
to
the
reservation
via
text
messaging
via
the
Hilton
app,
requesting
them
to
honor
the
booking
and
give
me
the
proper
type
of
room
I
paid
for.
Nothing
could
be
done.
I
decided
to
fight
it
at
the
check-in
desk
in
person.
Unfortunately,
they
pretty
much
just
lied
and
said
partial
oceanview
is
coastal
view,
meaning
the
room
can
see
a
bit
of
lagoon
through
two
other
buildings,
not
ocean.
In
terms
of
the
oceanview
room,
all
I
could
see
is
the
tall
rainbow
tower
and
have
to
stick
my
head
out
of
the
balcony
to
see
the
oceanview.
They
just
said
that
is
the
oceanview
in
their
system!
I
know
the
Hawaiian
Village
very
well
and
know
the
location
of
the
rooms
in
the
building
in
comparison
to
the
room
photos
presented
on
Hilton's
booking
system.
Their
responses
were
just
disgenuine
and
lies.
I
asked
if
they
can
find
rooms
in
the
location
I
described.
I
was
then
told
they
were
fully
booked
and
no
other
rooms
available.
I
stated
firmly
again
that
the
rooms
were
not
what
I
booked.
Eventually
they
found
a
room
that
has
proper
oceanview,
but
couldn't
do
anything
for
the
other
partial
oceanview
room.
Just
happened
at
the
same
time
I
overheard
that
another
customer
next
to
me
at
the
front
desk
was
was
told
by
the
other
staff
he
would
be
'upgraded'
to
a
top
floor
room
and
apologized
for
the
bad
experience.
I
really
feel
that
their
reservation
system
doesn't
block
the
rooms
once
booked.
And
randomly
the
check-in
desk
staff
can
just
give
away
rooms
to
other
customers
if
requested.
It
is
never
a
good
policy
to
just
lie
through
teeth.
In
this
case,
I
just
know
the
property
well
enough
to
know
they
were
lying.
You
pay
more
fora
room
that
has
better
views
and
better
location,
and
they
should
deliver
it.
The
rooms
as
mentioned
earlier
arw
partially
updated.
The
shower
area
is
already
worn
and
the
AC
didn't
work
properly.
The
temperature
in
the
room
barely
goes
below
72F/23C
during
the
day
and
we
had
to
keep
it
at
the
highest
fan
speed
to
keep
the
room
cooler.
I
have
found
in
recent
years
that
Hilton
properties
are
always
very
dated,
while
other
lower
grade
brands
are
in
much
better
conditions.
The
check-in
Staff
actually
said
Ali'i
is
in
the
best
condition
compared
to
the
Rainbow
Tower.
I
just
can't
imagine
how
dated
the
Rainbow
Tower's
rooms
could
be.
Although
we
love
the
location
of
this
village
being
quieter
than
central
Waikiki,
which
is
just
a
short
10
mins
walk
away,
and
the
village
does
have
a
nice
beach
and
everything
else
we
need,
we've
concluded
now
that
it's
time
to
switch
to
a
different
hotel
geoup.
It's
just
not
nice
to
always
pay
for
a
premium
but
get
properties
that
stay
in
a
condition
of
70s
and
80s.
And
this
time,
the
lies
they
gave.
Not
again!
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