The condo is very nice. Modern, clean, well equipped. The building is older, but most things in Hawaii are honestly. We never felt unsafe or anything of the sort. The view of the sunsets and ocean are great. We liked being able to walk down to the beach (30 feet away) and play in the water around the reefs for a couple minutes with snorkel gear. Not a place for boogie boarding, but there were turtles and fish all around. The parking and access to the condo was easy. Driving to the other beaches was easy and quick. Nice grocery store really close by, bigger than the Safeway. The condo was everything that we had hoped for, except the air conditioning.
The air conditioning is on a 60 min timer, and even with it on full blasts, the rooms stayed around 73-76 degrees. And nobody is going to wake up every 60 min to turn it back on. It does cool down the living room and kitchen area pretty well, but not the bedrooms or bathroom at all. The ceiling fans help, but still that's pretty hot for some of us when it comes to sleeping. Yes, there are ocean breezes, but then you have to decide to sleep with your curtains and windows open to the public walkway. We did that, but even then, the breeze is not reliable. I would highly recommend closing all the curtains in the main room as soon as the sun hits any part of the front until sunset. Otherwise you come home to a very uncomfortable situation.
To be clear, we did manage to sleep, but it was touch and go at times, and the kids had to sleep in the living room. For many, this is no big deal, but living in a very hot climate, we have grown used to air conditioning. And I know there are lots of people like us out there. Its also possible that we hit a hot time of the year, we stayed early August time frame.