Had a wonderful time in Kailua! Janina and Richard were excellent hosts, they made our groups 11 day stay comfortable and relaxing.
The day we arrived, we met with Janina, she gave us a short welcome tour and welcome booklet, and gave us suggestions on all the local activities and restaurants. She was able to answer all of our questions about the island and what to do. Here's some highlights of our stay:

- Fresh towels whenever we needed, they offered to wash them for us as well.
-Provided with lots of beach gear including: Beach Towels, beach chairs, beach mats, boogie boards, etc.
-Close to shopping (safeway, walgreens, etc)
-Close to restaurants (cinnamons, boots, Uahi grill, etc.)
-Friendly neighborhood, was able to go for morning jogs around the block and felt very safe
-Close to Beaches (Kailua and Lanikae)
-Very clean and quiet nieghborhood
-Access to Wi-fi or wired internet
-Cable TV (was able to watch my SF Giants baseball games and SF 49ers Football)
-Combo door lock, no need to have to worry about a house key
-Large empty refrigerator - was able to store lots of fresh fruit, water, leftovers, poke, and everything else that we needed for the week
-spacious! 4 of us stayed here, we felt very comfortable and were not cramped. We were able to enjoy a couple of meals together in the living room/dining room area and prepare a couple of meals without a problem.
-rooms and beds were very clean, and comfortable!

All in all, it was a wonderful stay. I would definitely recommend that you rent a car to experience the whole island. We made several trips all over the island... 45 minutes to north shore, 25 minutes to waikiki, 35 to Pearl Harbor, etc.

Kailua beach turned out to be one of the most relaxing beaches around the island, a lot less crowded, and the sand was soft and fine. Also the snorkeling at Lanikae beach was amazing. It was nice to be in Hawaii without being stuck in touristy spots all week long.

Definitely give Janina and Richard, and Kailua a try!