An ideal location in Waikiki (unless you want to be right in the middle of the crowd craziness), Kurt's studio apartment offers a postcard view overlooking verdant Kapiolani Park, with all of Diamond Head rising in the background and the ocean to your right. Enjoy breakfast on your private lanai to the sound of the waves. Great swimming beaches are minutes away, including ones favoured by locals. You'll find the apartment exceptionally clean, the bed moderately firm and comfortable, and many transit routes within a couple of blocks. I loved using The Bus, especially with my affordable seniors discount card. Why fight Honolulu's traffic? Besides, it shows a side of Honolulu life tourists rarely see. Honolulu is much more than just a tourist strip. Explore and enjoy. A highlight for me this trip was the Honolulu Art Museum tour of Doris Duke's stunningly beautiful Islamic-themed estate, "Shangri-la." The tour must be pre-booked. I expected something gaudy and found instead a design sensibility matching the great Islamic sights of Andalusia and Sicily.