I can highly recommend this place to everybody! I stayed for three months here because of my PhD studies and if I ever come back to Hawaii, this will be the place I come.
Andrew and his wife Hami became like family to me. I really was able to feel the aloha spirit in their place! They really contributed to create that spirit and I highly respect it. They are super friendly, good at communicating, and always helping if you need any help! They also have a great sense of humor! I felt broken-hearted when it came the time to leave their place.
Andrew was socially so talented that he was able to connect the guests also to each other. I met awesome people from all over the world during my stay in his place. I would never change those encounters (and the encounter with the hosts) into hotel housing! I really feel that I learned about life so much in all the conversations I had with other guests and the hosts in the kitchen, living room and at patio. It is like a world village that you can't have if you stay in a hotel.
Even though there where great facilities for social encounters in Andrew's place, Andrew and his wife Hami also made sure that everyone had a possibility to privacy: The three rooms didn't have shared walls, the lock system was excellent and very safe, and there was always a possibility to go bed early without being disturbed by noise. Moreover, I always felt very safe during my stay here.
The location is good! I didn't rent a car at all during my stay in Oahu and was able to ride a bus everywhere. The bus stop is near by the Andrew's place, and easy to use. It easy to go to downtown, Waikiki and airport but also to the other cities/villages in Oahu.
Andrew responded all my messages while an hour. He was superfast!
The place is clean and there are great facilities for cooking here! The fridge works well and there is a "share table" where there's always coffee there and left-over food from the previous guests. What a great system to avoid also throwing food away!
Highly recommendation!
Mahalo for the aloha spirit! Hope to see you soon somewhere