We spent a week at Nina & Anders's place to celebrate our "Baby Moon", the place was great!
Pros:
- View/ambiance: You've seen the other reviews, it's incredible. A great combination of garden and ocean. We ate every meal on the lanai and loved every second of it. It's nicely protected from any of the inevitable Hawaii elements that roll through too (e.g., wind, rain).
- Location: Quiet beach great for swimming, snorkeling, and hanging about 1000 feet away. About a half mile walk to a market and coffee shop. You're not smack in the middle of tourist-ville which we appreciated.
- Amenities: I didn't notice this on that many other reviews but the unit/facility is pretty fully stocked with stuff to do. Snorkels, beach chairs, umbrella, tennis balls/rackets, ping pong, shuffleboard, beachside gas grills.
Cons:
- Wifi/Internet: There is a router there but do NOT count on it. We could never even get it to work on our phones or tablets so we just used cellular data the whole time. The internet is way too slow and/or nonexistent. If you are going to need wireless internet I suggest bringing a mobile hot spot.
- Communication: It may have been a fluke experience for us but the hosts took a while to get back to us. We had a few issues when we checked in (the required parking permit was not there for us, the aforementioned internet wasn't working) and we didn't get a response from the host until about 48 hours after. We never really heard from the hosts at all (other than a few "friendly reminders" to keep their place clean and not break anything) leading up to our stay. You can let yourself in to the unit with a personal code though so no key exchange is needed.
- Living Space/Kitchen: Maybe not so much a "con" but it's very minimal. There is only a small couch in the living room, definitely not enough room for more than 2 people. As for the kitchen, the basic utensils are there but you will definitely need to do a grocery run, no condiments or food items. There's a small coffee maker (not a Keurig), toaster, combo microwave/oven, and electric range.
All in all we really enjoyed our trip and if we were to go back to Maui we would definitely consider staying here again.