All in all, for the price, this place was a fine place to stay and comfortable enough to use as a home base. We felt safe in this area and during our stay in this unit.
This unit is in a convenient area and location, very walkable to shops, restaurants, grocery stores, and the beach. City bike rentals easy accessible too. It also felt private, since it is on the 2nd floor at the back of the property. The size works for 2 people. A/C works great in the bedroom. Questions were answered in advance of our stay. Check-in was easy.
A couple of things to note for future travellers:
- Several items were not available despite being noted on the listing (hair dryer, kitchen goods)
- Few outlets available throughout the unit. This can be remedied if you purchase power strips and extension cords
- As is common across Oahu, this is an older unit. With that, it smells faintly like mildew throughout. And any amount of kitchen use for cooking requires prolonged periods of time with open windows to vent
- Kitchen concerns: 1) some silverware was rusty, so check before use 2) biggest burner on the stovetop did not work at all 3) hot water electric kettle was broken/cracked and spilled water everywhere
- Doorknob to the bedroom kept getting stuck
- Toilet flush is inconsistent, you must check if the tank properly fills after flushing
- Neighbor's dog barks very frequently (at least 2-3x per hour for at least 10 minutes straight each time). From the unit's location, it's really loud even with all windows and doors shut since it's the house directly neighboring the unit