We have visited Hawaii many times and reserved Katelyn and Chris's airbnb. We noticed they were new hosts, and didn't have a whole lot of reviews. But just took a leap of faith. Little did we know that they would be our human angels in time of need.
After a 4 and half hours of flight delays, hungry and tired,arriving pretty late and standing in long lines to get our covid paperwork submitted we were told by the agent that our negative covid result was unacceptable because it missed the 72 hour deadline. We tried to explain that memorial day Monday came in the middle and the CVS pharmacy would not guarantee that they would have the results by June 2nd and we were leaving June 3rd. So we took the test on May 30th.
The agent was very kind but her hands were tied. Our options were either to fly back to Los Angeles, take another test and fly back, or if our hosts agreed, self quarantine at their place or book a hotel room and quarantine there. Hotels at a short notice were going at 1500 dollars a night.
I messaged Katelyn and I will never forget how she stood like a rock behind us. She immediately messaged back saying we can stay with them and gave her number for the agents to contact them in case they needed to ensure we were following the rules.
Katelyn stayed up past 11.30 pm to make sure we found the house, told us which restaurants would be open that late so we could get a bite to eat and met us next morning with social distancing in place to make sure we were okay and to welcome us.
Their house is new, the suite is a wonderful independent apartment. Their outdoor area was a life saver. A beautiful gazebo with a fountain with koi fish. we spent a lot of our time there while in quarantine. They were kind enough to bring some of chris's wonderful barbequed food for us one day because we could not attend their party. They actually had the courtesy to ask us if it would be okay to do so.
They have an incredible little miniature pig who is smart and sassy and two beautiful dogs who were a boon for us while we quarantined from humans.
Once quarantine was over we got to spend time with Katelyn and Chris and had some wonderful conversations. They are one of the most thoughtful people we have met. Both stopped work, and Chris who is in Military Police drove back to see us off with a lovely, thoughtful gift. We plan to return and stay with them in December and will recommend their space for anyone who wants an immaculate space and kind and thoughtful hosts. Thank you guys for helping making our quarantine the best ever. My husband Ajit joins me in sending his grateful thanks as well.
Hope to see you again soon!