Our visit in January was great, Jordana was completely correct about being able to watch and observe whales from the balcony(brought Binoculars also)...there were so many to see and so many full breaches with huge splashes it almost became boring! A special reward during whale season.
Also really liked the layout of the whole complex with the low 2 story buildings and the large grass areas with pool, spa, and BBQ's. Was very relaxing, open, and you weren't staying in a 4 to 8 story "block" style building right on the water with hardly any space along the waterfront. Here it is all grass and not concrete. Just our style, liked the ambiance of the place.
Besides the pool, there are nice benches to sit on along the waterfront to watch the water, whales, sunsets... and again, you don't feel like you are sitting on a concrete patio 20 feet from a large tall building.
Waterfront is lava rock, no real beach(we knew), though we usually go to the Napili Kai Resort Beach (public access)right up the road to enjoy sand and sun plus some snorkeling...and you can walk up to the patio at the Sea House Restaurant for Pu Pu's and Mai Tai's also.
Unit was just as displayed, our son stayed in the upper loft bedroom(open), we were below, and kept the louvered windows open all the time to enjoy sounds of the birds, breezes, and even rain at night(we aren't the "close up the doors and have A/C on all the time folks").
Very enjoyable experience.
Kelley and Connie