(Apologies in advance for such a lengthy review). This place makes you feel absolutely on top of the world. That is without a doubt. Some of my girlfriends and I had originally booked the trip to be taken in June 2020. We bought tickets and paid the first half in either February or December, I can’t remember (so this was before COVID was a thing, here in the states). Well COVID hit in March, and due to uncertainties surrounding when the next time would be a safe time to go, I had been wanting to cancel. There was a cancellation policy with Brittany but I would think that at the spark of a worldwide pandemic, where states are shut down, stay-at-home orders are in place, and lockdowns are issued, she would be able to grant me (and 6 other girls (whom at the time were 17 and 18 years old)), our $1,700. She was very strict with the cancellation policy and told me that the only
thing she could do was allow us to rebook. As I mentioned, in the spark of a pandemic, where airlines were cancelling tickets (Hawaiian cancelled ours and gifted a voucher), you would think she would be able to accommodate and allow us back the money. Kinda gave me the impression that this is a money game to her. So not only were we forbidden to travel by our state, but even if we were allowed, we did not feel safe whatsoever. Being forward, we did not know when the pandemic would be over (it still isn’t) or when it would be a safe time to travel. Whatever, we rebooked for January 2021. In November and December of 2020, 3 of the girls and I tested positive for COVID. If you have had COVID, you have been more than likely told that you may test positive for up to 3 months since your infection date. November, December, January, February; I would have finally tested negative in February if I am following this information correctly. The state of Hawai’i either required a 10-day quarantine or a negative COVID test (since July 8, 2021 travelers flying into the state of Hawai’i now have the option to show a vaccination card). Why keep the trip in January, if theres a chance that 4 out of the 7 of us would test a false positive? Then not go? Spent all that money, test positive, and then waste all the money and not go on the trip? We ended up rebooking for July and finally went in July. During this time, I sent Brittany a message that I would be rebooking and she was accommodating and granted it (the girls and I do think though, that if we tried to cancel, she would not and again offer a rebook). As I mentioned in the beginning, the place was stunning, when we all walked in, we all, quite literally, said “Woahhh” collectively, LOL! I have never stayed in an Airbnb as spacious and jaw-dropping as this one. It smelled clean as soon as we walked in and the A/C was blasting, it felt amazing. It was about 89° when we arrived in Honolulu. The reason I gave this Airbnb 4 stars for accuracy was because the pictures do not do it justice. It is so much bigger in person. Another reason for the 4 stars is because, in the pictures, it shows two brown couches. But when we got there, it looked almost like folded mattresses. I thought about why and I think it’s because we were a group of 7. The check-in process was kinda frustrating. We did request an early check-in about 2 weeks prior. Told by Brittany I can only ask 48 hours prior to arrival. Did that and got denied. When we went to the parking attendant, he looked at us like we were 4 years old asking for bottles, like he was confused. I told him we were staying in Brittany’s unit and he looked around and it finally clicked. The woman after though, was very helpful. Brittany’s communication was spot on in the beginning as she was very communicative and accommodating, but slowly began to deteriorate the closer we got to our dates. Place was a little sketch, I mean there was a sign in the parking garage that had a picture of a man with the caption “If you see this man in the garage, please call security”. Uhhh.. One last thing to mention, the first night, we heard knocking. A two step knock that had sounded like someone was at the door, I checked each time we heard and there was nobody. My friend says she saw what looked like shadows in the upstairs room. I’m not sure if this is a regular occurrence or if maybe there were spirits attached to one of the girls. But overall, a beautiful 2 story penthouse to stay at when in Waikiki. For as long as we stayed, I do think $3,014 is slightly a lot, but you get what you pay for. My girlfriends and I adored it and we got lots of cute pictures in here as well. If you want 180° views with lots of indoor space and a beautiful place to stay, then this is definitely the spot.