The Lodge at Kane’ohe Bay

We stayed at the lodge on our PCS to K-​bay.
They allowed us to block off our room for 30 days (so there’s no need to change rooms at day 10 or day 15).
We had a mini fridge (apparently the conjoined rooms, one has a full fridge and one has the mini fridge). They offered to move us to a full fridge room (but I didn’t want to move all of our stuff on day number 8 at 32 weeks pregnant).
There’s a nice little place park within the hotel boundaries, however there’s always garbage out there by it (because not every parent is watching their children). During our stay, I had to yell at other people’s children because they were teaching the much younger kids naughty things (the park says under 12 parental guidance recommended, it should be hotel policy that your children not be left unsupervised).
There’s also a covered patio with outdoor furniture and multiple grills.
We stayed at the lodge during Easter and the hotel staff put together an Easter egg hunt for the kids (wasn’t very well advertised, I asked the front desk if they knew if the base was doing one, and then I was told about theirs).
The maid service has been awesome, however they never come by at the same time. One day they come by at 9 am. The next day they come by at 3 pm. Which is extremely inconvenient when you have small children that nap.
You can have UPS & Fedex packages delivered here (however no USPS, that’s delivered to the post office on base and you’d have to go pick it up).
The continental breakfast that they offer is from 6 – 9 am every morning. It includes bagels or pastries, pancakes, eggs, cereal, multiple juices and milk, yogurt, fresh fruit, coffee and a variety of other hot breakfast items that change daily. During our stay it’s always been hot and delicious. (There’s a little tray in your room, under the coffee pot /​toaster, in case you have to grab a few different plates).
They offer 4 washers and 4 dryers (coin operated) but they work pretty good. One washer and one dryer were broken during our stay so doing laundry was a little hectic because there were so many families PCSing in or out.

My husband and I stayed here three years ago and loved it. We returned this week as part of our military move and I’m disappointed. I’ve found 5 millipedes in our room in less than 24 hours of checking in, and in talking to others who’ve stayed here, word of mouth seems to be showing that others have run into this bug issue here as well. Apparently others have been offered to have their rooms sprayed but being pregnant I’m not comfortable having our room sprayed in chemicals. We’ve already had to get the carpets shampooed in our room after walking into a strong odor that smelled like vomit. The treatment didn’t seem to solve it except for now add a layer of perfume to the air. The continental breakfast is generous in that it’s more than pastries and cereal, but it was cold on some of the days. The perks are a friendly staff and dog-​friendly option, just wish that the accommodations were more comfortable and cleanly especially since this is a temporary home for many military families in between moves like us. We also found quite a bit of black mold in our bathroom.

Stayed here with family for 4 nights. 2^nd night there were tons of ants all near our sink bathroom. All the desk could do was give us ant traps. I cleaned up the ants and sprayed with sunscreen (all I had) and they never came back. One day we asked for housekeeper to come back as we hadn’t left yet. When they came back they gave new towels, made the bed and that was it. Sink was still dirty. The next day they were better and replenished the toiletries also.
If you aren’t military, you need to get a daily base pass and this was a pain. Also, you can’t use any of the stores without the military member with you. Oh and there’s a dress code to go in stores. No workout clothes!
They have bicycles you can use, we just never did.
The breakfast was very good! Great selection, bagels, pancakes, eggs, potatoes. A little different each day. This was the best part of staying there!

Within 5 minutes of being at the cabanas I was approached by mps asking who I am and my name !! I guess they were looking for someone, drunk people everywhere! I felt unsafe for my family to be out after dark!

Great lodge! They have a full hot breakfast that changes daily so you don’t get tired of eating there everyday (if you are there for a long time like we were). The staff is really nice and attentive. We enjoyed our stay both times we stayed there (when we arrived on island and when we left). Great lodge and a great price!

We’ve been here 10 days as we PCS out. There’s been 3 power outages in this time that last 0630 – 2100. With 2 toddlers and a pet, it hasn’t been a pleasant experience (no AC or TV for entertainment). They were as prepared as possible but didn’t mention that they’d been planned when we booked our stay. We also had a mouse in our room and they were pretty good about getting us a new room at 9pm on night #8. Our new room has a clogged shower drain which maintenance is trying to fix. And the wifi has been down. While none of these issues on their own is a big deal, having all of them at once has made our stay less than desirable. The rooms themselves are reminiscent of a motel 6 except more crowded because of extra furniture. But they do have a pretty decent continental breakfast which has been great for my kids. If there was a stove or hot plate or something in the «kitchen» in the rooms it’d be great. It gets old microwaving or ordering take out or fast food for most meals.

CABANAS
These Cabanas are past the flight — line & are run by the lodge and you must check in through their office.
$ 70 a night
Daily housekeeping
Ammenities: daily towels, dish soap, daily coffee bags with cream & sugar, shampoo, soap, conditioner, lotion, tv, mid-​size fridge, microwave, & FREE WI-​FI.
These are just rooms. It’s like an upscale camping experience. You do share showers & toilets and there is a blow dryer!. But it is not what you would assume. People were very friendly, respectful, & just humble! It’s like taking a shower at the gym after a workout!
My hubby & I are trying to enjoy every bit of hawaii without draining our account. We really want to experience camping but with 2 toddlers (3 & 2 year olds) we weren’t sure if we were capable of handling 2 kids and the wilderness. This place gave us the opportunity to assess ourselves. We packed beach gears, our own grill, a Crock pot, the rice cooker, our frozen marinate, the perculator for the cold nights of kaneohe in December and off we went.
The first night we checked in it was really chilly out and too dark to explore. So we went straight to bed… beds were nice and soft. Too soft for me but was comfortable. Next day it was so windy out we went to the cottage side beaches for grilling & beaching. It was breath taking. Kids played all day on the beach and didn’t want to leave. It was our first night as well to try the showers! The shower room is key card entry only so you know each person there is checked in and is a guest as well. The showers are nicely HOT!!! My whole family had great HOT SHOWERS during our stay… which was much needed on our cold windy nights out. All rooms has air conditioning so that was nice. We really spoiled ourselves calling this a camping experience. Lol. But it was a good price for all the amenities.
Bring Clorox wipes. Any spill of food ants come out. It doesn’t bother me I grew up in Guam (it’s an island thang) so I just wipe them off and clean as I go each time I or my kids have meals. And if you forgot ANY THING at home… MCX Shoppette near the main gate amazingly has everything! That was an A plus!
Last day we spent it at the SUPER PLAYGROUND. The kids loved it. There was a barbecue pit nearby so we grilled some kalbi while children had a blast. It was a nice 4 day weekend well spent with the family. I would definitely recommend this place to anyone.

We stayed at the Lodge Thursday thru Tuesday for part of our PCS. Wishing we had stayed here the whole time. The room is adequate, they clean every day and while its not 5 star accomedations, they do allow pets and its clean. The base itself if enough to stay here, they have everything — beaches (that arent over crowded), grocery, plenty of food selection places and just overall great atmosphere. If we were living in housing and were going to be stationed close enough I think I would choose the housing here. Also the breakfast in the morning is pretty decent compared to most hotels we have stayed in.

This place was nice, like better than ok. For what the military pays its great. It’s basically a hotel, they come in and clean everyday. The staff is super nice. I was very pleased that we got the opportunity to stay there. They are almost always booked so if you can plan ahead, at least by a month.

We stayed in lodging from October to end of December. Everyone was very friendly, house keeping did an excellent job too. The hot breakfast every morning was a plus too! I would have given 5 stars BUT they NEED more laundry space for washers and dryers. There are only 4 washers and 4 dryers for that huge place. Granted the dryers are HUGE so you can dry all your loads in at once, but most people that didnt have common sense did not do that and took up all the dryers. a lot of the time one or the other was out of service as well.
Id stay here again though!

The lodge here is similar to most Navy Lodging that you will find at any base. My biggest qualm with this location is that I wish they had a kitchenette. Most people staying here stay longer than 30 days and that option would be nice :)
Location: Right inside the MCBH main gate, literally.
Staff: 90% of the staff is always friendly, always ready to help you and they have gone above and beyond to make sure we feel at home. After staying here for over 60 days, they truly know us now and they have become friends.
Upon check in, if you’re new to the island they will give you tons of pamphlets and direction to get acquainted with the island. There are free movies for your rental convenience and the MCX mini mart/​gas station is right across the way.
Amenities: We were able to stay in the room that has 2 queen size beds, a fridge (¾ size) a kitchen sink, semi furnished kitchen (dishes, utensils, grill utensils, cups, coffee maker and microwave) a little bit of kitchen storage, full bath. Outside the room there are 3 different grills outside, coin operated washer/​dryers and free MCCS wifi.
There is a continental breakfast served at the loge from 6 – 9 daily that is complimentary to all their guests. The food is more than just bagels, cereal and jam. Everyday they have a different protein, a different egg and a different carb so it doesn’t get too boring.
The location is also near everything (I know the base isn’t too big!) but its all within biking (they have those for free rental too!) or walking distance.
Overall, I don’t love or hate this place. It is in a great location and was better than staying on the other side of the island and commuting but there are things that I do believe they could improve on :)