If you are looking for an affordable, clean, safe, scenic location for families this was great! We have two children under the age of 5 so safety and ease was a concern for us. Having the surf shop right next door was a plus too. You can rent everything you need booties, rashguard , and life jackets for little all for $35 a day for a Board. The surfing across the street is great for longboarders or beginners. It was very kid friendly. We walked to everything with a small stroller with ease for one child and had the other walk with us. Grocery store, food trucks, and about everything you need you can walk too. The beech across the street does have rocks on bottom so water shoes are advised, but a quick 3 minute drive away is Kam Beach 2 with super sandy bottoms, but may have bigger waves since it is not as protected. If you ask locals it will be easy to find good spots for kids in that area. We found easy snorkeling and attempted the road to Hana one day, but rookie mistake only made it half way. Beautiful drive, but our oldest got super car sick from all the windy roads. Be sure to take motion sickness medicine for kids who are prone. The pool was a hit with the kids too. I never thought I would value a pool in Hawaii since a beautiful, safe ocean is everywhere and so easy to walk or drive too. But, my kids loved jumping in after we had been at the beach as a way to end the day. The pool is kept locked so no worries of kids falling in if you let them run around the back yard that is fenced in too(major plus)! The sliding glass door opens up to the backyard that is fenced, but there are maybe two tiny gaps where if a kid really wanted to work hard could get out, but overall I felt like I could let my guard down. The condo was clean and had everything we needed. My only complaints would be the traffic at times that the condo faces can be loud. But, there were many hours of the day when it slowed down and was very quiet. My second complaint would be that there were two heavy glass coffee and side tables. We had to really watch our boys to make sure they did not break one. But,overall A+ experience for us. The one time we had to connect with Carolyn she got back with us immediately. I would recommend this place to any family wanting to be in a more affordable, residential area where you get to know the locals more.