The things I loved about this Airbnb:
1. Location, location, LOCATION. The condo is located on the Turtle Bay Resort property - literally minutes from the beach. We loved swimming and snorkeling at the beach and even saw some turtles!
2. Condo was spacious (esp. by Hawaii standards). Furniture & beds were comfy. Kitchen was small but functional for our needs. We liked that there was a lot of seating in the living area. And the condo was in a safe, gated community with plenty of parking, which we appreciated.
3. Hosts were very quick to respond.
The things I didn’t love about this Airbnb:
1. Air-conditioning. We booked this place for a huge reason - that it was air conditioned. And it is air conditioned (kind of). There are 3 AC units, one in each of the 3 bedrooms. The units are for the rooms only and take a long time to cool the bedrooms down. I want to be clear that this is implicitly stated in the listing, but you need to realize that the rest of the house was around 80 degrees at all times, even at night. We did not end up spending a lot of time at our rental because we were pretty miserably hot unless we were actually in the bedrooms with the AC unit turned on.
2. The “3rd” bedroom. I’m not really even sure you can call it a bedroom. It’s large enough to fit a Murphy bed and an AC unit, and that’s about it. There are windows that overlook the living room (it may have been a loft space at one point, that is now enclosed). There is no closet in that room, and no place to hang or put away clothes.
I do think it’s important to note that for Hawaii/island standards this Airbnb is really good. And if you’re not worried about being in a warm rental, then I highly suggest giving this place a visit.