Date: October 2022. Our stay at the Ilikai Marina Condos ILM1480 was really good.
Our flight arrived very early in the morning. When we messaged Captain Cook Resorts, we were told that we wouldn't be able to check in early (normal posted check in time is at 3pm local) due to someone already occupying the unit. When I spoke with the property manager, Paul, he said that no one was in the unit, but they had just put in new flooring. After he checked the unit, Paul gave us the ok to check in just after 1pm local.
We rented ILM1480 at an average cost of $350 per night. The unit was clean and very inviting when we arrived. The condo decorum is really nice; Royal Hawaiian, as my brother pointed out. The view overlooked Ala Wai Harbor and the ocean. ILM1480 has a full kitchen, nice sitting room with ceiling fan, small balcony (standing room only), good sized bedroom with comfortable king bed, and a nice full bathroom with bidet. Overall, the room is very nice and I would stay in it again, but there were a couple of things I didn't like about it. The front door has a single dead bolt coded lock and no other way to lock the door from inside. When exiting the unit, you have to enter your door code and manually turn the dead bolt to lock the door. Also the front door has a wide gap under the door. There is a good 3/4" to full 1" gap under the front door. We did find a couple of small cockroaches crawling on the kitchen countertop, but I suspect they came in through this gap under the front door. During our stay, we had a complaint from the tenant living below us that there was a water leak from our A/C unit. She mentioned that the same thing had happened last year causing water damage to her unit downstairs. The condo maintenance team did come in a couple of mornings after they initially inspected the A/C unit and took about 20-30 minutes overall to perform their maintenance on the A/C unit. But like I said, the unit is very nice and I would rent this unit again in the future. Parking at the condos is in a parking garage that cost us a rate of $28 per day. Laundry facility in the building has only 6 washers and 7 dryers, but only 4 of the dryers were working during our stay. So if you plan on doing some laundry, allow plenty of time to complete this task. The rates for the washers and dryers for a normal load were $3.25 to wash (about 30 minutes) and $3.25 to dry (about 50 minutes). Payment for these washers and dryers are made via a downloadable app called PayRange (PayRange Inc.) and requires you to load the app with funds. Loading the app with any amount of $5.00 or less will incur an additional $0.25 fee. Communications with Captain Cook Condos and also the property manager, Paul, were very good. The ILM is located at the very northwest of Waikiki and is a bit of a walk to the central of Waikiki. There are several restaurants and convenience stores nearby the condos if you need something quick.