The view is stunning and exactly as shown. The inside of the unit has been updated and is lovely. The unit is in a nice location on the side of the property and the overall property (Papakea) itself is lovely. Great snorkeling right off the beach and nice pools.
Unfortunately, we had some issues with the unit itself. Several large cockroaches in the bathroom at night so we bought some repellent things which seemed to help. When we got there, the shower wouldn’t drain the first night so we lifted up the drain and found about 1/2 inch of hair, mold and mucous that we had to dig out to make the shower drain ourselves. Clearly hadn’t been cleaned out in weeks. Sheets were clean but stained.
Just be aware that the unit has AC but only a wall unit in the living room so the bedroom is HOT and hard to sleep in. Additionally, when the AC unit is on it makes the porch really unenjoyable because it’s so loud and blowing hot air.
We loved our trip to Hawaii but have significant buyers remorse about picking this property and didn't feel we got great value out of the money we spent. It may be great for some people but just wasn't a good fit for my husband and I.