Hale M. Gets consisten 5 star reviews for a reason. Several in fact. First let me answer the question I had when initially looking the place up before booking...no air conditioning...I hope that won't be a problem? It's not! Hale M. breaths very well with windows everywhere and fans in every room. There is an all day and all night breeze blowing in from the ocean and the whole house vents in about 5 minutes. We did not even run the fans after day 1.
Hale M. is a house that is lived in. It's had many memories made there and it shows. It's charming and homely and exactly as described. The polar opposite of corporate, sterile hotels.
And the view!!!
It's minutes away from great local eats, a super market, world class surfing (banzai pipeline) some great pill box hikes, horse backriding ranches and more. It's about 1:30 hours from Honolulu (driving is slow on the island...traffic is minimal) and it has that living with the locals feel...not like Honolulu at all. In Laie, where Hale M. is located...wild chickens will probably be cleaning after you even in some open air restaurants! The kids LOVED Laie and so did we. Oahu is a great island and Hale M. a fantastic pad to launch all your hawaiian adventures from. And Marcia is always a quick email away if you need help. She also has a great booklet she made in the house filled with ideas on what to do and where to get the greatest food. We followed a few of the leads in there and are glad we did! And to tip it all off...Hale M. has its own private beach. This was our first air bnb experience and I can say it blew our expectations away.