Pro’s:
- Fairly spacious and able to fit 3 adults with 3 bedding options and somewhat separated rooms
- Check-In was pretty easy with the keycode entry and nice to not have to carry keys around especially when our group was not always together.
- Parking included
- Full Kitchen included
- TV & cable in both the living room and bedroom (though never tried watching both at the same time and the sound isn’t blocked that well by the sliding door separators)
- Shower has good water pressure and had hot water
- Toward the end of Waikiki so a little quieter but still within easy walking distance from everything.
- Balcony nice to get breeze going through (not the best view but still can see a sliver of ocean)
- A/C in living room and stand-up fan for bedroom (the fan leaned way over to one side but it at least still blew air)
- 19th floor gets you a little further from street noise (though could still hear a decent amount and definitely noisier on weekend nights)
- No extra daily resort fees
- Towels we’re provided along with some beach supplies (though we didn’t use any of that)
Con’s:
- You could smell the cleaning solution when arriving but it was clear the cleaning crew did a very quick “fake” clean is what I would call it. You could tell countertops and floors were just wiped quickly and not thoroughly cleaned, along with crevices being dusty. Hopefully for the most part it was just an off-day for the cleaning crew. I would definitely double-check and/or do an extra cleaning yourself upon checking-in if you want to ensure surfaces are clean.
- A/C is pretty loud but without it feels stuffy/stagnant air and if you leave the balcony door open you’re letting flies in since there’s no screen door. Would be nice to have two fans if using the room separator.
- If looking for a space with separate sleeping spaces, note that the bathroom is through the bedroom and the room separator sliding doors are squeaky, so not the most convenient if someone sleeping in the living room wants to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
- One of the beds was comfortable but the other you could feel the springs through, and ALL the pillows were VERY FIRM (went to Wal-Mart to buy cheap pillows just so we could get a decent night’s sleep)
- Pull-out ottoman was broken. It did appear that the sofa had a hide-a-bed even though that wasn’t in the listing, nor told to us by the owner; however, we decided not to bother with trying it so can’t speak to whether it was comfy or not.
- Curtains did not close all the way and weren’t blackout in the living room. We used hair clips to help to block out the sun shining through as much as possible.
Conclusion:
Traveling with 3 adults who did not want to share a bed and wanted separate sleeping spaces with a TV in each space, along with a parking space included, this was one of the most budget-friendly options we could find. We knew we weren’t getting a 5-star accommodation. However, the space was a bit more run-down than we had expected and definitely not clean. We were disappointed and likely would pay a bit more to stay somewhere nicer next time.