My husband and I came to Hawaii for the first time for our 15th anniversary so did not know quite what to expect. We learned a lot and enjoyed our stay, though did have some setbacks--
The studio is as beautiful and updated as the pictures show, and has many great amenities.
The unit is very close to the beach, maybe a two block walk and there are cute backpack chairs provided in a cabinet on the lanai to relax and enjoy the sunsets on Waikiki beach. We never felt unsafe and Ashley was quick to respond to my inquiries during the stay.
However, the building is quite outdated and has only 2 elevators to service the 29ish floors, then a separate 3rd elevator for the garage so many days we had to wait 10-15 minutes to even leave (20+ floors of stairs to walk otherwise). There were also many homeless people in the direct area surrounding the hotel so it often smells like urine when walking around, and police siren/presence in the area after dark was common. I also disagreed with the amount of towels provided for our stay (4 towels total, 2 people), and while Ashley was quick to respond it was to tell me that we could pay $20 to exchange them or wash them ourselves since we were only staying 6 nights.
Personally, I would not stay here again because we did not utilize the cook top or dishes provided, hardly spent time in the room itself and the lanai was very narrow so did not spend time on it--not worth it *for me* for the extra hundreds of dollars compared to other units in the same building.