Christine & Deborah are fantastic hosts and were quick to respond. There are so many great amenities in this house starting with lots of nice beach towels and other beach accessories (chairs/umbrellas/snorkel gear/water shoes, etc). I loved the ample supplies of shampoo/conditioner/shower gel/lotion...if you use something up, just replace it! The kitchen is well stocked with dishes/spices and other items that other guests have left. Loved the super-sized washing machine; nice to go home with clean clothes. They thought of everything down to loofah hooks in the shower to a hose outside the front door to hose the sand off your feet. The AC was fantastic too!
You can literally walk down the street to catch a beautiful sunset. You'd want to drive a little further for a great swimming beach. You can drive further west to Makaha Beach which is large and the sand is HOT. You can do a little boogie boarding or body surfing here. There are showers and bathrooms across the street.
A little closer to the house would be Turtle Beach. This is still in Makaha after you pass Black Rock and the 2 tall-ish condo buildings (one is taller than the other). Directly after these buildings, you can park on the side of the road and enter the beach - much calmer than Makaha Beach Park and so UNCROWDED! I heard you can see turtles in the mornings but I didn't see any myself.
If you want to live amongst the locals, this is the place for you. Not touristy on this side of the island. I'm sure we'll be back in a couple years for our next family reunion. Can't say enough good things about this place. Thank you Christine & Deborah!!