I was a little concerned at first about being Downtown, but now I am a huge fan! Olivia's apartment was centrally located, and walkable to many interesting attractions / sights including Chinatown (good food, Chinese as well and fusion, traditional and contemporary). Fort Street Mall also offered an array of food choices. The apartment is also within a 5-minute walk to Iolani Palace, Hawaii State Art Museum and the central public library - my 20 month old toddler and I had a blast!
Having a Longs downstairs and Walgreens across the street was extremely convenient. There was also a Ross where we got some toys and beach gear.
The only negative experience I had was checking out. I was alone with my toddler, so it made things a little more complicated. We had to drive the car out of the garage, and go all the way around since the streets were one way, and parked at loading zone. Then I unstrapped my child from his carseat, went around the building to go down the escalator then catch another elevator to go back upstairs to the apartment to drop off the keys. Then came back down to get my car. The loading zone permit was only 3 minutes.. doing all the above under 3 minutes was.. impossible.
If I didn't have a car, I could have just left the keys in the apartment and walked out, which is probably what I will do if I stay here in the future.
Overall we enjoyed our stay here. Thank you, Olivia for being a wonderful host.