We stayed at Angie’s place in the wonderful Ilikai for seven (7) days. The view looks out at the lagoon. Yes, it is on the 19th floor, so if you’re fearful of heights or have small children, make sure to be cautious but I say that because you will NOT want to miss out on the GORGEOUS, STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL views of Waikiki from there. You get Diamond Head, Lagoon, and Pacific Ocean views and they are to die for. My little family of four (2 adults, 2 children) woke up every morning to the wonderful sun rays peeking into our room to greet us with a wonderful aloha with that view. The room is well-stocked but make sure to stop by ABC Store to grab supplies (food and adult beverages) and eat local by grabbing your morning order of Kalua Pork Eggs Benedict from GOOFY cafe.
Centrally located, we kayaked in the ocean, befriended a sailor and jumped on their boat from the pier and went whale/dolphin watching and, and walked to shops and wonderful restaurants. You couldn’t beat it.
We decided to just Uber/Lyft to and from the hotel because parking isn’t free but on the two days we went to North Shore and Lanikai (respectively) we just rented through Turo to grab a car for a day trip. At that point, it was wonderful to have the valet out front, where I would ask for them to hold the car for about 10 min while rushing upstairs to grab some sunblock and jet off. Not having to pay the resort fee for parking was amazing! And not struggling to find a quick parking spot just to grab something from the room really quickly was the best.
Stay at Angie’s place because the view is gorgeous, it’s delightfully updated, centrally located, and you’ll have an amazing experience.