Overall, we enjoyed our stay at this place. There are a lot of pros and also a few cons. I will write them in detail below.
Pros:
LOCATION: Great location, 15 minutes walk to Royal Hawaiian Village, 17 minute walk to Don Quixote for groceries, close to restaurants, a little farther from the main Waikiki strip but close enough for a good walk.
BUILDING: Great aesthetic, good security. The girls at the reception are very nice. Big reception area and is nice and clean.
Elevators are not crowded.
POOL: Big and not a lot of people use it. Great to spend the day to relax. Nice lounge area.
GYM: Clean and a lots of equipment.
UNIT: Nice and spacious. We like that there is a foyer where we can leave our shoes. We like the layout and that we are able to line up our shoes against the wall on the foyer without it being in the way and stepping or tripping on it. We also like that the owners provided a bench at the foyer so it is easy to put your shoes on. Love that the bedrooms are separated, one in each wing.
BUGS: We have visited Hawaii several times and sometimes we see a few ants or tiny bugs. This unit did NOT have any bugs. We noticed that they put a few ultrasonic pest repellents. That probably helped. We are just so happy not seeing tiny critters.
BEACH AND OUTDOOR items: We appreciate that there were beach chairs, boogie boards but the beach umbrella needs to be replaced. It was torn and the handle broke and cut my husbands hand when he tried to twist the pole to the sand.
A/C UNIT: We liked that there were 3 separate A/C units so that we can turn off the living room A/C when we are sleeping or turn off the bedroom A/C when we are in the living room.
KITCHEN: Decent size. We like that there is a full size refrigerator but due to the location of the refrigerator, you cannot fully open the door so one of the vegetable drawers cannot be opened all the way but there is enough room inside, so no problem.
Cons:
KITCHEN ITEMS: Our main gripe is in the kitchen gadgets. The pots and pans are not good quality. They are not leveled flat. If your left hand is holding the lid and your right hand stirs the food, the pan or pot swivels and revolves. The food is not cooked evenly because the center of the pan is lower than the sides. It is OK if you stay for a week but if you stay there for a month and cook everyday, it gets frustrating. The ladles are cheap plastic. It bends when you use it. I almost dropped my stuffed pepper because when I used it the ladle bent and felt like it would melt. I never used it after that for health reasons.
NO Blender: We were shocked that a high end property like this does not have a blender. When we called Cynthia, she said that most of her renters do not use it. We were disappointed because we were so looking forward to make protein shakes as we always do at home. We brought our protein powder to make protein shakes but ended up taking it back home. We were not able to make protein shakes for the whole month we were there.
NO Iron: When we called Cynthia about the iron, she said that most people in Hawaii do not use iron. It may be true but most if not all hotels or AIRbnb properties we've stayed in Hawaii always have it. It is OK if you are not planning on going to a special event but if you come to the island for a wedding, be prepared to bring your own iron or wear a wrinkled attire.
LACKING some basic items: No pasta/spaghetti fork, egg beater, pie/cake slicer, soup ladle (large).
There are a lot of pros in this property and the pros outweigh the cons but if the items I mentioned on the Cons are important to you, it is something to consider. We visit Hawaii regularly and we'll check on our next visit if the Cons are addressed. If not, maybe we will reconsider.