Tony’s place is in a residential location on the North Shore in a so-so quiet neighborhood west of Haleiwa. Not city, but not quite country either. We had some issues that led to a 3-star “ok” stay, especially compared to two other similar properties we’ve previously stayed at on the North Shore.
Pros: cool common kitchen area, awesome bathroom, 1 block from beach, good coffee.
Cons: we arrived at night and there were no exterior lights that were on leading into the backyard and to our apartment; the room cleanliness wasn’t top notch including an empty beer can under the small sitting table; the common kitchen area didn’t seem like it was regularly cleaned and there were no supplies for us to clean public surfaces like the table; there was no hot water one afternoon because the host was doing laundry; and guests better like dogs because the dog takes shoes to chew on, jumps on you whether you're walking or sitting , nips at hands and ankles, and had periods of little human supervision during our stay.