Perfect location! FREE parking spot made it even more perfect. Apartment is fab smack in the middle of Honolulu and Waikiki.
The apartment is in the Illikai Hotel. So you can check out the offerings in their website.
You definitely wanna stop at a supermarket (Safeway) or Costco, both of which you pass on the way from the airport to the apartment. To get even the basics. Nothing is left behind from other visitors except a salt and pepper shaker. NOTHING. If you want to do any cooking no matter how simple, plan on buying any of the spices are oils or butters in addition to your food items. Probably pick up a couple of beach towels at Costco for nine bucks if you plan on going on boats or to the beach or the pool as there are none in the apartment. There is soap and basic toilet paper and a roll of paper towels and dish soap/sponge., dishes, coffee maker and filters. That’s it! Basically plan on nothing else being in the apartment other than that. you’re paying for an apartment and the awesome parking spot and that is all you’re getting. Once I got past that, it was the perfect location with the perfect view just high enough to hear the music down below ( on the weekends) but not obnoxious. Love the view of the harbor and the sunset view is perfect. I’m a light sleeper and there was no noise that was bothersome. If you need complete black out to sleep bring an eye mask. Want to adventure around the island have a car but if you don’t have a car Lyft is really inexpensive to get to most of the good restaurants. Most of my Lyft rides were under 10 bucks. If you scuba dive, Oahu Dive is just six minute drive from the apartment and we went diving with them all week. Real convenient when you gotta be there at 6:30 in the morning.
Can’t wait to get back and stay here again.