We stayed here from Feb.13-Feb.26. The location was great. Walking distance to the beach, restaurants and grocery/convenient stores. There was a beach chair, umbrella and body board on the lanai which we used whenever we visited the beach. The hotel offered additional beach chairs if needed as well as surfboards. If you want to use the bbq, bbq utensils are not provided. There’s only short tongs. One of the negatives to point out is the noise coming from the street. Constant traffic, bus, motorcycles, emergency vehicles and loud music would occasionally wake us overnight.
If you didn’t rent a car, bus stop is steps away from the hotel which stops at major attractions around Waikiki and Honolulu. If you did rent a car, parking may be challenging. Pacific Monarch Hotel parking next door was fully booked for the duration of our stay. We had to visit four other hotels before we were able to find a parking spot at the Aston Waikiki Banyan Hotel 5 min walk away.