Welcoming and clean home. I had access to come and go as I pleased. Also able to cook and use the refrigerator. 15-minute walk to the beach. I had access to a bicycle and lock so was able to bike to the beach and further away for shopping and for the canoe-sailing excursion from Kailua Beach. Bed was comfy and clean, plenty of space to hang clothes, and I had a desk and reliable internet. Only drawbacks were smell of dog in the bedroom (I think it was coming from the living room because it calmed down after the 2nd night), and at night some loud noises like the garbage pickup and an air-conditioning unit coming from next door I believe. But these were not detractors! These things happen when you're staying at someone's house in a residential neighborhood.