Starbucks Coffee Ala Moana Hotel Honolulu

Cons: You can pay by app, but you can’t redeem rewards. They have unique items specific to this location. The rational - this is a hotel owned Starbucks and not a corporate Starbucks. The barista offered to hold my item just in case the other (corporate) Starbucks in the area didn’t have it - great touch, great customer service. This is not a deal breaker. What is a deal breaker is that one section of dining closes at noon. Why not close the place down all at once. The section that closes down has windows and natural lighting. With COVID already shouting down seating areas, this just adds insult to injury. Pros: Friendly baristas. Helpful baristas. (See the first part of the cons section.). The barista actually offered to set my choice of merchandise aside. The baristas just have an overall sense of happiness and goodwill. My drink was delicious. They have the same menu as corporate. Comfortable seating area. Typical brown, beige, green color scheme that is associated with your average Starbucks. Nice cityscape views. Work/productive ambiance. I’m surrounded by people on computers working hard. Plenty of outlets. Clientele ranges from professionals to students. Sheltered space. No homeless people would make it past security, depending on your mood and/or frame of reference this could be a good or bad thing.