I’m giving this spot 3 stars because I thought it was just ok (not terrible by any means but also not great) and I wouldn’t choose to stay here again in the future. Ralph and Janice were nice and communicative throughout the process, which was super helpful. The location of the condo is also pretty good - right by some shopping areas and beaches. The pool area is also nice. That said, there were a few things I wanted to highlight that led to the experience just being ok: 1) After booking this spot and prior to receiving all details/instructions, Ralph asked me to send him a check in the mail for the additional Hawaii taxes (that aren’t charged/covered by Airbnb). The idea of sending a check in the mail to someone I don’t know felt weird/scammy. It was also super inconvenient - the check got lost in the mail (of course it did!) and took a long time to get to Ralph which made it a huge hassle. Also, sending a check is diametrically opposed to the convenience and stated mission of platforms like Airbnb - I want the automation and convenience of the platform, I don’t want to have to send a check to someone I don’t know via mail and wait a week (or two in my case) for confirmation. I actually tried to cancel my reservation after learning that I’d have to send the check via mail, but it was too late as Airbnb only let’s you cancel/receive a full refund within a short period of time. Maybe this wouldn’t bother other people, but this process really left a bad taste in my mouth. I’d highly recommend that Ralph and Janice collect these taxes through Airbnb (you can send a separate charge) like other hosts have done. That would make the experience much smoother. 2) The carpet is listed as beautifully white in the description but was quite stained when we arrived giving the condo a dirty appearance. (The rest of the condo seemed very clean though.) Ralph and Janice should probably replace the carpet with an off white/brown color or remove that bit about the sparkling white carpet from the description. 3) The kitchenette was much smaller than expected. Perhaps I didn’t look at the photos long enough and that might be on me, but the kitchenette is VERY small. It was really hard to do any prep or cooking, to be honest - there is a sink area and then a tiny counter top area that is taken up almost completely by the microwave. Folks who book this spot should be prepared to not do any cooking. And there wasn’t a cutting board as stated in the description (we found the cutting board in the bathroom cabinet upon checking out...) which made it hard to “not cut on the granite counter tops” as requested by the hosts. The hosts or cleaning staff should make sure all the supplies are placed where guests can find...