Very private with excellent location!
Ted’s bakery (must try their pie and loco moco) is right across the street, beach is 3 mins walking, Turtle Bay resort is 8 mins driving, and tons of food trucks, beaches within 10-20 mins driving.
Dani’s place provides beach chairs, towels, beach mat, and snorkeling gears . The outside shower was definitely very appreciated. We used it couple of times to wash off the sand or just had a quick rinse before going on with our day without having to go back to the room. Also having the kitchen fully available is very useful if you would like to cook. And we really appreciated the welcome beers in the fridge ;)
Some small spots around the house might need a better cleaning but in general everything was nice. Bedding was actually super clean, we could smell the detergent and it was very comfy. We didn’t find it’s unbearable w/o the AC, the breeze did help a lot. It’s such a nice feeling to wake up with the birds chirping outside.
We had such good time in North Shore. It’s so laid back and safe, we really enjoyed walking around the neighborhood everyday. Traffic could be challenging at some spots but in general we love it more than Waikiki.
P/s: I strongly disagree with the comment below about the neighbors’ outside shower and parking situation. First off we had no problem and I don’t think there should be a problem of how long neighbors took their showers as well as their nasals passing stuff whatsoever. If they need to have a good rinse off, let them be, you do you 🤷🏻‍♀️
Second of all parking is not that challenging. I understand there’s 2-3 spots right in front of the house (depends how good the parking jobs from other people), but Dani already provides a thoughtful list of where to park if the front is occupied. We had a big Toyota Rav4 and never had a hard time finding a spot within 30s walking back to the house. And this neighborhood is extremely safe and welcoming to mindful and respectful tourists ;)