The location is a great spot on the North Shore. The neighborhood is quiet and clean. I had issues getting the gate code to work coming in the first time, but the owner was quick to respond and help me figure it out.
Our family of 5 stayed here comfortably. The weather in Hawaii is perfect right now so we never had to turn on the AC. It was rainy half the time so having the option to go to the pool instead of the beach was great! We slept every night with the ceiling fans on, windows open and the front door open with the screen door locked. The apartment is a little dated but everything works great. We had no issues with any of the appliances or anything in the apartment. The only small issue I would mention was that the front door didn’t auto lock so we had to manually lock it every time we left.
The apartment is not walking distance close to turtle bay beach for children, if you have children under 8 you’d be better off driving there (which would take 2 minutes). Or maybe my kids are just lazy ;-)
If you’re looking for a quieter beach (Turtle Bay was busy), go to Kawela Bay which is a 2 min drive down Kam Highway and then 3 min walk down the path and it’s right next to Turtle Bay. WE LOVED KAWELA BAY!
We also had dinner at Turtle Bay hotel twice and had a spa day there. It was very nice to be so close at the end of the day.
We really enjoyed our stay here!!