Matt's place was large and easily accommodated my husband and I. We do not travel light, and brought a lot of clothes, shoes, bodyboards, beach tents, chairs, and other accessories to enjoy our time on the island. There was room enough to put all our stuff away neatly and not trip over anything as we may have in a smaller place. It was clean and comfortable. The kitchen was also large and easily satisfied our needs. There was coffee and a kurig type machine provided, though we tended to use the starbucks a block away.
The internet was fast and I was able to work and have video meetings. There's a comfortable couch to work for a few hours but it's not set up to work all day (nor should it be - we're supposed to be on vacation right).
The location is unbeatable, we are active types and like to stay by Queen's beach to play volleyball, bodyboard, and run Diamond Head. We are willing to walk a mile or so when we want to go to a nicer restaurant or shopping in central waikiki. There's also biki stations where you can rent bikes within 2 blocks. We used this to go to Safeway and Leonards'. It's close to food trucks on Cartright and we'd definitely recommend the Thai truck. We think that's part of the fun and this location is ideal for us.
We've had some less than stellar experiences with other hosts in this area - cleanliness issues, key issues, room we rented being occupied by someone else - some hosts were downright nasty. Do not underestimate this - Matt was extremely polite and accommodating, responsive, and went out of his way to make sure that we were pleased and felt welcomed. I would say he did an exceptional job at this and went above and beyond what we would have expected. While we may have paid a little more than we wanted to initially, it was a great value in the end due to Matt's professionalism and desire for our complete satisfaction.
Also to note, the hotel will hold luggage if you have a late flight. I wouldn't say it's the most secure situation but it worked out OK for us.
We go to Waikiki 3-4 times per year usually staying 10 days each visit - we would certainly book Matt's place again.