My family of three are regular visitors to Hawaii and usually switch between Honolulu and Maui visiting at least once, sometimes twice a year. This is the first time we have stayed at Shun’s place and the Waikiki Banyan. The apartment complex overall is old, but well maintained. The location is not bad, although near the end of the strip, very close to the zoo. Quite a short walk to the beach, near Duke’s statue. The highlight of this complex are the amenities with a large heated pool, which my son loved and two hot tubs (although sometimes they were not working). There is also a small play park, so definitely catered to kids and families.
The apartment itself is also on the older side, but tastefully decorated. It was quite clean except for a few dead roaches on the floor when we arrived, and we also dealt with a few lives one’s while we were there despite us keeping the unit clean and dumped the garbage regularly. They were just about to perform pest control when we were leaving, so this is obviously regularly done.
It is a well stocked apartment, for the most part. Lots of towels, linens, soap, laundry soap, beach items etc... provided. It is a bit on the smaller side but definitely large enough for our family of 3. The bathroom is extremely small and the pressure from the shower is not the best, but we always had hot water. We dealt with a water shut off for a few hours on our last day, which was inconvenient but didn’t bother us too much since it was during the day.
Self check-in and check-out which was very easy. Good communication. Overall, it was a good stay. I personally feel the unit is a bit overpriced, but everything seems to be in Honolulu. I’m not sure we would stay here again, as we prefer something a bit more central on the strip. If we did, it would be for the great amenities.