the room is private, inside a shared apartment. when I stayed, one person was a longer-term resident. she was nice and helpful. shared bathroom, which wasn't the cleanest, but sufficient. location was in a quiet neighborhood. downtown and Waikiki are about 30-40 min walk, 15 min drive/Uber. 15-20 min car ride to airport. accessible by bus. good central location if you have a car (I didn't). I walked and took Ubers/Lyfts, and was fine. would have preferred to get groceries and use the kitchen, but my days didn't work that way and it wasn't super easy to find a store. it's mostly a residential area.