Yuriko & Kevin’s place is fantastic, with a great location in Waikiki, a great pool, and a great view of Friday fireworks just to name a few things. Families with little ones will greatly appreciate the multiple rooms to accommodate varied sleep/nap time arrangements. The full kitchen and Japanese soaking tub in the bathroom set this unit apart from any hotel room you’ll find in the area. All in all an amazing stay.
As we shared with the hosts, our biggest grievances are things I’m not sure they can fix. 1/ Around 4 or 5 each morning the sound of huge rolling carts (maybe the hotel laundry service?) and loud bangs from slamming doors would wake everyone in the apartment. Made things hard with little ones, but also just all-around annoying to be woken up like that each day (maybe not on the weekends? I lost track.) 2/ The unit is privately-owned and operated in a hotel, and the hotel staff clearly knew we weren’t paying guests of theirs. The doorman never offered to help us. The front desk told our son he couldn’t adopt a fish for a night. And we weren’t allowed to participate in wine and cheese nights. We could have guessed all of this would happen, but just good to be clear on those points.
Really glad we found this place and will absolutely be back! Thanks again Y&K!