Castle Hilo Hawaiian Hotel, Hilo, Smell

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Castle Hilo Hawaiian Hotel	Average Price: $180 Check Rates

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71 Banyan Drive

Hilo, 96720 View map

2-Star Hotel Rank: 1 of 3
Average review rating: 3.46

OpinionWell Value Index: 8

Traveler reviews analyzed: Expedia (85) , MyTravelGuide (32) , TripAdvisor (445) , YahooTravel (38)

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Construction:	No recent comments about construction were found.
Noise:	No recent comments about noise were found.
Room Smell:	No recent comments about room smell were found.
Parking Fees:	No recent comments about parking fees were found.
Bed Bugs:	No recent comments about bed bugs were found.

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1. Like many Hawaiian hotels, this one's rooms smell musty.

"Clean, convenient and considered one of the best hotels in Hilo " Read full review on TripAdvisor 3/1/2012 Vote

2. The hotel looks/smells dated, it took a while to get used to it.

"Great value, nice location, wonderful staff...but very dated " Read full review on TripAdvisor 2/20/2012 Vote

3. Because it is an older hotel (1950s era?) is had a musty smell.

"Best option in Hilo, dated and needs updated " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/30/2012 Vote

4. We had two rooms and they both had a terrible musty smell.

"The rooms smell and the building is noisy. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/21/2012 Vote

5. The air con was noisey and smelled musty and the finish in the rooms was very dated especially the bathroom.

"Humdrum in Hilo " Read full review on TripAdvisor 1/2/2012 Vote

6. The room smelled of mold an the card keys repeatedly failed.

"Room smells and cooks can't cook " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/22/2011 Vote

7. Slightly musty smell to the room on the ocean view side but clean.

"Nice hotel!, but missing some modern conviences. " Read full review on TripAdvisor 12/12/2011 Vote

8. Room was generally clean but old/outdated and had that musty smell.

"Good room for the money " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/27/2011 Vote

9. Food smell made our stay difficult as well as the lack of anyone able to address why things were so bad.

"Disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/23/2011 Vote

10. Room smelled, non-smoking doesn't seem to apply at this hotel.

"Disappointed " Read full review on TripAdvisor 11/23/2011 Vote