Elizabeth, Lee, and the resident friendly canine, Toby were just wonderful hosts with much aloha. Great communication and response.
The beach cottage is a gem! It is as described and then way more. Thankfully was able to work remotely from this cottage paradise for the whole month of October. Very reliable wifi, clean space, and comfortable couches/bed! As a change of pace from the water, once or twice a week I would do the 7-8 mile walk from the cottage all the way up to the Makapu'u lighthouse trail then down and back home.
The beach accessed through the backyard is probably the most family friendly I've experienced. Great for swimming, snorkeling, and various other water activities. I've stayed at many locations along the north, windward, and south shores of Oahu and this beach is my new favorite or maybe tied with a location in Mokule'ia.
As a reef aquarium hobbyist, the snorkeling was really great. Follow the reef rock structures out to the left or right side and you will run into many varieties of sea life. Most times I've spent pruny fingered hours floating still and observing sea creatures, navigating thru some large coral fields, and the occasional sea turtle. Sometimes you will see large schools of fish (tangs, goats, needles) ranging from 6 to 12 inches. I even ran into a very curious snowflake eel that took a nibble on my mask of which was my fault as I lost track of it from the distance.
On the left, there is a turtle pond protected from the ocean waves. I ran into a fisherman there that taught me how to catch 'oama (bait fish) and very generous enough to gift me his fishing pole and some bait so I can practice! (Mahalo, Kaipo!) I spent some hours just catching and releasing 'oama during my stay.
If you are lucky enough to catch a children's class come out to the turtle pond in the afternoon, wait till the end of the class as they together sing 'Oli Mahalo'. Their singing voices will melt an ice giant's heart. Its a great end to a day right before sunset.
Mahalo nui loa Elizabeth, Lee and Toby!