The apartment is exactly as seen in the photos, very functional. Due to proximity of the ocean there is considerable roar of waves, it takes getting used to it while falling asleep. To get more breeze we slept with the sliding door open and this of course only makes it louder, to our dismay we found very little ocean breeze probably due to prevailing winds coming from inland, a strong fan is a must. We hardly ever used the Magic Sands beach even though it is but a few steps away - tends to get rather crowded plus high surf, we didn't find it welcoming or particularly pretty, Kua Bay (Manini'owali) was our overall favorite - 40 min drive, snorkeling place a mile away is a good alternative for swimming though beach is minimal. We had some technical issues in the apartment but they were quickly resolved by the hosts.