My partner and I spent 15 days at Ratana's 1-bedroom condo at The Cove complex and had a wonderful experience- Ratana did an excellent job of calming me down after another Airbnb reso was cancelled almost 6 months after approval and ensuring me that all would go smoothly and it did.

Ratana really went the extra mile, picking me up at the airport at my almost-midnight arrival and even taking my partner (who joined me in HNL a few days later) and me back to the airport on our departure. I've never had a host do that before. The apartment itself is small but very comfortable, with a real couch/chaise combo (no wicker!! HOORAY!) that doubles as a bed in a pinch, a nice bed, big completely stocked bathroom and a similarly well stocked kitchen. Separate AC units for bedroom and living room- not only bedroom as seems to be a thing in Hawaii. The location is superb if you're interested in not being in the heart of the Waikiki action- there are diverse dining options at Ala Moana centre (a mere ten or so minutes walk) and even better ones to the north of there towards King St- we split out time between the Waikiki beaches and these locations closer to the condo to experience Honolulu a bit more like locals, which is nice since Waikiki itself has become an overpriced mess. Oh, you're also near a major bus hub at Ala Moana Ave for access to the entire island, basically, but Ratana does provide free parking if you want to drive- we rented a car for one night and that was enough of that! Oh, I commented on how the nice widescreen TV only received SD TV and how nice it'd be to have a Roku or Apple TV or Blue-ray with Netflix access and two days later Ratana showed up with a Roku 3 and it's now set up, with an Ethernet connection to the router so it's fast and smooth for watching Netflix or Hulu etc when you're staying inside for the evening- another wonderful thing about Ratana: she was immediately responsive!