Location is easy as everything is very close (bars, restaurant, beach). The condo was a little smaller than we thought but it still worked out. The kitchen has most everything needed to make meals and the lanai is very large. The sun shines directly on the lanai for around 4 hours (in February 9am - 1 pm) and then the lanai is shaded the rest of the day with a nice breeze. Note this is a corner unit on the Ala Wai -- the windows cannot filter out all of the noise (sirens, etc.) but turning on the AC while sleeping was able to drown out almost all of it.