Room pictures. We're in 1141, a one bedroom ocean view room, very high up (there are only 12 floors.) We discussed room location with the Front Desk clerk (Stephanie - she was great to talk with. Very helpful!) She asked if we had a fear of heights, because some people don't want to be be too high up. She then explained the differences between the north and south sides of the building. Others have previously said similar - the north side has more shade. The south side is sunnier, so warmer, but the view is better. I asked for the south side with the best view possible. I posted the view from the balcony up above. I think it's great. We're high enough up to see over the top of other hotels in the area. Sitting on the living room sofa and looking out the sliding doors, we can see Lanai in the distance. We can see Black Rock from the bedroom side of the balcony. It's a great view, and a very comfortable room.
The room layout has been described by others. Artringwald has posted great pictures in this and other threads showing room layout. This room is a flip view of the same layout. I'm going to post thumbnails that show the room's versions of that, with text comments as appropriate.
The room orientation picture above posted sideways, but you can rotate it to see 1141 is in the corner at the back. This gives the expansive view already posted. The ocean is at the bottom of that image. If we were closer to the ocean, the building structure would interfere with the view, and we'd be looking more southeasterly. I think this view is the best I could get from this room type. It's really nice.
The kitchen and living room layout. There is also a table with four chairs between the kitchen bar counter and the living room furniture. (See Artringwald's picture posted above in reply #13.) Geist1223, the electric skillet in this room is in the cupboard under the kitchen sink.
The bedroom is quite spacious, with a great king sized bed. Extremely comfortable, and an excellent night's sleep. (See comment above about sleeping through the planned Haleakala sunrise trip. Oops!
) The sliding doors open onto the other end of the balcony the living room opens to. It isn't very deep, but there is room for a lounger and two chairs. The usual amenities - TV, dresser, nightstand, desk with side chair. The closet is large with plenty of hangars, and the back of the closet has sliding doors that open in the bathroom. So it's easy to get dressed from either room. Rather clever of them, I think.
The bathroom is quite large, with the closet sliding doors mentioned above, two sinks, (one a vanity with makeup chair area, the other a pedestal with small counter), a soaking tub (not jetted), separate glass shower stall, and the toilet in its own water closet.
Room amenities are nice. Not overly upscale, but definitely nicer than many places we've stayed. There are many nice touches, like ceiling fans in the living room and bedroom, comfortable furniture with plenty of seating, electric plug-ins on the bases of table lamps (great for computers and phone chargers), and flat screen TVs in the living room and bedroom. If there was more storage, this is a condo somebody (ok, me) could live in.
Dave