Starting with the good- the view is great. No ocean (well, if you look very carefully, you can see a couple of small squares of it through the buildings), but the city is lovely. And the location is good. A few blocks and you’ll be in the heart of the Waikiki shopping district. A few more and you’re on the beach.
Now the less-good. One thing you need to be aware of if you’re renting a car is that this buIlding is half hotel/half condo, and parking is not free! We were charged almost $40/night to park. That’s pricey- I don’t care where you are! And they make you valet it. That’s ok—the valets were all quick and courteous—but it means added expense as you tip.
As for the room: you open the door to very stained carpet and furniture that says “what was left from grandma’s yard sale”. We went to use the coffee maker (on its last legs), but all we had to clean the mugs was a sponge that could’ve been from the Obama era. The bathroom was furnished with baby towels that wouldn’t fit around my 33” waist, and a disposable soap dispenser that seems to have been refilled with vanilla pudding.
The bedding was an issue too. Thin, cheap sheets and a comforter made of every unnatural fiber known to man, which means sweltering and sweating. We opted to kick the comforter off and then fight to find the right temp for sleeping with just sheets (my wife ended up using a shawl as a blanket).
I chose this place because it was a little cheaper than most hotels, but after I paid for parking, I’m not sure I saved any money. And it certainly wasn’t as nice as even a 3 star hotel room would’ve been. It served it’s purpose, but I wouldn’t stay here again.