Location is the standout characteristic of this old style authentic Hawaiian beach home, the beach is several steps from the door and that in essence is the key reason to rent this property. The beach is delightful, a bit shallow in places, but with reasonable snorkeling, great sand, good views, great privacy, lots of shade, and for a couple of days we where there, a steady near shore-breaking surf of 3-5 foot waves. The resorts a few miles to the North and South have a shopping, restaurants and bigger beaches if beach 69 is too small for you.
The house is 'basic' and although we wanted for nothing, (the house is well stocked with kitchen amenities, great internet, beach stuff) its furnishings, general decor and fit and finish are all 'very modest'. The layout of the space is a little unusual, with a separate bathroom several steps away from the back door, each of the bedrooms and the living room have separate lockable entrances, the beach front windows in the property have no glass just a flyscreen and storm shutters. As a result, the sound of the beach (kids playing, shouting, screaming etc) and the surf are constant and often quite overwhelming, but at night the steady rhythm of the surf crashing can be delightfully therapeutic.

From a value perspective it was not worth the money we paid, I felt like we were slightly roughing it, and shouldn't have at this price point (considering other properties we have previously rented). Having said that we enjoyed our stay, my only dissatisfaction was the price, not the host or the property itself.