This hotel in ala Moana is chic, updated, and nice bathroom. I was able to check in early. The staff from the front desk, bell service, and pool/bartenders were great.

After a terrible stay at another place, this place was wonderful. It was night and day Even the city view was nice for me since it was facing the ocean partially. Theres coffee in the room with cups and variety of coffee pod choices.

Another great thing about this place is the charging outlets and there’s a Bluetooth speaker so you can listen to your jams while on the spacious balcony.

They also will hold your luggage if you have a late flight back. I’ll be back to this place and recommend this place in Oahu.

I am very happy with The Modern. Most the the "not so great" things are out of their control due to the global pandemic but they have managed to work around it to make guests' stay as comfortable as possible.

Check-in was seamless - we arrived on Christmas day and it was pretty fast getting everything settled. We had an amazing room. (1Br Ocean Front Suite - which by the way are exactly how the pictures on their site depict it to be!) You cannot go wrong with TWO balconies! We were on the 8th floor and their regulations for their elevator was 2 people max OR 5 person max for families. There were three so it was not "terrible". However, during the daytime when the hotel is pretty active it is a little bit of a mission getting an elevator due to the occupancy restrictions. Here is a tip - if you are coming back from the pool on the 1st or second floor - take the stairs to the main lobby floor and catch the elevator there ;) Thank me later.

There is no room service due to the pandemic but they will provide you with a change of linens and towels at your request and you can leave the used ones outside of your door and they will have someone come pick it up. Same goes for garbage - they do daily sweeps and you simply just leave it outside your door.

Overall I think it was a great stay - they could have brighter lighting in the halls.

My wife and I stayed for 2 weeks at the beginning of December, 2020 with Diamond timeshare points. The woman at the front desk was very nice and accommodated our request to stay in the same room for both weeks. The hotel was on capacity restrictions, and we got room 1626 on the mountain end of the building. We had expected only a "city view," but was pleasantly surprised to be able to see a sizable ocean view from our balcony. I think that from how the hotel is situated, practically all the rooms would be able to see the ocean, at least from the balcony (the higher the floor the better). This was perfect for us, because during Covid, our favorite activity was sitting on our personal balcony reading with the ocean spread out below us. The one caveat would be to make sure you have a balcony!

We liked the hotel's setting, next to the Illikai and inland from the Ala Wai Marina, and with the Ala Moana shopping center a few blocks away. It's across the street from a Red Lobster/Outback, McDonalds, and a small food store. It's a few blocks from the Hilton Hawaiian Village's sandy beach, but it has two pools and a hot tub. During Covid, we preferred our balcony: the pools were nice, but they were insisting on you wearing masks, even when 10+ feet from others. Our biggest difficulties were making sure we received a microwave oven (not standard equipment for the room, but we asked for and received one), and the balcony chairs, which fit the "mid-century" look they wanted, but were virtually impossible to sit in, unless you filled them with pillows to support your back. It would have been nice to have access to a lounge chair. We found the one ice machine and washer/dryer the hotel had, which were on the 12th floor. An ice bucket was a rare commodity, but we did get one when we asked. Our room did have a bar-type refrigerator included. Hot water was very quick to arrive. Elevators were quick as well. The street could be extremely noisy, but the windows (when closed) were very effective, and traffic quieted down considerably at night. The hallways in most of the hotel are VERY dimly lit, but you get used to it. The air conditioning was very good and very quiet. The staff was very friendly. We went through a timeshare presentation, but it was very respectful, and the vouchers we received could be used at the Times Supermarket which was about a one half mile walk inland from the hotel.
We really loved The Modern-Honolulu. Our main requests would be 1) a microwave guaranteed, 2) get more comfortable/usable chairs on the balcony and 3) lighten up the hallways. We didn't try the limited food options that were still available (pretty expensive), but had great access to multiple restaurants within a half block and the supermarket close by. It was a less than a mile to main Waikiki and The Yard House restaurant (happy hour) and Duke's restaurant (Taco Tuesday!).
It was very difficult to jump through Hawaii's regulation hoops to get there, but we had a very relaxing stay at The Modern Honolulu. They say they will be renovating rooms into larger timeshare-type rooms (kitchens, washer/dryer), but that hasn't happened yet. Until they renovate, this is a moderately priced gem.