I would highly recommend Shannon's AirBnB listing to everybody visiting O'ahu!
Location
-Location is PRIME! It is 2 blocks away from Waikiki Beach (< 5-minute walk), 1/2 block away from the Musubi Cafe (<2-3 minute walk), and right on top of an ABC shop (< 1-minute walk). It is also a short distance walk to a bunch of cafe shops, restaurants, and the international shopping market. I found the location so convenient because I would wake up early, take a 2-3 minute to the Musubi Cafe for snacks and then take an additional 5-minute walk to Kona Coffee Purveyors for my morning coffee. Moreover, it was great to have an ABC store right outside of the apartment's back gate for last-minute items before I went around the island. It is a smaller ABC market compared to others you'll see around the area, but it had the essentials.
Parking
-No parking is provided with the AirBnB, but there are TWO underground parking sites extremely close by the apartment (<3-5 minute walk). There is an underground parking site by the front entrance & another one by the back entrance of the apartment. I parked my vehicle at the underground parking site by the back entrance. It is $25 per 24-hour window, but they also do 1/2 hour, 1 hour, 2 hours, etc (no half days though!). It is CARD only, and you pay at a machine. The machine will dispense a paper parking permit with the time that it expires. I saw a man constantly going car to car to check on the permits, so make sure to arrive back to your car before it expires to either renew or head out. The underground parking is extremely small (<12 vehicles), so beware that it may be full when you try to get parking. Street parking was impossible, so I would not bet on that if you're traveling here.
Check-In & Check-Out
-Shannon made the check-in process extremely easy. She provides you instructions a few days before you arrive, so make sure to read her instructions thoroughly. It was nice that it was self-check-in because I arrived extremely late in the day (11 PM) but had no issues getting into the apartment. Two sets of keys are provided, so I could go on my own while my partner did their own thing. The apartment is very secure, as you need a key fob to get into the apartment gates, to get into the elevator lobby, and then to use the elevator up onto your floor.
-Check-out process is straightforward. Make sure to throw away any trash in the designated trash room, and lock away keys back into the lockbox.
Apartment
-Although the actual AirBnB is well-furnished and decorated, the hallways leading to the place are dated and plain white. It appeared dodgy at first, and I did not expect it. However, I saw a security officer patrolling the floors often, and there were also cameras in the hallways.
-It is located on the 11th floor with a large balcony. The balcony has 2 chairs and a large table, and Waikiki Beach is definitely viewable from this area. You can also see other apartments/hotels, as well as some mountains. It was a great feature of the AirBnB because I would sit out here during the early mornings. It was also nice because I could dry beach items out there.
-Inside is EXACTLY like the photos. The AirBnB was spacious and beautifully decorated. When you first enter, you'll see the kitchen space. There were 4 sets of plates and cutlery provided, along with pots/pans. I also saw a slice-bread toaster and a coffee machine, but I did not use any of these items. There is a mini-fridge is provided, and it kept our water bottles relatively cold. However, there is NO microwave, so be aware if you have any leftovers that you planned on eating at a later time. Moreover, there is no kitchen table or sitting area to enjoy breakfast (or any meal) except on the balcony. That was the biggest con of the AirBnB because the only table present are the small bedside tables and the larger one on the balcony. Also note that there are a total of 3 smaller chairs present in the entire AirBnB (1 in the apartment, 2 on the balcony), so most of the time was spent sitting on the bed.
-In terms of the bed, it was definitely on the smaller side. It seemed like a full (possibly a queen?) but maybe I'm wrong. Luckily, we're both petite, so we had no issues. A total of 4 pillows were provided, but 2 were quite flat while the other 2 were quite full. We really only used the 2 fuller pillows. The bed was pretty comfortable, so we spent a lot of time just lounging there while watching shows on the huge TV provided. Luckily for us, the TV was logged into a Netflix account, so we spent a lot of our nights just binge-watching movies on that platform.
-Hawaii was in the 80s when I had gone, so the window AC unit was great! It was nice to go out to the beach and come back to a chilly room. There were no issues with using the AC unit, and it was quite powerful! Be mindful that the window AC unit occasionally leaked liquid out onto the balcony, so do leave anything outside too close to the unit.
-The bathroom is where I found the most amount of issues, but it was still usable. The bathroom is quite spacious, and there was an abundance of towels provided (3 large bath towels, 2 face towels, and an assortment of smaller towels). Moreover, there were 2 extremely large beach towels, which was such a great addition for when we went to the beach. It only has a shower, but the water got hot fast so there were no issues there. However, a lot of the fixtures (towel hooks, shower