This was a super great place to stay for visiting the Polynesian Cultural Center, and we had an incredible stay. The beach is right there and you can watch the sunrise each morning, which was incredible. Snorkling was fun, but more rocks than reef really. This beach is tailor made for being alone and lounging to just enjoy the ocean. Our 8 month old loved the sand.
Geoff made our stay really comfortable and accommodated many requests and had great info and help about the local area.
If you want to visit the Polynesian Cultural Center, it is close enough you can just about walk to it. It is about a 3-4 minute drive and we were able to go back three times and take our time seeing and experiencing everything.
A trip down to Honolulu takes about an hour. My parents decided to visit the swap meet and drove down, and it wasn't too bad of a drive from the north side, and the views are spectacular.
Highly recommend!