A very well equipped condo in a sleepy purpose built residential holiday community with everything you would expect to find at a beach getaway.
We utilised the beach umbrella, esky (cooler), full kitchen and utensils for cooking some healthy meals, the shared bbq grill, the washer and dryer, and more. So many useful things, which is handy when the area means you’re quite likely driving, hiking places and picnicking rather than eating out and walking everywhere.
We hired a car and I highly recommend doing that for this location so you’re not stuck in the one place, and you can see some of the gorgeous locations the area has to offer. If we did it again we would get a 4Wd. We loved hiking Pololu valley, visiting Puukohola heiau, Lapakahi State Park historic fishing village and Makalawena beach amongst other natural and cultural sites.
If golf is your jam you’re basically on a golf-course. There’s shops and some restaurants walking distance (or a very short drive) away. We found it easier to drive to the swimming beach, but you could walk.
I managed to mis-read the check-in instructions (the gate code) and Gerard got back to my panic calls almost immediately and calmly sorted me out. Many thanks! I had very little phone/internet reception (roaming from Australia) so couldn’t refresh the Airbnb app properly and had to rely on my saved directions, which were no longer relevant. So check everything before your phone goes out of range if you think that will be the case.
Once in the condo there’s wifi, which worked well :-)
Thanks for a wonderful first trip to Hawaii, with all the creature comforts, located along a beautiful coast laden with natural and cultural places to explore!