I stayed at Ala Wai house for 5 weeks. Denise and Stella were really nice! They made me feel right at home. If I ever needed anything they always got back to me right away. The office was right outside my door which was super convenient. The location was really close to the beach which was extremely convenient! I know others have said it's noisy on Ala Wai Blvd, which it is, but it was totally fine. I shut my windows and turned the AC on at night and it drowned out the noise. The place was mostly clean when I got there. I did question the cleanliness of the sheets though. I ended up buying my own. Mattress and pillows were clean. The last week and a half I was there, a few cockroaches had migrated to my room even though I kept it very clean. I told the host and they apologized and said they've really never had that problem and gave me some traps. I think it was the guy staying next door to me. My only other complaint was that I was a little sketched out being on the bottom floor in the back of the building. The room has two doors and large windows and I didn't always feel the safest.
Overall I enjoyed my stay, but I probably will choose to stay somewhere else next time.