The pictures on Airbnb don't do this apartment justice. When we looked, the apartment pictures looked quite dark but in actual fact it was a lovely light bright open space area on the 17th level! Being a corner unit, you get the twice the light and twice the breeze if you'd like it. What really impressed me was the quality of the bed. It is not a cheap bed, and feels like it could be your own. This is important when you've come on holiday to catch up on sleep! We loved sitting outside on the balcony the comfortable chairs and we loved the fully equipped kitchen. We were very impressed by the level of security in the building and felt very safe at all times. The street noise was an issue if you aren't used to a noisy neighbourhood and if you chose to shut the doors and use the aircon then this machine is noisy too. We fixed this though and bought a fan that we had on all night which we left there for the next guests. Having said that, unless you want to stay outside of Waikiki, I doubt you could avoid street/air con noise (unless you go extra posh!). What makes up for that was the central location handy walking distance to all the shops and eateries. We were very happy living in this apartment for 10 days.