If you are looking for a studio that is very close to Waikiki beach but cheaper than a hotel and with a better view, this is your place to be! However, our experience in the appartment was not only positive. I will explain the reasons:
Pros
- just a 3 minutes walk from Kuhio Beach Park
- Great view from the 22nd floor
- close to many great eaterys (one in directly in the basement: The Musubi Café)
- Rooftop terrace with pool
- communication: very quick, helpful and friendly responses from the host
- easy check in and out
- equipment: beach chair, umbrella, two snorkeling sets, two fridges, enough space for two people and clothes / bags
Cons
- Cleanness: Sand on the floor, glass doors smeared, little ants coming through the A/C, sticky table
- General State of the appartment: it looks really new on the pics, but it definitely needs a make-over (shower curtain is old and smells, white sand falls from the ceiling, balcony doors are very hard to close)
- no free parking (30 dollars a day)
- the noise: maybe we were naive, but we thought that an appartment that high would be calmer. The opposite was the case: we could not sleep without ear plugs and even with those, the city was still terribly loud, basically because there is no isolation (the A/C directly next to the bed is like a hole in the wall). Just consider that when you are sensitive to noise.