-We enjoyed our stay at the North Shore of Oahu.
-We did not meet the owners of this unit, but they did respond promptly to questions sent by text. The unit is a ground floor converted garage. The conversion was done well. The finishes are nice quality (tile, etc.) and the colors all tie together handsomely. The furniture is also appropriate for the space, and is of good quality. The unit was a bit dark — in part because of the color palette (blues and browns)— and also because it doesn’t have much natural light. Others staying there may not feel the same.
-The unit is located on a quiet street and we had no trouble parking. On the other hand, while not too bad, we experienced more than ‘occasional pitter patter’ from the unit upstairs. It would also be nice if the lights outside the unit went off at night. While there are good curtains, they do not block out all the light. (Though, to be fair, we did not ask if they could be turned off.).
-The walk to the beach is pleasant and easy, it is down the street and around the corner. I think it took us a few minutes. The picture on the listing showing a path to the beach is the public access path located 0.10 of a mile down the street. It does from the unit itself to the beach, and it is not located across the street from the unit. We mention this because if you think you are going to be ‘on the beach’ or across the street from it, you will be disappointed. The beach itself was nice, uncrowded during our stay (in December), and has very soft sand.
-The unit is close to the town of Haleiwa. It is delightful with many fun shops and some good restaurants—both fancy and casual. There are also good vegan options. The North Shore has plenty of ‘local’ feel and access to nice beaches.
-In terms of amenities:
-	The beach related amenities were good. Thick beach towels, snorkels and masks, Tommy Bahama beach chairs and umbrella.
-	The shower towels are nice quality, and the bathroom had some ‘hotel size’ supplies as well as extra shaving cream and shampoo.
-	The bed – a full thickness foam mattress – was comfortable and came with comfortable sheets. An extra blanket would have been nice, and maybe there were some (we didn’t ask and didn’t see them in the unit).
-	The kitchen equipment and utensils were very limited. We ate out for the most of the time, in part because we wanted to, but also in part because of the limited equipment. It would be difficult to prepare anything but the most basic meals at the unit.
-	While different hosts operate differently, we found the kitchen supplies also limited. In our own AirBNB we supply some basic boxed/canned foodstuffs, spices and ‘starter’ coffee supplies In this unit there was 1 coffee pod, and not much else.

One other caveat, again noting that hosts differ as to how they run their units. Serafina is very strict on the cancellation policy. Shortly before our planned trip in August we learned that I (Gary) had to have unexpected foot surgery that required a 3 month recovery. The other two hosts at our other stops graciously cancelled our reservation. In the case of this unit we had to re-book within a limited time and in the face limited availability or lose our payment. We do not begrudge Serafina this decision. Unfortunately, for us, the lack of flexibility under the circumstances did impact our attitude even before we arrived. Every host has to decide how they want to handle cancellations and is free to do as they want. However, if there is a chance that your trip may have to be changed, even for unexpected medical issues, guests should be aware of the strict enforcement of the cancellation policy.

To conclude, the unit is a basic studio with quality finishes and furnishings.