The location is great. It is steps from the beach and the beach is beautiful and very private. The house is very large and accommodates many people. It has a large balcony that was lovely to sit on and enjoy the sound of the ocean and the cool breeze. Also, the host provided lots of beach equipment, such as beach mats and snorkeling accessories. There is also outdoor showers so you can rinse off prior to going into the rental property.
The downside of this rental, and to be fair, I don't know if it is because of frequent rain showers or if it just Hawaii, but there was definitely a bug problem, more specifically cockroaches in a variety of sizes. The downstairs bathroom is a fall hazard as the stairs get wet when you come out of the shower and the toilet is elevated and the only way men can urinate is to sit down. The whole bathroom set up is odd.
The property is hot, especially at night. If you are used to having air conditioning then you will be uncomfortable. Although this listing says it has air conditioning, it is two portable units and a wall unit, and only 1 of the 3 worked to cool the room. The upstairs floor seems to stay hot despite using all of the provided fans and keeping the doors and windows open.
There is a washing machine with no dryer. The inside clothesline in the basement do not dry your clothes well.
Hawaii law, on Oahu, states that any airbnb must have the host live on the property, which we were not aware of prior to booking this rental. So you have to go through the owners portion to get to the rental unit. Host insisted that he do a walkthrough with you upon arrival and is constantly in contact with you throughout your stay.
We were lucky to get this property as it is very hard to get a large enough property on Oahu to accommodate our size of party, however it is a odd floorplan and weirdly configured.
Our biggest concern was that there was no to lock the entry way door to the property and we did not feel safe for several reasons. We felt that anyone could enter our rental including the rental owner, which we were not comfortable with this feeling. The experience we had at this rental property soiled our entire trip to Oahu. We didn't enjoy being at the property and for the most part we stayed out of the rental for most of our trip on purpose.