Such a great location: the beach is metres away with not a lot between you and gorgeous sea views. After the crowds of Waikiki this is a true slice of heaven. You can swim, snorkel, board and surf in close proximity all along Makaha beech. Fine golden sands and the dramatic backdrop of volcanic peaks makes for a beautiful and unique setting. Everything feels safe, friendly and relaxed. It’s cool to be an Ohahu Westy!
Both cottages have a definite “rustic style” with appropriate beach decor. Our’s was immaculately clean (a good thing noting the cleaning charge) and well appointed. The kitchen has all the necessary tools, pots, pans, plates, dishes, cutlery, implements and devices.There’s even a Weber kettle grille with everything needed to get it going.
You pretty much need to self cater but it’s no real effort to throw together a satisfying meal with the fabulous local fruit and produce. There's an adequately local supermarket but we much preferred the deli and wider selection at the Kapolei Food Store (as recommended).
There seems to be a fine tradition of outgoing guests gifting food and drink to those staying on in the other cottage! We certainly benefited from this and will offer our own excess to the other guests. This means the pantries have good supplies of condiments, tea, and coffee!
The cottages have key pad entry which is actually really good in terms of beach time - no risk of loosing a key in the sand! Be aware though that the locks are time sensitive and close-out as soon as your departure time arrives; bad luck if you forget something or need to get back in after 11 am on your final day. This is by far the most unfriendly of the house rules!
A large two storey slab-sided house on the same property is a bit intimidating at first but soon fades into the background. All three buildings use the same outdoor space so things could get busy at peak times. There is occasional road noise and every now and then an unbelievabley loud vehicle sub-woofer splits the air, but the reassuring sound of nearby waves more than compensates.
An amenities shed has everything for the beach: a great selection of quality snorkeling gear, beach mats, umbrellas, chilli-bins, and life-vests (highly recommended for nervous swimmers). Impressive! Inside the cottage the AV system is quite fickle, but it’s nice to have some old DVDs to wander through. Blue tooth on the micro-stereo saved the day :-)
We loved this place, it’s very seductive. Would we come back again? You bettya!!