Residence is a lower unit of a 2 unit home set on a steep hill overlooking local area with excellent partial view of ocean and beautiful sunrise. Location for those who wish to be away from city congestion is very nice and Kailua is a lovely town with beaches that are great for adults & children. Unit was clean and in good condition. Yard by patio was not landscaped and had dry dead grass that was about 1-2 feet high next to patio. Hillside was landscaped but had overgrowth of some plants on walkway.
CONCERNS: KITCHEN had no microwave although it was listed on amenities list. Kitchen had only very basic utensils and could use some larger bowls, can opener and drip coffee pot. Also, the display on the refrigerator coldness setting did not work and someone had turned it down to where it was not cold inside. We had to push buttons that did not display setting to experiment to get refrigerator to finally cool down.
STAIRS TO UNIT- There are very steep stairs up to unit with parking below, so luggage and groceries must be carried quite a distance. This can be very difficult in the heat if you are not in very excellent physical shape.
PRIVACY WITHIN UNIT- Doors to bath and bedrooms have open slats. Little privacy.
BATH - Shower has 2 steep steps down to enter it. OK for us but again if someone has mobility issues this would be a problem.
NIGHT-TIME DARKNESS - Large bedroom has outside lighting that can somewhat be blocked by drapes but not entirely. We woke up with the sun and that was OK for us (5:30 a.m.). Small bedroom had lighting outside that drape did not entirely block. Our travel companions had a more difficult time sleeping as they like complete darkness.
COMMUNICATION - Host was on the east coast and did not let us know in advance that she would not be there and had rented upstairs out. When we originally rented she said she lived in the unit above so we thought we would have ease in communication and getting familiar with unit and resolving any issues. This was not the case.