Overall we had a great stay at Mari’s. The stay was great value for our longer stay and Mari was extremely helpful throughout our stay and great at communication.
A few things that others have mentioned that I would highlight to think about before you book the place:
1. You are just outside the “main strip” of Waikiki so it is a 12-20 minute walk before you hit the restaurants and shopping. It isn’t that bad of a walk a few times but does get tiring after awhile!
2. The elevator! There is 6 elevators that exist in the building, 3 for floors 1-24 and then 3 for 24-Penthouse 6. Only ONE elevator goes up to this unit! Was never a problem waiting for the elevator to go down but to get up was often times the most frustrating as sometimes the other two elevators would come down to pick you up from the lobby and unless it left the lobby on its own, the one elevator you needed wouldn’t come down if the others were on L. Others suggested taking the elevator to 24 or 26 and taking the stairwell up or down so that is an option.
3. The shower pressure is excellent! Love high pressure showers. However, there was nothing to place our shower items on (ie: bar of soap) so it would have to sit on the shower floor which just doesn’t seem like a great spot for it. The shower/bathroom is tiny and wasn’t an issue for us but it is something to be aware of.
4. Towel situation is a tough one as we had 7 towels between the 2 of us for our stay. However we reserved 2 for the pool, 3 for the beach, and 2 for our showers and after day 5 it would have been nice to swap out the used towels. We could have definitely done a load of laundry but you never find time to on vacation so also just something to be aware of if you have a longer stay. Might be worth purchasing some cheap towels at the ABC store early on in the stay.
5. Parking is available in the building but is quite costly so we were determined to find street parking. Unfortunately there isn’t that much available near the condo unless you get lucky (and by lucky you may have to circle the 3-4 blocks for 10-15 minutes) so often times we had to park a 7-8 minute walk away. It was totally fine and doable but then you have to get to the car by 6am to pay for parking so just an extra hassle. If you’re okay paying $35 for the parking in the building then should be no issue!
To conclude, if you are looking for a relatively inexpensive place to stay within walking distance to the shops/restaurants/beaches in Waikiki, this is a great option. Great view of the city to wake up to!