Arrival with hibiscus blooming all around and large lush plants was exactly as one would hope for a Hawaiian resort.
Location of the property was lovely - a quick drive to downtown or one of the close by beaches. Magics sands and the adjoining little beach that’s covered with shells we’re our favorite close spot.
Our room was closely located to the kids pool - as a couple on vacation, this might have been a negative as our view was the parking lot/trash cans in addition to the natural beauty of the property. but as a family with a 2.5 year old, our toddler loved waving to all of the kind employees on their golf carts driving by, seeing and hearing wild roosters, cats, geckos and best of all the garbage truck and superstar trash collectors. Not joking, it was great. we could also see the far view of the ocean and were still surrounded by plants and palms.
The resort is large however with lots of paths on the property. We loved wandering property and finding our way to the other pool which was more adult friendly and a bit prettier - while smelling flowers and spotting geckos the whole way.
We still spent most of our time in the kid-friendly pool with its wading area. Really amazing to have that with a toddler.
The master bedroom was perfect for our little family of three with a shower and separate tub for the toddler. Grandma got the 2nd bedroom and her own bath with a shower. Rooms are slightly smaller than they appear in the listing (good ol wide angle lense) but it’s still lovely and pretty spacious. AC, fans and screened windows ensured it was always a comfortable temperature.
We loved the kitchen and made local fruit smoothies in the provided blender every morning. Washer and Dryer was a huge benefit with a kiddo. I could have packed so much less.
Would go back to this place in a heart beat (especially for those trips with kids and grandparents in tow).