Jay's place is just over a mile walk to the pier and about 10 minute walk to where the liveliness of Ali'i drive starts. It is a short walk to Honl's beach where the beach is somewhat rocky for swimming, but good to catch a sunset. We didn't use the pool area, and the community BBQ took awhile to heat up and get going. The location is nice, right on Ali'i drive, but you do get some traffic noise from the cars, nothing a little AC fan won't drown out tho. It is a super convenient location.