We and another couple stayed at Esse’s apartment for 5 nights from 9/29-10/4.
POSITIVES:
+	Apartment is on the 39th floor (of a 41 story building) with good city and water views from all rooms in the apartment. The balcony is very spacious and the view from there is breath taking. Panoramic water view is limited only to one of the bedrooms next to the balcony.
+	Location of the building is good – walking distance to nice beaches, convenient stores, good coffee shops etc.; short drive to Waikiki and grocery stores (e.g., Nijiya).
+	Reserved parking (on the ground level) is very convenient and easy to get in and out.
NEGATIVES
-	Air duct outlets in the apartment are disgustingly dirty. It does not seem like anyone had cleaned them for years. It took us quite a bit of effort to clean them with damp paper towel by ourselves to lessen the eye soar. I expected a much higher level of cleanliness for the ~$80/night cleaning fees the host charges my stay.
-	The refrigerator was not working right, it was not cool enough when we first arrived at the apartment and, after we turned on its turbo cool mode (but keeping the thermostat at 35F), the temperature dropped to 25F overnight, froze up my bottle water and fruits. The fridge stays below freezing throughout our stay even though we set the thermostat to 37F.
-	There are also maintenance problems in the apartment here and there. For example, toilet seat is loose, there is also a leak on one of the outgoing pipe from the sink with the result that the toilet area of one of the bedroom is always wet.
-	There are some beach gears the host provided, but they are all quite old e.g., some beach chairs are broken, the umbrella is rusty.
Conclusion: At an average rate of $560/night for the stay, this apartment is definitely not providing the value for the money, IMHO.