Maria Fernando was very gracious and accommodating. She had fresh towels for each of us, our exclusive use bathroom, and a nice bedroom. Her 5 children were incredibly polite, when we saw or heard them, which was actually infrequent - they were a delight when we did interact.

Maria had great suggestions for things to do on O'ahu but was not in the least overbearing. She loaned us a small cooler and frozen cold packs to keep waters cold for our daily forays. We had two great meals at her specific suggestion and saw an amazing sunrise thanks to her input. She also had beach towels for us to use and that was very appreciated.

We would definitely stay at Maria Fernanda's place the next time we come to O'ahu!! It was an amazing value and convenient to downtown Honolulu (20 min drive), the western coast (Kailua and Lanikai beaches, 40 min), and the N Shore and Hale'iwa (45 min). Ko Olina is a 10 min drive and where we went the first afternoon to plan our 4 day adeventure on O'ahu. We parked our rental car in her driveway 10 steps from the front door!