Overall, although it was certainly tolerable to stay here and there were certain perks, we felt the quality of the place wasn’t worth what you pay. There were pros and cons, but for the price you pay, you don’t want the cons to outweigh the pros, and they did for us:
Pros:
Located close to the famous Waikiki beach
Full kitchen that you can use and cook in if needed
Balcony (was nice to have a balcony in general, although it was very small, noisy, and not a great view; only a tiny table and 2 small chairs on it)
Free parking (but the parking spots are tiny so we had to back out before anyone could get in, and vice versa w/ everyone had to get out of the car before parking)
Cons:
Incredibly loud at all hours of the day and night, so it’s very difficult to sleep through (not only traffic / frequent sirens, but also people outside yelling, screaming, and laughing at all hours)
Exterior of building and hallways are VERY run down and at times foul-smelling
Elevator had issues and wasn’t working at times
No coffee, body soap, or kleenexes (seems like basic amenities to include)
Not many comfortable places to sit other than the small couch, so if there is were just 2 of us it would be fine, but not more than that
Only 3 dining chairs around the kitchen table, although the pictures showed 4 chairs, so our group of 4 couldn’t sit around the kitchen table together without pulling up one of the low-seated wicker chairs from the living room.
Bathroom tub was a little moldy
One bedroom ran a lot warmer than the other, so it was hard to get the apartment at a temp everyone was happy with
The laundry areas seemed dirty and run down; also, the host had mentioned to me it’s only $1.50 to do a load of laundry... it was indeed cheap ($1.25 to wash a load and $1.00 to dry), but the machine that allows you to load money onto the laundry card only excepts $5 bills and larger, so if you’re only doing one load you’ll pay for more than what you’ll use, so it was just an inaccurate description