Our family of five lived at Mango House for six weeks from late October to early December 2021, doing remote work and online school during that period. We chose Mango House despite it being off the beaten path, based on the strength of the other reviews here on AirBnB. We were not disappointed. Our stay was literally awesome—awe from swimming with turtles and relaxing with them on Aki's Beach (the most was seven at one time); enjoying the ever-changing sunsets every day since the house is just a three-minute walk from the beach, or the sunrises over the Waianae mountain range; enjoying the waves at Makaha Beach just a two-minute drive away; hiking up to the pink pillboxes at Ma'ili; scuba diving and snorkeling at Electric Beach; I could go on.
If you want to hang out around tourists and high-end shopping and restaurants, please stay in Waikiki. Mango House, Aki's Beach, and Waianae are for those who want to venture off the beaten path and be around friendly and chill Hawaiian locals.
The Mango house itself had everything we needed, and the description is accurate. Not having air conditioning was no problem at all for us, the cross-ventilation throughout the house plus all the ceiling fans made it very pleasant. Thank you to all those who left previous reviews and made us decide to stay here. And thanks to our great hosts Tommy and Kathy, who were always prompt at communicating and addressed any questions or issues we had. Mahalo!