Loved the location in terms of convenient to the beach, hiring surfboards and some nice little cheap (for Hawaii!!) poke bowls and vans.... not in the hub of big restaurants and shopping which was nice as not important to me. However, even though the apartment is on 11th floor, Kuhio avenue is a busy and noisy street!! Pay off I guess but Waikiki in itself is busy and noisy.... if you want quieter you will have to go diamond head area or away a bit I guess...
The apartment is fine but I've told agents air conditioning is noisy and sofa bed not comfortable to sleep on so if those were replaced, it would be a lot better and then good value. This is more reasonably priced than a lot of places but "you get what you pay for" to a certain degree. Big bed was comfy and sheets/ towels good and so was little kitchen and bathroom no problems at all. We were able to check in earlier which was a huge relief as we arrived in morning on overnight flight and had children. It's not a great option to not have somewhere to leave luggage and it would have been a nightmare if we couldn't leave luggage. It worked out in the end but be aware.... I hope that all helps! Enjoy Waikiki- the water is beautiful and the waves were fun. Worth it for that!!