There were definitely positives about the stay. Location wise was great because it was near Turtle Bay resort, which made it easy to enjoy the beaches and the restaurants at the resort. One of the condo pools was right across the condo, which made it convenient with a baby. The place is spacious (especially compared to a standard room at the hotel). As a mother to an infant, I appreciated the full sized refrigerator and dishwasher. That made it so convenient for washing bottles and pump parts! There was also a pack and play which was nice because we didn't have to bring ours for our staycation. Parking is included and was close to the condo. Gar was also responsive to messages which was really great and appreciated.
There were some areas of improvement. When we arrived, the floors were dirty and we had to clean away several dead (but tiny) little roaches. As a local to Hawaii, I know that roaches are very common, even if you keep your place clean. That is just the reality of Hawaii, but the place may not have been cleaned properly prior to our arrival because we had to clean up the dead roaches and sweep up the condo, especially the living and kitchen area as soon as we came in. To be fair, Gar did mention that he has a cleaning company that was cleaning prior to arrival (mentioned when asking about our arrival time), so this may have been the cleaning company not fulfilling their tasks?? The pack and play had dried blood and a dead gecko on the sheets. We brought our own mattress and sheets for the pack and play anyway, so this did not turn out to be a big issue. We did use the baby tub for our baby's bath but during the bath, we noticed that there was black gunk that started to float around in the water. These may not be a big deal for though for people that are not traveling with babies.
We stayed during a holiday weekend, so naturally the prices were a little more during the busy season. So there were some great things about the place, but I guess when you pay $1,700 for 3 nights (taxes, fees included) which included the cleaning fee, you would hope that it would be clean and you wouldn't need to sweep and clean up upon your immediate arrival. (Like I said, this may have been the cleaning company used, I'm not sure.) Also, we were informed only shortly before checking in that the place was under construction for upgrades and it would have been nice if this was disclosed upon booking, for full transparency.
In comparison to renting directly from the Turtle Bay resort, it was definitely cheaper and a lot more space with the conveniences of a full kitchen. We left the place cleaner than it was when we arrived. I just had wished that it felt clean upon our arrival and we didn't have to spend time cleaning the place (especially when we paid the cleaning fee).