We had a great stay at Lisa's place, everything was as described and our hosts Lisa and Mathew and their family made us feel at home. The beach house is a separate, small self-contained unit near the main house, with secure parking and easy street access. Kailua Beach is a 5 minute walk away, and having visited 10+ 'name beaches' on Oahu and the Big Island this trip, Kailua was our favorite. Miles of powder white, clean, soft sand, gentle warm surf, and mostly locals and families without the big crowds found on nearby beaches like Lanikai, let alone Waikiki. Unit was spotlessly clean, simple but modern with all the essentials. Very comfortable large bed, A/C present but we never used it as overhead fans and constant ocean breeze with surf sound in background kept us cool at night, very quiet for sleeping (and no roosters, sometimes a night noise issue in other Hawaiian towns!) Small kitchen with everything required, including both drip and keurig-style coffee makers, and bottled water and other starter supplies in fridge. Beach towels, chairs, boards, bikes etc. all available if wanted. In line with quiet, simple beach lifestyle, no TV or stereo distractions, but excellent house high speed internet for those needing some screen time, with good mobile phone service across rest of Kailua. Lisa was always available for help or tips, and we thoroughly enjoyed meeting her and her family and learning about their life in Kailua. Kaillua town itself was pleasant and modern small town with good array of shops, services, and places suggested by Lisa to purchase food or eat out. We had good meals at nearby Nico's (couple of times, our favorite), walk up pizza at Bob's by the beach, good Thai at Champa's, and enjoyed slightly more formal meals at Baci Bistro and Buzz's (latter two restaurants we suggest reservations). Though quiet and beach focused, Lisa's place was only a 25 min. drive from airport and Pearl Harbour (along spectacular IH3 through mid-island mountains and tunnels). Despite gov. shutdown we had excellent visit to PH sites spread over 2 days, leaving afternoons free for beach! All in all our stay at Lisa's place was great and we hope to return some day from snowy Ontario! Aloha!