If you value a good view from the comfort of your own lanai (patio), and quick and easy access to the beach, then this is the place for you!
The condo was fantastic and perfect for our needs with separate king bed rooms with their own full baths. The decor was beautiful, beach-themed and comfortable. There’s AC and ceiling fans in each room—much needed.
All your beach equipment including cooler and umbrella is provided—but no water equipment like boards, noodles or snorkels.
The kitchen was (almost) fully equipped with all the pots, pans, baking, and grilling stuff to cook/grill full meals. The only thing missing, curiously enough, was a rice cooker—a must in Hawaii. No oils or spices, but they do provide salt and pepper, blue ice and a couple of single use bags of coffee. The knives were sharp and a full assortment of knives were provided—a definite plus!! I appreciated the assortment of plastic reusable/disposable containers.
Here are the things we found challenging:
-little privacy/security bc of location (bottom Floor and near shower and main beach access. So we couldn’t sleep with the windows and sliding glass door open in the bedroom off the lanai. No fault of the property.
-The AC unit blows hot air into the lanai, so unless you like to be hot, you will most likely not be comfortable sitting on lanai during the hottest times of the day.
-If you stay longer than a week, (we stayed for 15 nights) you may have to provide your own dishwater soap, laundry soap, and toilet paper because they only provide enough for a weeks stay.
The Menehune Shores Resort, in and of itself, was great! It’s well maintained and clean. The staff, all very nice and helpful. The location is perfect for families with small children, or folks that would rather watch than spend time in the water.
We loved watching the rays and sea turtles right on the property; and appreciated the protected fish pond beach perfect for small children and folks that want to wade or launch SUPs and Kayaks, etc. The beach on the south side of the complex is good in the mornings, but the rocky coral bottom makes it hard to get into and out of the water. The south side beach is great for kite sailing, wind surfing and hover sailing—we saw them all. BTW, the winds picked-up (20 mls/hr+) after noon to early evenings. We throughly enjoyed the show, a definite bonus.
Bottom line, I will definitely return!