PRO
1. Martha is friendly and responsive when called on, even offered to run extension cord from their battery backed power source or cook a meal for us during a power outage.
2. Easy access to North Shore beaches and restaurants.
3. Partial air conditioning.
4. WiFi is good with enough bandwidth for all of our devices, plus streaming TV using our Amazon fire stick.
5. Price.
CON
1. Not as private as I would like. Laundry room is shared by this unit and another studio unit that shares the same address (so you're not really renting the "whole house").
2. House is old and a lot of interior elements are old and worn out. Newer items like flooring clearly not professionally installed, and some things are being held together with clear tape or duct tape.
3. Ants. upon arrival we were greeted by ants on the kitchen and bathroom counter tops. Martha provided us with spray for that initial encounter. The rest of the time we could pick them off by hand, but had to deal with ants daily during our 8-day stay.
4. Only partial AC. Three out of four bedrooms will not be as comfortable. Two in our group decided to sleep on couches instead as the living room has AC.
5. House is small so rooms are small. Stacked bunk beds not always suitable for adults, so consider counting that as space for 1. Online pics showed only 1 stacked bunk, but there were 2 rooms with stacked bunk bed. Martha stated that this unit is occupied by students most of the year, vacationers in the summer, and it does have a college dorm feel to it.
6. Some basic items not provided: ironing board, no place to put bar of soap in shower.
OVERALL
The unit is functional and Martha is friendly and responsive. For larger groups on a budget this represents a good value. Parking can handle 3 vehicles in the driveway (including for the studio unit) - any more will need to be on the street. We were there for a destination wedding, with lots of activities planned on both the North Shore and around Kau'ula and Kaneohe, and it worked for us.