Overall: meh.. and far from an Oasis.
The good, the bad, the ugly. The ugly: the host. We were accused of “leaving the door wide open” and not leaving the keys in the unit. We checked out and left around 535-540am, took an Uber at 550am to the airport (have receipts). The cleaner my person sent the host a picture in the afternoon around 11am or so (~6 hours after we left) saying we left the unit unsecured. There are security cameras at every angle of the hotel and also inside the elevators. The security guards have access to them and they were never contacted to investigate the issue of the “missing keys.” I understand the host not being there and relying on someone else but I expect full due diligence if accusations are made.
The host called me and asked about the keys and even asked me to check my pockets again and accused me over the phone. When I told them where the keys were, she never called me back to at least tell me they weren’t there which was odd. Anyway, we live over 4,000 miles away so taking them with us makes no sense and I am the one who verified that my wife put them on the table with both arrows facing the middle window and secured the unit as we left.
The host demanded payment for the two room keys ($60). We respectfully declined. We provided the host the time we left the room. There is a dead end hallway with a camera so security could see who broke into the unit if the host requests the footage. The host asked me if we took a picture of where we left the key, no we didn’t and never have. But that is a good idea for the future.
The bad: the room is roughly 250 square feet (247 on Zillow) so not any space for more than 1-2 people. There was no dresser so we pretty much had all of our clothes stuffed in a suitcase or folded on somewhat of a counter top. The bathroom is tiny and gets very hot when the sun comes up. The unit heats quickly and is very hard to cool down. The window AC unit barely kept up. The towels seemed cheap and flimsy like microfiber so we bought our own towels for the shower. The trash reeked through the hallway due to the fact that the tenants are required to put all their bagged trash in a small closet space next to the elevator. The pictures make the unit look larger than it is. The view was ok, nicer in the pictures. The tv is mounted right in your face on the side of the bed and barely worked due to poor internet. Luckily I had my mobile hotspot to do my work. Also personal Items and a swifter mop were stashed under bed. Probably could have been removed until the unit was vacated.
The good: the host did have toiletries, dishes, and a little one burner counter top stove thingy—if you wanted to use it. The unit was clean. Also it is within walking distance of the Waikiki shopping strip. Also, our stay was around $1300 for 6 nights so that was a win, but for $400 more we could have got good towels, a functional area to put all of our clothes, a non community trash area, and a place that probably doesn’t have people standing by to break into the unit once you leave and the host not verifying security cameras, calling you to accuse you of not following the rules and asking you for $60 to replace room keys among other things that could have been stolen in an “unsecured unit.” Oh and parking is $40 a day, $35 if you buy days in a row. There is never any places to park for free and the hotel parking is only 5 floors in a 22 floor hotel unit.