Nobu’s Airbnb had gorgeous views of the mountains, ocean, and Honolulu. It is also a quick 3 minute drive away from Waikiki Beach, and a quick 1 minute walk from a Hawaiian 7-11, which we really enjoyed. He was attentive and kind during communication and making sure we had what we needed, especially for a late checkin and early checkout. However, our stay wasn’t as expected. There’s some things I wish I would have known before booking, so I will give them to you as a heads up.
First, after paying almost $700 for our stay, parking was $35/night with no other option/location for parking a rental car. We had to pay an additional $105 to the parking attendants, who were VERY rude to those that needed to utilize their garage, myself included. They even told me they “didn’t care about how much it cost or how inconvenient and rude they were being, they just wanted their money”.
Second, the cleanliness of the room was not very great. Our bath towels were stained, there was hair, who I assume is from the last person that stayed here, stuck on the bathroom walls and in the shower/shower drain, and the floors felt like they had not been swept or cleaned after the previous stay.
Third, there was always a new thing that would happen while we were in the room each day. One day the shower wouldn’t stop dripping, or the next day there was a squeaking noise (that honestly sounded like mice) coming from the room next door.
And lastly, the area of the Airbnb is not seemingly the safest. There were lots of people asking for money outside and some people had said that they had been robbed in that same area.
These things are just to give potential users a heads up. We still enjoyed our stay with Nobu and he does have beautiful rooms. We just want people to be aware of the things that we wish we had known prior to our stay.