I usually stay at a hotel when visiting Honolulu, so I was really looking forward to staying at this Airbnb as a different experience since every Airbnb I have stayed at in so far has been great. And this place is no exception.
Just a quick FYI - this is located in the Luana Waikiki Hotel & Suites, so you are basically staying there without the hotel amenities, but full use of the facilities - such as the gym, pool, grill center and laundry room. This definitely helps cut the costs and to be honest, besides requesting items a different way and not being able to just leave your trash outside your door (there is a bin near the laundry room), and calling the reception for more items there really is not much of a difference. The hotel staff are very kind but I did read elsewhere that once they find out you’re in the Airbnb portion, their treatment changes. But I did not experience this at all.
Only gripe I have is that despite the communication starting out great, I did have one question which neither host acknowledged. Was not a big deal as I ended up finding the info in the initial email, but would have still been nice to be acknowledged. Also, the shower was a bit difficult to control the desired temperature, and I also put in an FYI that the shower head was leaking, but I did not receive any response.
Overall, I would not take a star away from my review as the check in was a breeze, and location was excellent.