Penthouse PH02 was pretty much as the description with fabulous views over the mountains and quite close to the key sites. You can see through some other high rise buildings to the sea. Very much like the pictures. We had a couple of issues at the start such as a bed not made up apparently due to a new cleaning service, and a fridge leaking from the ice box. Our host responded rapidly and the bed was made up very quickly and the refrigerator was replaced within a day. :-) The lounge TV with Satellite service was fine.
However there were a couple of small issues I did not report till the last day. One, there was a smell from the sinks in the kitchen that seemed to get worse. We didn’t use the kitchen so I am not sure why. I tried to put a Lemmon down the garbage disposal but couldn’t see a switch! So I just squeezed the lemon. Some electrical sockets didn’t work so well or perhaps they were tied to lamp switches but it led to confusion with some guests. I saw a double socket with only one working. The paintwork was a little tired looking but not too bad. Towels were OK but not luxury level at all. One bedroom door was sticking in the frame. The beds were all quite modern and comfortable and clean but the sheets were not a very high quality but were OK.
The Hotel Hawaiian Monarch is well known and seems to be a hotel and also a rented apartment complex. There is a great coffee shop on the L floor and this works with the wonderful baker also located there. We rented a very good Toyota van from the rental agency in the basement ($130 for a day). The staff who came to fix the refrigerator were polite & thorough in their troubleshooting and quick at delivering the brand new model.
The showers were fine and we used the laundry and all worked well for being on the 40th floor. We made toast for breakfast and had snacks late at night but didn’t cook so cannot comment on the cooker.
Our first impressions of the hotel were not high but it was OK and we had a lovely vacation. The apartment served 6 of us well. We previously stayed in the Marriott in Oahu with sea views at $500 per night so the cost savings were good but perhaps we missed the quality and general ambience you get by paying more. I still think it was good value.