This place is fantastic. Above and beyond worth the value of the stay. Absolutely loved it was only a 10 min walk to the heart of Waikiki beach but also not in the thick of it. Plenty of peace and quiet. There is also a Hui car share station right next door to the building so we didn’t pay to park and rent a car since it was so easy to rent hourly when we needed one when we stayed here.
The value of the beach amenities provided by Yen cannot be understated. We had 4 beach chairs, a boogie board, towels and two umbrellas. We bought a cheap little Amazon bag cooler to take on the trip to store food and beer on the beach and had the perfect setup (there’s an ice machine in the building too!). People in the elevator kept asking us where we got all our beach gear and couldn’t believe our host left us with such amenities.
We did unfortunately break one of Yen’s nicer Tommy Bahama beach umbrellas during our stay and when we messaged her to inquire about what store we could visit to replace it she told us not to worry about it. That was very kind of her.
If you don’t like k cup coffee, buy yourself your own grounds and bring them to the Airbnb as they do have a French press and electric kettle. I’m a bit of a coffee snob (esp in Hawaii when there is a ton of amazing Kona coffee) and went that route. Grocery store is a 10 min walk and ABC store across the street as well.