If your only concern is being really close to Waikiki and being near a party scene then this place is probably for you. If you have a family with younger kids or like to sleep at night, I suggest to keep looking. The photos and description made this sound much more comfy and cozy than it really is. We were woken up every night by car alarms, drunk people yelling, people playing the guitar at 3am, and homeless people coughing up a lung. The windows are like glass shutters (not double pane windows) so it never really gets quiet inside, especially with those shutters not closing in one of the bathrooms. The elevator lobby reeks of marijuana and we found cockroaches in the bedroom and kitchen. With all the noise and sketchy people around, our family never really felt safe or relaxed in the evenings or at night while at this Airbnb.
The good: It was nice being a 3 minute walk from the beach and having a little grocery mart right next to the place.
It was our first time in Oahu so we didn’t know what we were getting into by staying so close to Waikiki. Definitely wouldn’t do that again. There are way better beaches and places to go!
For the 2nd half of our trip we stayed at another Airbnb in a high rise downtown Honolulu that was cheaper, a lot quieter, and all around much nicer. We were glad we split our trip between two places so that we were able to find the second place and have a nicer and more relaxing stay for the end of our vacation.