We stayed at Janet’s apartment for 7days.
I’d recommend this apt for such reasons:
Good location as many reviews mentioned.
Full kitchen: It was very important for us. It had even a small cooker.
A washing machine and a dryer were useful after swimming.
Quick response: Janet quickly texted me, so I could deal with some problems.
Beach items: a tube, a parasol, beach chairs, and snorkel sets (they weren’t not good). I think most Airbnb houses near Waikiki had these items because I saw tens of similar ones at the beach.
Safety: Only key holders could use the E/V of the apt.
But I wouldn’t recommend this apt for some reasons below:
Noise: There was a lot of machine noise all day long, especially at night. The machine right next to the B/D(it might be huge cooling device) operated for 24 hours. It made an awful racket, so I couldn’t sleep well for my whole trip. Same happened outside of the living room. Many trucks like garbage and delivery were parked in front of the apt and they worked especially from around midnight to dawn. The bed in the room was small, so my hubby had to sleep on the couch in the living room, but the noise outside really got on his nerves. It was no use closing every window.
Bathroom: It was way too small as lots of reviews mentioned. Especially the shower booth was the worst. If you have children, I would definitely recommend a house with a bigger bathroom.
The drain in the shower booth was blocked on the first day of our visit. Later I got to know that the water flowed back when the washing machine worked. Janet bought me some bathroom cleaners, which were not enough.
There was no drain system on the floor of the bathroom, which made me feel unsanitary.
Old bedding and towels: they smelled bad and got linty.
Lastly, no parking: if you are planning to rent a car, you should find a house with a parking lot because it was really hard to find a free parking space and fee parking lot was very expensive.
I tried to review the apt as objectively as I could because many former reviews helped me a lot. Also I commented some details that I hadn’t found from many reviews.
This is my first time I stayed at an Airbnb house, and I’m not sure if I use this sort of house.
Even though it was not a bang for my buck, overall I enjoyed my trip.