I would not stay here again. The place badly needs updating. I think the description should have been clearer regarding the proximity to the beach. The distance to the water is not accurate at all. Getting to the lobby is at least 5 minutes. The walk to the beach is at least another ten minutes.
Paying $35 per day for parking should be included in the price. Even though it is mentioned in the description, there is no other option for parking.
The pictures should have included the whole space. The TV is at least 15 years old with three remotes that had no instructions. It was a plasma TV with continuous white lines running down the picture. A new state of the art TV is $400. Just to see the news was a challenge. When we were there a man was missing in Waikiki and a search and rescue operation was underway. We wanted to see the news regarding this.
The toilet seat did not match the toilet as would not stay up. It was self closing and would come down halfway while in use. This is very uncomfortable for a man to use. The microwave did not work and was also at least 15 years old. It had a round control knob they don't even make anymore. The host "wanted to make it right" by overnighting a microwave and sending over a contractor to look at the toilet seat, but I did not want to have to deal with that kind of coordination on my vacation. I also did not feel comfortable with having someone come into the space to fix the toilet while I was staying there.
The host sent a long message the day we arrived telling me not to walk away from the stove while cooking. I did not bother cooking because it was clear she did not want me to use the stove. But then the microwave did not even work! She messaged me not to lean on the balcony railing because it was not very high and wasn't safe for children. I simply did not need that kind of instruction. If a host is that worried about the property, maybe it should not rented out.
The place was so uncomfortable for us that we had to leave and find another place to stay, which we did. We stayed only three days out of nine. Getting back $400 (for the microwave fiasco) was a nice gesture, but I feel that I should have been refunded much more.