David and Sarah are two of the nicest people we’ve met. We were arriving in Hawaii at around noon so I asked if it’s possible to check in any earlier than the 4pm check in time, since we have little kids. There was a guest leaving that day so David said he couldn’t let us come earlier, which is totally understandable. However, a short time after we had landed, he messaged saying we could check in earlier, which was so kind of him to arrange. We had thought we wouldn’t be able to check in until later so we had made plans in Waikiki with some friends and didn’t end up checking in early after all, but we really appreciated his thoughtfulness.
We were given the keypad code and instructions to check in and everything went smoothly—Sarah also stopped by while we were unloading the car and helped show us around, which was nice. The home is nicely laid out and a good size for our family of 5. Our kids (6, 4, and 2) had plenty of space to relax and we didn’t even end up using one of the rooms. The rooms were spacious and the home was very clean—probably the cleanest Airbnb we’ve stayed at in Kailua :) and there were many thoughtful touches throughout the home. There’s dish soap and a new sponge, and bar soap and even toothpaste and mouthwash. It seems they’ve thought of everything we could need. The ac units were strong and in every room (the living room had two units!). Cable tv was also nice for when the kids were relaxing after a day at the beach. Speaking of the beach, Sarah and David have everything we could want for a great time at the beach. They provided beach towels, beach toys, snorkel gear, a beach umbrella, a beach tent, coolers, and even nice floaties/life vests for the kids. We ended up returning a bunch of beach stuff we bought from Target because David and Sarah’s things were better, haha. They also have a high chair, pack n play, and even a diaper genie for little ones. We had everything we needed for a wonderful beach vacation with our little kids.
David and Sarah were truly the best hosts and we were just sorry we couldn’t stay longer. Thank you David and Sarah for sharing your home with us—we hope to see you guys again soon! :)