Location:
This is what you're paying for. Beach is literally across the street, downtown Waikiki is a couple blocks away. We walked around everywhere! And I hate walking!! Absolutely perfect location.
Room:
As of May 2018 there was a lot of construction going on, so the building was all torn up. The room was OKAY, and the floor was dirty, but we were out and about so often, all that mattered was that we had a place to sleep. All bed sheets and towels smelled clean and fresh. Check-in was quick and easy too, just follow the instructions.
Amenities:
- No stove, just a hot plate under the sink with a missing leg, so it's wobbly.
- Plates, forks, spoons, knives, spatula, cups, pan, and pot provided.
- Microwave and TWO fridges.
- 6 large, 2 small, and 2 tiny towels were provided.
- Shower alternates warm and cold, so take a quick one!
- Wifi works perfectly fine in the morning. Borderline unusable at night when everybody's home!
- HDTV
- A ringed booklet of recommended restaurants/places to check out, big thanks for that!
- Garbage chute across the hall from door. Laundromat on first floor.
- There's a mini-mart on the first floor that's open 24/7. Super convenient! They sell AMAZING freshly made smoothies during the day. Highly recommend.
Parking:
Parking is $25 per day and first come first serve. There's 2 garages available in this building. If you can't find parking you can park in one of the other local parking garages around the area for $25-$30 per day. There is ONE street 1 block away with free street parking, but you have to get lucky to land a spot. We tried every day, trust me. Not worth the time imo.
ADVICE: Don't rent a car. There's a ton of public transportation from bus to rentable scooters available as well as Uber and Lyft everywhere. And there's so much available walking distance too, you'll regret it if you rent a car!
Random food advice: (All of the following are walking distance)
- There's a delicious musubi cafe across the street. Musubi Cafe Iyasume: 4.5 stars on yelp!
- Uber or walk 1.5 miles to Ono Seafood. Best poke you'll ever have, trust! I tried other local poke just to compare. :okay hand sign emoji:
- Everyone recommends Duke's bar; WAY overrated imo!
- Standing in line for Marukame Udon is WORTH. THE. WAIT. The line moves fast! Must try. Go at lunch for less line.
- There's local farmers market-type booths that pop up during the week. You can get delicious fruits, sugar cane juice, and malasadas there which you'd be surprised how delicious they are. Unless your bff at home told you to go try Leonards Bakery, you can get malasadas there too. It's one block away from Ono Seafood.