You get a pretty good bang for your buck here!
Positive things to note:
- Kinohi was super friendly, professional, and prompt! Very much appreciated.
- The view from the room is AWESOME!
- The location is amazing! Super close to the beach, shops, and food. Though I do prefer the North Shore to the city.
- Entering the room is quite easy!
- We truly appreciated the flexibility on the early check in! We were very tired from a trip and grateful for the time to rest earlier.
- Security staff were very friendly and helpful. (except for one security guard in particular who is quite rude and difficult to work with).
Not so good things to note. I am sure some of these things are out of the hosts control:
- Checking in was a bit strenuous with the paperwork/covid checks. Other hotels/locations don't have this thorough of a check in since COVID has been on the downfall.
- The room/curtains had an unpleasant odor.
- Due to COVID, one of the security staff was extremely strict about the pool access. Appointments are needed to go to the pool and only 5 people per room are allowed to have pool access per day. We had 6 people.
- The pull out bed needs work done on the metal frame, some hinges are loose.
- Not very many amenities. The other airbnb I've been to in Hawaii (North Shore) included: shampoo, conditioner, coffee, beach gear, etc.
- Parking is a bit difficult for larger vehicles. Our truck(Chevy Silverado) was too tall to go up to the 3rd floor. We tried and almost scraped our truck roof. One parking attendant told us that if we could not find parking on the 2nd floor then they could not house our truck.