Ran into some problems the first night BUT we had a great stay and here’s why:
Upon checking in Unai (host) had sent his partner Tony to welcome us into the unit, helped us with our bags and showed us where the offsite parking was which was great because normally you don’t really meet the hosts/someone when you book a stay.
The building itself is a bit old and worn off but Unai’s unit was renovated and well kept. Had a nice modern aesthetic to it. The kitchen was complete with utensils to cook etc.
The view is definitely amazing. The bedroom has a tub next to it which overlooks the mountains.
They had a lot of fresh towels, shampoo, conditioner, body wash for you to use and Hawaiian candies and snacks and bottled waters. It was a sweet touch!
cons:
the common area was a bit dusty and the floor didn’t seem mopped, there was a bit of sand. Unai had sent someone to come tidy it up, vacuum again and that was nice of him to do.
If you’re looking for a place that has centralized air conditioning, this might be a bit tricky for you given the humidity of the island.
The unit has huge windows for trade winds breeze, a small dyson fan in the bedroom (which barely blows air) and one portable air conditioning IN THE LIVING ROOM dining area specifically.
Our stay would’ve been perfect if the air conditioning was in the bedroom to help with the heat but that was not the case.
Fast forward to our first night, there was ABSOLUTELY NO TRADE WINDS. We were miserable and had to rely on only the small dyson fan. You can’t feel the portable ac unless you’re in front of it and that was in the dining area. We were laying in our own sweat so at around 1:30am we had to go home (we are locals on staycation) and slept in our own homes that night which was very inconvenient.
We had communicated this to Unai that the air conditioning in the description is a bit misleading. So he offered to have Tony bring a fan the next day. It definitely helped but it’s not fun sleeping in the heat every night with the tradewinds being absent or solely relying on tradewinds to cool the guests. Luckily on our last night there were tradewinds to help keep the place cool at least.
Parking is a block away, $50.
I want to say thank you to Unai for offering us to extend our stay bec of what happened on our first night. That was a nice gesture. He and Tony are always on top of things. Regardless of how the heat gets, we will be back to book this place more on the cooler season!
Mahalo!