My husband and I stayed 9 nights at Todd's place and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. It is a small space as shown in the photos but it had everything we needed and we felt very comfortable and relaxed there. The nights were quiet and we loved listening to the birds in the mornings. There was a water filter pitcher in the fridge which was a nice surprise as well as pillow options for the bed, another nice surprise. Todd was friendly and available when we had questions yet most of the time we did not see each other. His dog, Samba, has a wonderful personality and we enjoyed our interactions and giving him belly rubs. One of the biggies for us is that Todd's place is walking distance to Whole Foods and Food Land and we enjoyed the walk daily as we planned for dinner in or ate out. Todd also had a clothes line so we could hang wet suits or running clothes each day.
We loved Kailua because it is walkable and the people are friendly. Drivers stop for pedestrians or even if you are trying to make a left turn...probably the most polite drivers I have ever experienced. We ran daily and did 3 hikes in the area plus we enjoyed Lanikai, Kailua and Kalama beach. Lanikai Juice was one of our favorite stops as was Leahi Health Kailua. Renting SUPs and Kayaks was fun as was watching the kite boarders our last two days.