So everything Kurt describes this property as, in his description is accurate. It is $1 million view. Repeat after me, it is $1 million view. And if that is you’re number one priority then this should be your place! Thoroughly enjoyed our time here albeit for one big hiccup which I won’t get into and was of no fault of Kurt‘s or his management. And to be clear, we stayed here because of the view, and not due to any familiarity with Honolulu and by extension Waikiki Beach. Now that we have been to Waikiki Beach, we know that this is not our scene and not the area (if we were to visit Honolulu again) that we would look to stay in again. Because take away that million dollar view, and what you have is a well run hotel, long in the tooth, with small rooms, small bathroom, no water pressure, and perhaps the noisiest Street in Waikiki.
One BIG issue Kurt…my husband and I are very tidy people, and while I respect that you’re worried about people leaving their room messy, trash not dumped, dishes not washed, sheets not stained, that to me is part of you doing business. And while none of this apply to us because we are tidy guests, the fact that you left behind a list of fines that would be assesed if any of these things were present, was a huge turn off to myself and my husband. In my opinion that is where you drop the ball, big time.
Any other Airbnb, B&B, boutique hotel that we have stayed in has never left behind a list of fines that would be incurred if any of these things occurred. Again, for the prices everyone in the Waikiki area charges for any kind of rental regardless of what class, the least you can do is make sure that you take care of this and not expect your guests to take care of it!
Now, we went out to dinner at a lovely restaurant about 15 minutes away directly on the beach, and the hotel that it is a part of cost about 10% more than what we paid for our nights with you with far superior accommodations and a view (granted not of Diamondhead) of the ocean that was stunning! If we were to return to Honolulu this is where we would stay https://www.kaimana.com/
Thanks again for being a great host, best of luck!
Kurt & Steve