1st let me say, we had a fabulous time, I'd go back in a millisecond. I highly recommend Janina & Richard's clean, beautiful home. Let me give a few details on how, we had a great time in Hawaii.

Janina & Richard met us at the house even though it was 9:30 pm by the time we arrived. They reviewed the welcome packet with us, that got us started with great suggestions of sites to see. Janina checked in with us every couple of days to make sure we had everything we needed, fresh towels etc.

Their gorgeous home is absolutely immaculately clean(I mean immaculate), with hard wood floors & ceramic tile. Since we slept in the air conditioned bedroom & their house was so clean my allergies & asthma gave me no problems. In addition, they use ecological friendly products so I had no reaction to unknown chemicals. For me staying at their home is a much better experience than at a hotel.

The Kailua neighborhood is a great location & wonderfully quiet during the week. The best part, the home is above Kailua Beach, we named it our beach by the end of the vacation. The beach is so convenient, we went to the beach every day, swimming, sunning & my husband enjoyed daily runs on the beach. Our 2nd day, we saw the start of a Hawaiian canoe race from Kailua Beach to Waikiki. Waikiki excitement came to us in Kailua, you're not missing anything, but the crowds.

Being on the windward side & using the H3, we avoided the Honolulu traffic, getting everywhere we wanted to with ease. My husband said he wanted to be all over the island & we did go everywhere - Sunset beach & Ted's Bakery on the North Shore, Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor, Hanauma Bay for wonderful snorkeling, Diamond Head hiking, etc. Since we didn't fight traffic everyday, going into into Waikiki Beach to Duke's Statue was a piece of cake. These are just a bit of what we saw, Janina & Richard can direct you to those & more.

Our time in Hawaii, was a wonderful, relaxing, entertaining vacation. Janina & Richard made our 1st visit(of many) to Hawaii a dream come true.

My recommendation, get out of Honolulu to the Windward side, book Janina & Richards beautiful, immaculate home thereby, avoiding the city traffic, staying a beautiful home. Then, be ready for a relaxing vacation in a paradise.