I have spent one week at Marias and Bernies place with two friends of mine. We had a great week there and the place has the perfect location. The north of Oahu is a truly beautiful experience. The hostel style apartments are just across the street of famous surf spots Rocky Point, Sunset Beach and Pipeline. Even if you don't surf, the beaches are amazing, and there are trails for hiking close by. The connection to the south is good thanks to Kamehameha Highway.

Regarding the stay I can only leave positive feedback. Maria and Bernie take great care of the place and keep it nice and clean. Bathrooms, showers and kitchen have everything you need and more. The community area is great to connect with people from all over the world. While we were there we met people from four continents.

The only thing we were not very happy with, was the size of our room. We got what seemed to be the smallest of all rooms. We stayed another week somewhere else prior, so each of us had a big suitcases and not a lot of space was left. As well our room was right next to the community space and while the house rules ask you to be quite from 10pm, this was not enforced.

Overall we were very happy with our experience though and we want to thank both Maria and Bernie for a good time and especially for their great tips regarding hiking trails, local food, beaches, landmarks, historical backgrounds and much much more insight.