This listing only had one review when we booked it and the review was only one sentence, which made me a bit wary. However, this was the only place that was a 2 bed 2 bath that I found within our price range, which wasn't even on the low end. I decided to take a chance and hope for the best.
The location is very convenient. The grounds itself is beautiful and well taken care of. The pool and jacuzzis (one for adults and kids and one for adults only) are small considering how many units it serves (the Kamaole Sands is huge).
This unit hasn't been properly updated and maintained as well as it should be. There are holes/tears in the screen door to the lanai as well as the screens on the windows of the bedrooms. One of the sinks has slow drainage when you brushed your teeth or washed your face. The bathrooms and kitchen need huge make overs (there is visible damage to both bathtubs). The blankets are really old, thin, and not something you want to lay with after a long day.
There is a closet on the lanai that has items you can use that were left behind by other guests (boogie boards, beach chairs, igloo, water shoes, sand toys, etc.). The closet isn't organized and things are dirty and just thrown in. I organized it before we left (and cleaned what we used), but there were some things I didn't want to touch.
Towards the end of our stay, we had to kill cockroaches in one of the bathrooms. Let's hope we didn't bring any cockroaches nor their eggs back with us (we even took all precautions and put away food and drinks into the fridge immediately, took out trash twice a day, and wiped down all surfaces just to avoid pests). I understand with the humid weather, it is very likely that these types of pests will come out. The condo did have ant/spider traps in the corners, which were appreciated since we didn't see any. But I hope they can do something about the cockroaches for future guests.
It's great to have access to a kitchen, washer/dryer, and a larger space (compared to a standard hotel room), but I feel that there were too many "boo hoo's" and not as many "whoo hoo's" to justify how much the entire stay cost us.