First off, this house is beautiful, the property and grounds are beautiful, and the location is great. It is well kept and maintained, and perfect for large families and groups. We were looking for a location for our choir trip that could accommodate the 13 of us in the same place, and this place did not disappoint. Check-in and check-out was easy and seamless, and the owner communicated well.
The criticisms I have are very minor compared to our overall positive experience, hence the 4-star rating, but if we had to picky, here are someone of our critiques:
- The owner did warn us that the dishwasher would be out of service, so we washed by hand, which most of us are used to anyways. Or we just bought paper goods, so it wasn’t a big thing.
- Because of Hawaii’s current record-high temperatures, the house would get miserably hot. There are only portable A/C units and fans located in the bedrooms, which were adequate for nighttime, but did little during the day. Leaving especially the doors open made a huge difference, but it also welcomed an influx of bugs into the house as well. Perhaps the best time to enjoy this place would be in the cooler months.
- The showers in the bathrooms are open, which means that water gets everywhere even when you try to adjust the shower head to face against the opposite wall. It was more an annoyance more than anything else. Also, the nozzles seem to have some hard water build up, so it wasn’t fully functioning.
- The kitchen lighting is very limited making evening cooking somewhat challenging especially if you had older eyes like we did. Also, some of the included cookware and hardware was worn and stained. The dishes and utensils, however, were great!
Overall, we enjoyed our stay and we enjoyed the house. We would recommend this place to anyway looking for a nice location for your large group, and we definitely will consider coming back again.