Great place to stay to escape the madness of Waikiki and explore the more laid back North Shore. 2 minutes walk to a wonderful beach that only has a few people swimming most of the time and the water is so warm. Easy walk to Haleiwa township which can be a bit busy in the middle of the day but is a pleasure earlier in the morning and early evening. Lots of good restaurants and food trucks. Our hosts left us to ourselves but we conversed with them and they were very friendly and helpful with advice. As other reviewers have said we cannot speak highly enough about the level of the accommodation. It was very clean and easy. We returned to NZ where the temp. dropped from 38c (Hawaii) to 8c (NZ). In Hawaii we were in a different climate! So the only thing that could have made the accommodation more perfect would be having an air conditioning unit in the lounge. The one in the bedroom is great and the lounge does have a ceiling fan. Thanks guys for the use of the unit.