Absolutely gorgeous views!! Loved waking up in the mornings to a Kona brewed coffee and a Maleko pastry, gazing at the gorgeous mountains in the distance.
Central to shops, Restaraunt's and everything you'd need in Waikiki (20-25 minute walk to beach and a little longer of a walk to the Aquarium). A delicious pastry and coffee shop is downstairs near the lobby, along with a Car rental place that was reasonably priced. Area inside apartment is spacious and well suited for a family or group of people. We had 2 kids and 4 adults which was perfect and not crammed at all. They also had a portacot and car seat to use for our youngest. The hosts were very quick to respond to any questions or concerns. The security guards were also very friendly and helpful to us whenever we had questions etc. Only issues we had was a broken toilet, curtains in spare room difficult to shut without snagging or hooks falling off (maybe owner could get better curtains as they looked pretty cheap), a noisy/creaky floor in spare room (floor boards popping up at entrance to doorway) and the biggest issue, which was not having much help getting us checked in earlier. We had given plenty of notice of our early flight arriving at 6:30am, and with 1 baby and 1 toddler (having little sleep on a 10 hr flight) we wanted to check in as early as possible. We were advised to either pay for the night before or hang out at beach or shops. Unfortunately it was raining and we couldn't do most of the things we had planned. We waited around and tried to keep busy as best we could, but after 7 hours we started to become quite disappointed with the lack of urgency to get the room cleaned and ready. I think better communication between host and cleaners was needed, and perhaps check- in time could be made earlier to accomodate future guests who have an early flight in. 4pm is very late compared to other places, and most people don't want to pay for a day/night they aren't there.
Overall stay was lovely, and we were happy with the amount of space and the gorgeous views provided. Would come back and stay here again if some of these things are improved.
Thanks Sammi and Barry!