The view is just as good in real life, if not better! I stayed for a week and worked remotely. Having that view of the Ala Wai canal from the workstation I set up made for a wonderfully smooth work day! I brought an ethernet cable to connect to the router and never had an issue with doing video conferencing all day. Location is just on the outskirts of Waikiki and is just a few minutes farther from the beach (on foot) than would be optimally ideal for me, but overall perfect experience for me.