Close to the beach - but it appears the nearby beach access is under construction. The host was extremely kind and helpful and leaves a lot of extras in the place (surfboards pool toys etc) however the home needs a makeover and deep cleaning i.e. Stained sheets that led to 11pm pre bed washing, guck on the walls all around the kitchen. We understand it's an older home and Hawaii is expensive but with the price point we were hoping for a cleaner location. Judging from the reviews our experience was unique so possibly just a housekeeping issue.