We stayed at Emy's place for almost 3 weeks. This is definitely the best experience I ever had.
1. Location could not be better, half a block away to the public beach with life guard. Within 1 minute walk (not even 5 minutes), you have access to so many restaurants including quick bits(poke, musubi, korean lunch box), and other good dine-in places. 10 minutes walk to all the shopping centers in Waikiki.
2. Apartment is remodeled, so everything is new. This is 1b1b with a full size kitchen, and king size bed. The host provided most of the cooking ware, including a rick cooker. :) You definitely have more than enough space for two people, the sofa could be turned into a full size bed, so it can host up to 4 people without problem.
3. Parking is painful in Waikiki. The host provides the parking lot with a very competitive price. You can enjoy the stay without worrying about the insane valet parking charge at the nearby hotel. Also, within 5 minutes, you can find several local car rental places.
4. Emy is super responsive. I contacted her several times via the Airbnb message, she replied within 10 minutes all the time. The check-in/parking/check-out processes were very straight-forward.
5. It is a very safe place. Waikiki is definitely not a bad location but does have quite a group of homeless on the street. With the fob key required to the building outside, inside, elevator doors, you can enjoy the peace of mind all the time.
6. It has two independent window ACs both in the living room and bedroom. The bedroom also has a ceiling fan, so it is quite nice to enjoy the breeze while asleep.
To be honest, I would be okay to pay more to stay here rather than near by hotels, not to mention the insane mandatory resort fee and parking fee from other hotels.