We had a wonderful time at Phillip's condo, Unit 315. We were met by Phillip's property manager, Paul, who gave us keys, a parking pass and explained everything we needed to know to enjoy our stay. The condo was a spacious one bedroom with a very comfortable Murphy Bed in the living room and a lovely bedroom with a king size bed. The place was spotless, sheets and towels of great quality, and a newly renovated kitchen with all the kitchen equipment anyone would need. The unit had attractive and comfortable living room furniture with a large flat screen TV, board games, cards and some beach books to borrow. Sliding glass doors led to a large patio with table and chairs. Boogie boards, sand chairs, snorkel equipment and beach towels were available to take to the beach. A great washer and dryer are in the unit, extremely handy for drying clothes and towels after the beach. The condo is oceanfront on a lovely protected beach, sandy for a while and then reefs to do snorkeling. There are lounge chairs and tables with umbrellas and chairs for guests to use on the grassy area immediately before the beach. The parking pass meant there was no additional fee for parking.

We made great use of Kaya's market, a short walk away, which for a small market has most of the essentials needed for a vacation. Inside the store you will find The Bald Guys that sells good plate lunches and outside there is a Shrimp Truck, a Thai food truck and a Vietnamese Pho (and sandwiches) truck. We would buy lunches here and eat them oceanside at the tables and chairs provided by the condo. We also shopped at the Foodland grocery store, about 10 minutes away by car, and cooked some nice dinners in the sparkling kitchen. The same shopping area has a cute two screen movie theater, restaurants, ice cream parlor, etc.

The condo has a swimming pool which was very well maintained but often closed and is much colder than the ocean.

It was just what we wanted for a serene Christmas vacation - a quiet beach without the hubbub of Honolulu. The other North Shore beaches are 20-30 minutes away depending on traffic and we did go to Shark's Cove which has very amazing snorkeling. Also, our daughter went on a beautiful mountain hike, the entrance to it is a 5 minute drive from the condo.