Kailua beach is amazing and the location is almost ideal. However, we were sorely disappointed with the property.
There was no information shared regarding the new construction associated with this property. There literally was a new 2 story building in “process” attached to the “room”. The “room” with attached bathroom was headlined as a “beach bungalow”. It was a bedroom with separate bathroom attached to the owner’s house. It was listed as an “entire guesthouse” which is not true. There was fencing down in front of the entry to the room/suite, the fence in front of the bedroom AirBnb was rickety and nailed up. There was a padlock for “locking the door to the bedroom”, and inside there was a latch that was intended to serve as security when inside the room. The dwelling is immediately off a heavily traveled roadway, and warrants a higher level of security for guests. The driveway - parking lot was muddy (lots of rain exacerbated this problem) and was scattered with vegetation debris. There was a porta potty in the yard with makeshift construction sideboard attempting to conceal its presence. The entry was pitch dark at night and this made entry after dark particularly difficult !! Flashlights were not to be found inside the bedroom, said “beach bungalow”. There was not a closet or dresser drawer for clothing storage, especially for guests staying for one week. A single bar hanging over the refrigerator and microwave (behind louver doors) served as a clothing bar, but because of a leaking (rained a lot ) roof clothing was often wet.
Vicky and her husband could not be nicer or more accommodating hosts. However, this was our vacation and we spent a lot of money to come to Hawaii to be sorely disappointed. Yes, we could have done as the previous guest Claire, and have left immediately, but there are no hotels on the Kailua side and you can only imagine what last minute hotel accommodations would cost on Oahu.
Had Claire’s review been posted before we arrived, we would not have chosen to stay here. If the Airbnb site would accept and post guest photos, there would have been a more accurate representation from us of the property.
To add insult to injury, we saw a property 100 yards away that our daughter stayed in 6 months ago. It very much appeared as the listing and it reinforced our sense of disappointment. Regrettably, it was not available for our dates, and we trusted that Vicki’s property description given to Airbnb would be reality. It was not.