This Airbnb is a cozy little room in the Monarch Hotel. It’s well stocked with kitchen supplies, blankets, sunscreen, beach towels, a beach umbrella, inflatables, and so on. Working window A/C unit. Decent location, although it’s a 20-30 minute walk to Waikiki Beach and the surrounding popular restaurants. Easier to take the bus over.
Hosts were kind and very responsive.
Parking is TOUGH. There’s a dedicated lot in the hotel for $35 each day, but we found ways to get free parking near the hotel almost everyday.
Here are some tips:
1. Try to rent a smart car if it’s just one or two people. Easier to fit in tight spots. We used Turo for pretty cheap. Note that the smart car rental in the hotel was super expensive and can be avoided. They quoted us a rate of $200/day.
2. Pa’u Street: Tow-away zone from 6:30-8:30am and 3:30-5:30pm. You can park here after 5:30pm and move in the morning to an all-day spot or a 2-hour spot elsewhere while you get ready for the day. Lots of small spots here that only smart cars can use.
3. Keoniana Street and Kuamoo Street: All-day parking but hard to find.
4. McCully Street: Very limited 2-hour parking.
5. AlaWai Blvd: Street parking, tow-away zone Mondays and Fridays 8:30-11:30am. Very busy, hard to parallel park because of heavy traffic, but we found the most spots here. Smart car helped us fit in tight spaces.
Good luck and have a safe trip! Thanks Jackie and Matt!