The view from the lanai is beautiful! Sunsets are gorgeous here! Being able to see the Honolulu city lights at night is also pretty neat.
It’s in a good location if you want to be near Waikiki without the crowd. It’s also convenient having the bus and trolley stop right outside the building. Magic Beach is a 15-minute stroll which is a great place to watch the sun rise in the mornings. And you can stop on the way at a nearby hotel’s coffee shop for croissants and really good iced Hawaiian lattes!
You’ll have to try the ice cream shop downstairs. Having a convenience store nearby is great for buying essentials like toothpaste, reef safe sunscreen and toilet paper. There are cars parked in the garage available for rent by a third party—we used that to drive around O‘ahu.
The elevators can get very busy; there’s a large bather’s elevator available for extra stability. The room itself is a good size. We had five people in our group and the sofa worked out for us. It was very easy to put away during the day.
Weekends can get really boisterous because of live entertainment downstairs, but that’s part of the fun of being on vacation! There are other residents around you using their lanai, but it’s pretty quiet by bed time.
We had a great time, were well-rested and can’t wait to go back to Hawai‘i!