The view from the balcony and even the patio was spectacular. Great location as its close to everything. (everything within 10 minutes away)! The check in was easy and they even let us check in early. Maddy and the onsite manager Ceri made the communication very easy via text, super responsive even late at night. Extremely nice friendly people. They welcomed us with wine, box of chocolates, and a cute welcome card. Plenty of snorkeling gear in the back. We didn't use any of the other beach gear but there were plenty of beach towels provided which was nice. The BBQ grill also came in handy as we were able to grill some steaks. A/C and fans all around the house. Laundry and iron was provided as well. The driveway is steep, but we got the hang of it. IMO it was easier to drive up the big hill and enter the house that way instead of parking at the bottom and hiking up. The manager left room for us on the bottom of the hill for one car and we parked the other cars on top of the hill. Neighbors were extremely kind and friendly as well! We gave our untouched leftover food to the neighbors too since we didn't want to waste it and they were so grateful!
Few (negative) things though-- The house is on a busy highway street, but surprisingly it wasn't loud. It does feel a little iffy turning left into the house because its on a highway since there is only one lane on each side. Luckily though Hawaii's speed limit isn't too fast so it's not all too too terrible. There are a lot of bugs in and out of the house which we expected and it was noted (mosquitos, geckos, ants, flies) but the ones we DID NOT expect and were grossed out by was we saw a roach in the master bedroom and small tiny microscopic bugs that looked like termites or something in the master bathroom. I reached out to Maddy about the roach and she said unfortunately, it is common for Hawaii... yuck! I've stayed in Hawaii numerous time and I've never had this issue before. She did say that they sprayed the place right before we checked in. That was probably the biggest con as everything else is minor issues. It was extremely humid and hot when we first stepped into the home, but it was okay once we turned on the a/c.