Just checked out of Julia's unit and I am thrilled with our choice. It is in a prime Waikiki location with walking distance to everything and bus stops outside the door or 500m down the street! Julia is quick to respond to any inquires you may have. The a/c works great which is nice for sleeping. The unit is smaller but has plenty of room for two people and their luggage and would recommend it versus staying in a pricy hotel and not to mention you're not there during the day. The unit is clean with a great little kitchenette for cooking a few meals in. There is a coffee pot, kettle, toaster and a few pots and pans with basic essentials like salt & pepper, cooking oil as well as coffee to get you through your first day or so until you can get to a grocery store. The Lanai is great for having your coffee in the morning, looking toward the beach and Diamond while watching the area wake up! Julia also provided plenty of bath towels and a couple of beach towels so no need to pack yours! There are also beach chairs which I worked great for us! Parking: If you choose to get a car which I highly recommend even for a couple of days I found the cheapest rental at the airport. A $2.50 bus fare and roughly and hour can get you back to the airport. You can pay $20/night to park in the condo underground lot or park along Monsarrat Ave. for free. We parked on the avenue which is a short walk to the building and didn't have any problems Food: Food is very expensive in Hawaii, especially fruits and vegetables. You can get staples like bread and eggs at the local ABC store or walk to the Food Pantry which is maybe a 15 min. walk. I would recommend going to Safeway which is maybe 3 miles north of the building, Walmart which is a 30 min. bus ride or even driving out of Waikiki for the cheapest food prices. There are lots of great restaurants for those who like to eat out. The Moose McGillicudy's has great food and drinks, also Teddys Better Burgers in the building has great burgers and shakes! My favourite was Ono Seafood Hawaii ... greatest Poke around. I recommend trying their Spicy Ahi, delicious! Things to do: We didn't do much touristy stuff but would recommend Pearl Harbour, some easy hiking at Diamond Head, and a sunrise hike on Makapu'u Lighthouse trail. If it's not to windy would recommend snorkelling. Definitely recommend a drive around the island seeing Lanikai or Kailua beach (1hour from Waikiki) as well as driving up along highway 83 seeing the north shore. And finally a mountain drive on H3 and highway 61, both have break taking views! In order to see some additional local places I would recommend renting a bike for a day, it's another great way to...