Mikala's place was truly perfect, we had an amazing stay! This wasn't our first rental on the North Shore, but it was definitely the best. The house itself was safe, private, clean, bright, airy and spacious, and felt even bigger with the high ceilings. Even though we didn't cook much since we wanted to save room for all of the delicious local food, my wife and I were impressed with how well stocked the kitchen was, it was equipped with everything you could possibly need. It even had a NutriBullet blender, which we did take advantage of and made some great smoothies with the local fruits.
Of course the real star is the house's location, being right in the heart of the North Shore with beautiful Ke Iki beach in the back, just steps away outside the backyard's gate. The beach is gorgeous, basically the opposite of the Waikiki beaches, which are overcrowded, extremely rocky, and often have just a few yards of sand. Ke Iki beach on the other hand is clean and far more spacious, with endless soft sand before reaching the picturesque water. On certain days the water was too rough to swim, but even so there's plenty to enjoy with basking in the sun and watching the surfers - we didn't realize as we walked that the beach leads right to Pipeline and Sunset.
As for the booking process and host, Mikala couldn't have been nicer or more responsive. He provided extremely thorough instructions and the check-in and check-out process were a breeze. We highly recommend this house and hope to be back soon. Don't hesitate to book this place - you can tell your friends you stayed in a pro surfer's North Shore house, doesn't get any better than that.