Stayed at Gecko's condo for the entire month of June 2021. Had a few small hiccups in the unit, but nothing that wasn't manageable and anything urgent was responded to quickly by the owner. Now onto the important stuff:
Location:
The location of the home is fantastic and within a short walk to the pool and a 5 minute walk to one Ko Olina lagoon which obviously can lead to the other lagoons. You can even walk to restaurants and a grocery (ABC) store in 5 minutes or less. You are also 10 minutes from Wet N' Wild Waterpark, Target, Costco, Wal-mart, 24 Hour Safeway, and a number of other retailers, restaurants, movie theaters, etc. Unlike Waikiki, Kapolei and the Ko Olina area are not as congested and you don't feel like someone is breathing down your neck wherever you go. There is also a garage space that doesn't have direct access, but is just at the bottom of the stairs from your front door.
Condo Amenities:
Gecko does a great job providing just about everything you need. Besides the obvious items like towels, cups, plates, etc., there are snorkel set for kids, a wagon to pull things to the beach, pool floats, rice cooker, slow cooker, blender, fans in every room, 2 bicycles in the garage (though we admittedly didn't use them). I should mention that I did plan to work there for part of my stay and the one item lacking in the condo was a true workspace that gives you enough room to comfortably function all day. There is a desk in the 3rd bedroom, but it was a bit tight for me. There would be plenty of space on the dining room table to work when you're not using it, but it is a counter height dining set.
Condo Design/Layout:
One of the great highlights of our stay was the design and decor of the condo. It's one thing to simply go to Hawaii, but during your stay here, you will wake up and go to bed knowing you're there. Gecko and his wife have done a great job decorating the place with little reminders of your stay. One of the most entertaining things for my family was identifying little things in the condo that represented specific places on O'ahu as we saw more of the island during out visit. I can honestly say that if we had stayed in a generic hotel suite, we wouldn't have had the same memories of our trip to O'ahu. The condo is 2 bedrooms and 1 office/den which was converted into a bedroom. There is a large lanai off the dining room where you can see the last light of the day as the sun sets behind Disney Aulani.