I loved our week in this cottage very much. It was absolutely perfect for us. I echo everything that everyone has already written about how beautiful the cottage is, how thoughtful Jacqui is to have included everything we could possibly need, and the amazing gift of being just steps away from the beach.
I will remember for the rest of my life waking up to those sunrises right out our huge windows!
I had a moment when I first got there of being surprised and actually disappointed by some things that I wasn’t expecting. I was surprised that I hadn’t read about these things in the reviews. But now I know that they’re not in the reviews because they really just didn’t matter. I wrote to Jackie about the things that surprised me to ask her thoughts, and within minutes she responded with solutions where she could and clarification where she could not change things. From that moment forward, everything was absolutely perfect.
And I would have liked to know those things so that I hadn’t had that initial disappointment., so I will share them here. I was surprised to discover that the cottage is situated so that the parking lot is on two sides and the highway is visible from the lanai--I had thought from the photos that the large building was between the cottage and the highway and parking. There was also construction taking place on the large building behind the cottages. The first day that we got there we experienced a lot of noise. A car alarm went off, lights shined in our lanai, and a lot of walking traffic and talking. And walking through the parking lot to the bus stop we were overwhelmed by the noise and smell of the construction. I couldn't understand how no one had mentioned these things.
Well, trust me, Jacqui was right, it's because they were not a problem at all. It was just oddly noisy that first night, but only for a short time. We never heard the cars again after that first busy moment. When a car did come in we didn’t notice because our focus was entirely on the beach. The construction is at the other end of the building and we never heard it except when we were walking through the parking lot. The noisy neighbors checked out and everyone else in the property was very considerate and respectful.
We hardly left the cottage at all. Except for a couple of wedding related events nearby, we were there in the cottage, on the lanai, on the lawn, on the beach, or in the water our entire week.
I would go back again in a minute. I am thrilled that we had this wonderful experience of a Oahu.