Pros: truly steps from the beach
Cons: - 45 to 60 minutes from most popular Oahu sites/places to visit
- older unit with older unit smells/wear and tear
- heavy front door that could take a finger off if accidentally placed there
- found a dead cockroach in a folded kitchen towel (1" long)
- found a cockroach in the bathroom (2" long)
- communication with the host was pleasant until confronted about the roach situation to which I was lectured about the difference between "mainland" and "Island" mentality regarding cockroaches.
- stated that my fear was nothing against him but that I am pregnant and have a toddler so spraying anything by Terminex didn't seem like it was a good idea
- host response was a snarky "and I have a fear of guests bringing in bed bugs with them but that's the risk I take"
- ended up refusing to do much more than spray even when I expressed my level of discomfort.
- spent my last full day of vacation on the phone, email and text with host and airbnb. Thankful airbnb ended up comping our last night in a hotel for my peace of mind.
- being this was my FIRST airbnb experience, I now know what red flags to listen to when reading reviews and what not to ignore.