Thomas’s place was an amazing retreat for us. It was situated right on the ocean, and you can see the waves come in from there. From the balcony, we saw a turtle, a few whales, and can watch people surf!
The location is amazing. The beach is literally downstairs, and we walked about 10 minutes to kahekili Beach, which is just south of the location. It’s a long stretch of about 2 miles of gorgeous beach that stretches all the way to black rock. It’s nice to walk down a path right next to the beach.
We snorkeled almost every day - we got in near Kahekili Beach and there’s a long stretch of ocean parallel to the beach where we saw a lot of fish. This beach is relatively well protected from the waves so conditions are usually great!
The condo had 2 telescopes that we used to stargaze and we saw some whales with it too!
Only complaints are that the stove takes a long time to heat up, and there didn’t seem to be some basic things such as sugar, salt, and cooking oil. The place was pretty much what the photos show - although the complex itself is starting to show its age- we loved it since it was way less crowded than the neighboring resorts - perfect for covid. we had the pool, hot tub, and common ears to ourselves many times.
We liked the small pool and hot tub. There was also ping pong, darts, and corn hole.
The windows and doors are as old as the building is - so starting to show its age. But we didn’t mind too much - the bedroom window was tricky to keep open but once you jiggle it a bit then it works out just fine.
The bidet in the bathroom was a nice touch, and so was the fancy shower. We got too used to these that we are looking to upgrade our home!
We liked that the location was usually windy - we didn’t use AC for most of our stay - all we had to do was keep the windows and balcony door open!
We’ll definitely come back again!