Great views, total security and relaxing days at Jenny's Cottage Waikiki!
We woke up to sunrise, watched the beach and surfers during the day and enjoyed sunsets each night from the lanai. Jenny's Cottage is situated perfectly. It was a short walk to the beach, great shopping, restaurants, the zoo and so many of Oahu's tourist attractions.
We never needed a car and opted to use our legs, $5.50 bus/day and mountain bikes to explore, shop and get around. We had a late check out and caught the bus to the airport very easily for a red-eye back to the mainland. Thank you to Jenny for being so flexible with check in and check out.
Tropical fruit , local organic snacks and strong Hawaiian coffee was a wonderful way to start the day with the perfect sunny breeze for each morning sunrise (stayed on PST for our visit). The rain on the sunrise mountains to the sun on the beach each morning created many rainbows to enhance the view.
We made the quick walk to the beach before 7 am to tan up before the crowds arrived and spent lazy afternoons reading on the lanai or at the pool.
Car free adventures included bike and walk up and around Diamond Head, Foster Botanical Garden (a must for any plant enthusiast) and Chinatown (shopping and awesome Laotian food), bike climb and hike up to Moana Falls (sunny surf to dense, flower rich, tropical wetness). We could have easily bused to the North or Northeast coasts but rather invested our time shopping the funky stores on King Street near the University. it would have been also very easy to rent a car, motorcycle, moped ... if desired without any reservation ($90/day first come, first serve car rental across the street) but we decided to keep it simple and carbon neutral.
Of course, there was also fantastic local and international food available right across the street with outdoor food trucks and stands (cheapest) to local and fine dining (even in the building). Our favorite happy hour "meals"/ exotic appetizers and drinks were very affordable with plentiful portions - i.e. sweet potato gnocchi, portabella fries, sushi of all sorts, pork and crab pillows, szechuan baby back ribs, poke... The Udon places in the vicinity looked and smelled intriguing but their constant lines kept us on the lookout for so many other options.
I would highly recommend Jenny's Cottage for anyone desiring this type of trip.