Hidden Gem Condo on One Of Top Oahu Beaches!
We had a delightful 7 week stay in this efficient studio. It is tastefully decorated and outfitted for any stay, with a very nicely renovated kitchen, bathroom, and newer appliances. The bed is comfortable, and the furniture functional. There is excellent ventilation with screen louvered windows so when you open up the doors, you will have a constant breeze across the room and we were never hot.
Everything about this unit is about the beautiful beach! It's twice as pretty as the pictures on Airbnb, and so close you will hear the crashing of the waves every night as you fall asleep. Makaha is a beach with endless mounds of clean, quality sand, and is a half mile crescent with world-class surfing on one side (day and night show for viewers) and gentle enough waves for swimming on the other half. Dive and snorkel boats come from long distances away every single day to drop off snorkelers about 300 yards offshore, so there is also good snorkeling. The beach is never too crowded.
The patio has the unit’s only table, so it's where you will dine oceanside nightly. You will see the sunrise from this patio over the nearby mountains, and then get full light on the patio and into the unit unless you shut the blinds until late morning. But then at noon, the full patio will be in the shade so you will have cool afternoons and evenings, which we found was preferable.
The building is like a time capsule from the 1960's, in the best way. We loved the retro architecture and aqua blue and tan color scheme. The pool is terrific, cool during the day and warmed at night.
We enjoyed the condo and beach so much we almost didn't want to leave, so I honestly think we'd pass on a rental car if we were to do it again. You could easily uber and more importantly take the bus, which comes regularly and picks up right across the street near the beach.
The beach was very safe and it's very much a local's beach, and they were always so friendly and we got to meet and get to know many. However, the only negative is that local teens party and park near the beach, and especially on weekends you will have relatively loud music until quite early in the morning. If you shut your doors the sound goes away, but I might recommend people who are light sleepers bring earplugs and/or a white noise machine.
In summary, the host was wonderful, the condo complex great, and the unit is small but efficient and everything you could want in a beach escape. Makaha itself is one of the very best beaches on all of Oahu, and we visited many during our stay.
We will be back, and would recommend this to anyone.