All the lovely things you see in the other reviews are true. The suite is clean and comfortable; Maria and Steve are great hosts ; you really are near the beach! So let me add my experience: I stayed for 2 1/2 weeks. The lanai kitchen was perfectly adequate for breakfast and lunch, with a microwave, refrigerator, coffee pot, big sink and counter looking out towards the ocean. The place is really just a block from the ocean, where there are many beach parks, each a bit different, in a string along the water. I recommend you stay long enough to visit them . Generally , there are rocks out in the water that form a natural breakfront, so the waves are not rough most of the time. There are also many shallow lagoons where I saw many young children. My favorite beach park is Carl Smith. Other reviewers failed to mention the wonderful ocean breeze that moves through the suite from front to back. The private lanai is comfortable in the morning and mid-day. The living room is delightful in the late afternoon. The very relaxed Hawaian setting is full of trees and plants. My Hawaian friends were very impressed at the value for money and the true Hawaian feel of the place. Several told me that, when friends visit and need a place to stay, they hate to see them go to a hotel or condo that offers ordinary, typical mainland style accommodations and would definitely recommend this suite. So do I!