We stayed in Ginger’s condo for 13 nights during the Christmas/New Year break and despite a few issues, had a very pleasant stay. The condo is located in the Kuilima States complex, which neighbors the Turtle Bay resort. We really enjoyed watching the surfers and the incredible sunsets at Turtle Bay, and both beaches there are really nice (Kuilima and Kawela). The complex felt very safe and we enjoyed the pool once when it wasn’t crowded and it was really nice and relaxing.
We used the condo as a base to explore the whole island and didn’t mind driving ~1 hour to Waikiki, Kailua, Ko’olina, etc. To us, being on the North Shore was more important and we spent a lot of time on the beaches there.
The condo is spacious and was very clean overall. The a/c works well but we did not need to use it as the temperature in the condo was cool in the evening. The loft layout with a spiral staircase made night trips to the bathroom a bit tricky, also hard to take luggage up there, but it was manageable for us.
There were however a few issues we reported to Ginger: loud thumping bass from tv/movies from the downstairs neighbor, shower temperature issues (fixed), we had to kill a few small cockroaches during our stay. She responded quickly and immediately addressed the issues where possible. Other annoyances we have come to expect from a few airbnb stays and we addressed them ourselves (having to clean the dishwasher, washer and dryer, cleaning the dust on the bathroom vent, replacing a moldy shower curtain, which she did offer to reimburse), other minor ones we just lived with (broken trash can pedal, loose shower handle, chirping smoke detector). At the moment of writing this Ginger’s condo has 5.0 stars so I believe it’s fair to have high expectations. She was very responsive to our questions/requests during our stay so hopefully all these will be addressed soon for future stays.