Observatory Retreat
Jul 26, 2025
My family of 5 stayed here. We loved the location. Grocery shopping, retail shopping, restaurants, and ocean were all a 5 minute walk or less from the location. We all had plenty of space to spread out. Air conditioning kept us nice and cool. Enjoyed the beach supplies and wagon. Elevators were always quick. Host was always available for any questions. Looked like the pictures. Highly recommend for those that need 2 bedrooms and 2 baths!
Nice condo in great a location. AC was cold, water was pressure good, beds were comfortable and the owner was responsive. Eazy check in and out.
Communication with the host was exceptional! Thank you for making our first visit to Hawaii enjoyable.
Condo was in the best location for restaurants and beach. Choices from a McDonalds to more upscale were easy to get to. Beach was walking 3 blocks. The supply of towels and beach equipment was wonderful and included a wagon for transporting. Nice separation of bedrooms and baths gave everyone an end of day reprise. We didn’t do any cooking put a chef will find everything needed to fix a meal. Access and departure instructions were easy to follow. Having a free parking spot is ideal for parties with a rental car. Would recommend to persons wanting the feeling of home and not the more restricted hotel room.
Daughter got married on a north shore beach, grandkids loved being close to beaches & shopping.
Somehow the condo worked for all of us! Aaron has many sleeping options, even baby things needed when traveling.
The ice chest is about 8”x10” but was great with a few frozen water bottles. The beach toys & towels were good- a few extra fins & masks. We left some hand towels and wash cloths, and a bath mat for us old ones.
Getting into the lockbox can ruin a few nails, and parking is skinny & takes many turns trying to get in!
I think the bigger bedroom should have some drawers or shelves, but just a closet.
We put the coffee table & chairs in the hall to set suitcases on for kiddos.
Easy walk to beach , food, and stores.
The view is toward the mountains, but ok. If going to Waikiki we would choose this again.
wonderful location one block from beach, numerous eating options within walking distance, free parking, and felt safe in building/garage. condo had everything for our family of 4 - beach chairs and wagon were an extra plus.
We loved our stay here. It was clean and had many appreciated amenities (including beach umbrellas, chairs and toys for the sand!). We loved that we could easily walk to Waikiki beach and back as well as being right around the corner from a bus stop with buses that took us everywhere we were hoping to go including Pearl Harbor and the airport. Aaron was very helpful and prompt with communication and everything was as advertised. Would highly recommend!
Great location. Well stocked from coffee to TP!
Aaron answers emails promptly. Inquired multiple times if all was well. That was really nice. Great stay. Thank you!!!
Great apartment and location. Some dirty sheets we had to get changed but Aaron was very responsive. Both Elevators went out our last day and had to haul luggage down from 16th floor. Advertised as two double pull out sofas but only has one which made it a little tight for our party of 7. Overall great location and easy check in/out and love the free parking.
We had a wonderful time at the property. While it doesn't have an ocean view, it is just 3 minutes walk to Waikiki beach and many good restaurants. It has a relaxing atmosphere and it was so nice they supplied all the basics.
The kitchen had coffee, tea, spices, and creamer. The apartment had beach towels, snorkeling gear, boogie boards and beach chairs. There was TV with Netflix access. Perfect for both relaxation and adventure. Thank you Aaron for the great communications.
This is the perfect place to stay. It fit all 8 of us, and was only two blocks to the beach and stores. The street it sits on isn’t busy, so you don’t hear all the noise. Beds, hide-a-bed and cots were comfortable. Two bathrooms- 1 shower, 1 tub/shower. It was clean. Since it’s two apartments, there are two fridges for extra groceries. He had beach towels, snorkels, sand toys, and boogie boards (I think that’s what they are called). The kids had a bald at the beach with them. We rented a minivan and it fit well into the parking space. I loved having a place to park for free. I would definitely recommend this place.
The place has everything that we need. The host was always there when we called or txt and answered questions very promptly. Over all we love the place awesome.
Thank you Aaron for your hospitality.
The AC is really noisy. Property can have more pot and pans. 1 of 2 elevators was broken 5 out of the 7 days we were there. Long wait to use the elevator. Good supply for beach toys and beach chairs. Overall very happy
