Nancy was a great host; she kept in touch and graciously answered the questions we had prior to arrival.

Nancy’s place is essentially a very nice and clean, spacious hotel room, with a lovely view of the ocean from the balcony, air conditioning (we were there during one of the hottest weeks of the year, according to locals, so this was much appreciated), a super comfortable king-sized bed, nice island décor and linens, and a small fridge that was enough for our needs. It was close to the airport and the main town, yet had a gorgeous, secluded beach (better than expected—I thought it would be rocky up to the edge along that part of the coast), probably not great for swimming but perfect for photo ops and beach-strolling. We didn’t use the pools, but they looked nice. The entrance to the hotel itself is elegant-looking.

I would just caution prospective guests of three things: first, if you are only here staying a short time, the very same check-in/check-out fees apply as for a stay of many days, which makes a short stay pricier on average than a longer one. Also, these fees go up regularly, so be sure the ones listed on Nancy’s website will still be current for your dates, or you may be in for a surprise. (To her credit, Nancy has promised to make this right in our case.) Second, the one communal microwave is up two floors and in another building from the one you are in, and may be in use by others when you need it. We waited a long time for some guests to finish microwaving their several frozen dinners before we could warm up our simple meal. Finally, the per-day parking fee of $16.95 is pretty steep, an additional consideration on this property as with most big-name resorts on the island.

The hotel staff was variable; some were friendly and helpful, others seemed to know we weren’t with the actual hotel and treated us accordingly. (This is one of those hotels—common nowadays—that has both purchasable rooms and rooms that remain hotel owned). We lost a Nikon camera, and asked the bored-looking front desk clerk to “please put our cell phone number into your Lost & Found database to be notified if it turns up.” When we finally got our camera back (complete with wedding photos and hundreds of others), via a local newspaper ad, the good-Samaritan finder said she had gone to great lengths to determine where we had been staying by our photos, and actually drove there to try and find us. They had no information about any lost camera at all. I had seen the clerk write our phone number down rather reluctantly on a piece of scrap paper and toss it aside, so was not surprised by this, but still… it didn’t seem very professional. No “aloha” there!

But the room was lovely, the view was nice, and staying at this place met our needs.