We totally enjoyed our week in Marilyn's condo. As advertised, the views were magnificent. And the place is stocked with all kinds of extras, so many that you might not notice all of them!

If you surf, you can rent a board at one of the nearby shops (my husband rented from Moku Hawaii). Since he had a big ol’ log longboard that was probably too big for the Banyon's elevators, he opted to keep it at the shop and just pick it up and drop it off on his way to and from the beach.

The kitchen was fine and there are also grills downstairs, which were adequate, if somewhat quirky. They don't all heat up the same and they may or may not give you your full hour for your 2 dollars (yup, you gotta fork over a bunch of quarters to use the grills). But we did manage to cook up a decent meal.

You're pretty much in the heart of Waikiki, with loads of restaurants to choose from. Our favorites where Ocean House and Azure.

The pool and hot tubs were pretty decent but a bit crowded, we were out there almost every evening.

Parking was free and easy enough to deal with. Also, since we had a car, it was easy enough to get to the local Safeway for food shopping-it's maybe a five minute drive away.

Here's some things you should be aware of, though, before you book this place (for us, these aren’t deal breakers, but they could be for you):

The bed was a bit small and bouncy for us.

You can't actually see the actual sunset from the balcony-there's a big ole building blocking your view. Of course, it's a short walk down to the beach where you can take it all in in all it's glory. And enjoy the crabs scurrying around over the jetty!