We were a family of four with two teenagers and we loved staying here for a week. The apartment is exactly as shown and described. The beds including the sofa bed were all really comfortable. I loved the extra surprises like condiments for cooking, even Vegemite and honey in the kitchen, and mossie spray in the bathroom which we used when we headed north. The coffee shop below was really good and you could walk to everything from Food Pantry and abc shops to restaurants to fireworks on Friday night. We actually never used the pool area because the beach at the end of the street has ocean baths. If you are really into fitness and keeping up your gym routine there is a 24hr place across from the Alo Moana centre but our son found it is really expensive - us$25 per visit. However there are outdoor fitness facilities at the bottom of Diamond Head free to use. Our favourite restaurants were the Cheesecake Factory, Cheeseburgers in paradise and the food court in the Alo Moana Centre but we cooked as well and the kitchen was really good to use too. You will have a great time staying here and the apartment has everything you need to help keep it sand free. Thanks Kris!