Hubby and I spent five days in Waikiki alone, after spending five days on Maui with a large multi generational and extremely busy family group. We were looking forward to some serious downtime and the unit was perfect for us.. This Studio apartment is in an older building, as are most buildings in Waikiki. The owner of the unit has recently completely renovated and their makeover is nothing short of a home run!
The queen bed is super comfortable, and so is the sectional couch. The TV is huge, and I am almost a little embarrassed to say that we stretched out on it and did some much-needed Netflix binge watching. The apartment is very tastefully and thoughtfully decorated. A cool basket holds beach towels. A long modern floating shelf holds all of the electronics and a few knickknacks. The couch even has a nice big throw blanket, which you will definitely need while watching TV because the AC blows right on the couch. The bathroom and the kitchen area maximizes every inch of the space with high end glass-door cabinetry and nice fixtures/appliances. Beach chairs and even a nice big umbrella are provided as well as a couple of boogie boards we found on the lanai. We found the apartment to be nearly perfect in every way, including the amenities and extras that were provided at no extra charge.
Nearby, We loved the Arancini Italian restaurant which is a few blocks away on the ocean front. And the little poke place right across the street from the building’s entrance was quite good. Our first clue was the line all the way down the sidewalk every single day. Definitely recommend both.
Would we stay here again? Definitely. We do have three suggestions for the host to add to make the stay a little better than it already is: 1- add some sort of small dresser. The closet is huge, but we had a lot of things that you would not need or want to hang. it would be pretty easy to put a tall dresser inside the very large closet.
2- add a small second nightstand on the left side of the bed. (There is already a bedside table on the right) It’s nice for both guests to have a place to put a phone or a bottle of water, etc.
3- include a top sheet in addition to the wonderful down comforter inside the crisp duvet. Don’t get us wrong. We loved it the bed and the linens. Very comfy. But since the bed is at the farthest point from the air conditioner, when we had the duvet pulled up on top of us, we got hot. And when we threw it off, we were too cold. We kept on wishing we just had a simple sheet. We remedied this by using a beach towel instead lol. But a simple sheet added to the linen package would solve everything.
This place is great for a couple and for the price, I don’t think you would regret booking this unit!