Chris is a very friendly guy. This is an affordable stay if you are willing to share space. It’s in a residential area about 2 miles from the beach and from the closest shopping centers. I would definitely recommend having a car if you are staying out here. There is a bus line close by and it only takes about 20 minutes to bus to the shopping center. However, it can be difficult to get to the beaches by bus.
Chris usually leaves the doors to his office open so you can hear his work meetings in the common area. Chris is very friendly and likes to chat when you are in the kitchen cooking, etc. As a result, if you like to keep to yourself and want to be left alone, this is probably not the place for you.
Some small nitpicky things that might bother some:
- The mattress in our room had some large stains
- All the rooms had large glass windows/ doors that’s were covered by white see through curtains so you could see into the room from outside. No one was ever in the backyard except for once or twice when Chris did yard work so it didn’t really bother us. I can see how this might some people uncomfortable though.
Some Positives:
- In a quiet neighborhood with tons of parking
- Chris was very flexible about letting us pick which of 3 available rooms we would like to stay in. When there were vacancies he let us work from the empty rooms so we had private working space.
- Chris was quick to fix any issues around the house
- The kitchen was always clean and Chris didn’t cook a whole lot. So if you like to cook the kitchen will almost always be available.
We really enjoyed our stay in Hawaii Kai. Chris’ place is a short drive from kokohead and hanauma bay which are just sees on the island. Sandys beach is 2 miles away and is a wonderful place to watch body boarders.