The property was good value for money which is the main reason we chose it. The resort area is good, with BBQ areas, shaded seating areas, great views out to sea, but the pool is not heated. It was cold and cold enough that I didn’t swim for the entire week. The resort is a way from the small town centre (13 miles away) so you need a car. There are only 2-3 taxis on the island, no Ubers, and few hire cars so plan ahead. The apartment was a good size but does need some updating. The cable didn’t work the entire time we were there which in such a remote place was a pain. The owner was aware of the lack of cable prior to our stay., but we were not informed. The WiFi is extremely intermittent and slow. Was given a few different Networks but they are the main office networks which were just too weak in the condo. The owner needs to pay for the condo to have its own WiFi and get this up to scratch for a modern guest. Kitchen was fine but a few things were missing such as oven baking trays (the oven shelves were rusted with possible burnt on residue so didn’t want to cook a pizza on it), and plastic containers for keeping food in. The bedroom needs some blinds or something to keep the light out (the light from the communal hallway is a bit bright), but my partner was fine with it so maybe it’s just me? On the plus side, there were plenty of clean towels/linen, hand soap by the kitchen and bathroom sinks, the view from the balcony (Lanai) was beautiful, over the grassed area to the sea, and there were plenty of storage cupboards. Didn’t use the laundry room so can’t comment on that. I’ll advise there is no air con, but the ceiling fans in each room with the Louvered windows allowing a through draft, worked really well to keep the apartment cool. Plus the meshes on all windows and doors kept bugs out, we were very happy with this and air con wasn’t needed and we loved the fact the air was not dry with air con.
Overall we liked our stay, a week was probably too long on this small island but we were comfortable. Go to Papohaku beach, it was beautiful, a long beach with golden sand and no one was there. Dinner at the Moloka’i Hotel (11 miles away) was great (went twice) but one of us had to drive so only drinks for one. Get early time seating and see the amazing sunset.
The dated furniture was to be expected when looking at the price per night, but the lack of WiFi and cable would have had an effect on our choice of accommodation, if we had known it was not working or poor, we would have booked alternative accommodation. That said, if these two things were spot on, we would have had a complete and great stay!
When we messaged Evolve through the Airbnb messaging app, we did so when we first arrived so the first day late afternoon, we didn’t receive a response, even to say our message would be worked on, for almost 24 hours. When I advised them that this was too long and when maintenance is involved, we need to hear from them quicker, I was swiftly informed that Evolve have over 15,000+ properties across the US, and therefore do sometimes take an hour or two to respond; which I find an extremely poor response and rather dismissed our issue.
I hope this review helps Evolve, the owner and other people looking to stay :-)