Pros: the location is excellent! Close to the international market, kona coffee/b.patissire, spam masubi iyasume, marukame, and 2 blocks from the beach. Bed was comfortable. Most of the staff were nice.
Cons: place smelled like mildew and has what appears to look like mold on the walls. I have bad-severe allergies, and the few nights we stayed, I had such terrible coughing I thought my lungs would pop out. We messaged the host early on to request another room, only to get a response 2 days later after we decided to cut the stay short and move to another hotel. Yea....it was that bad. The bathroom has very poor ventilation so it never fully airs out even with our sliding door open the whole time we were there. Once we moved another hotel, I noticed a big difference in my breathing and coughing and was able to sleep well. The finishes could be updated....paint had scuff marks all over.
I did get a partial credit for the remainder of my stay that was unused. Was it worth it to go cheap? No. The host is the hotel, not a private owner....so essentially the hotel is using airbnb for their listings. When you complain, it goes directly to the hotel's front desk.