This was our first Airbnb experience and it was stellar. This is a long review, so if you're in a hurry...this is a great, homey cottage with a great casual ambiance. It had everything we wanted. It is not luxurious but is terrufic. We went from the cottage to a Westin property in Kaanapali Beach and I would rather have stayed in Rick and Dale's cottage for the extra days.
The full review: We arrived an hour earlier than expected so I texted Rick and explained, and he said to come right on over! Directions were clear and easy to follow, and the cottage was ready when we arrived. Living and kitchen area are comfortable and had everything we needed--comfortable couch and chairs, small table sized for two or three people, coffee maker, teapot, coffee, tea, mini half and half, and a welcome gift of cut fresh pineapple! Boogie boards, beach chairs, and outdoor shower are available, as are laundry facilities. Bed is comfortable and shower is attractively tiled. There is air conditioning but we only used it late in the day to cool the cottage off when we came back from activities. Mornings and evenings were cool and comfortable and we used the fans.
Host communication was terrific. Dale came over and introduced herself the first day, brought a plate of sliced mango from their tree, and chatted for a while. Rick came over later in to say hi and check in to see if we needed anything. The rest if the time we communicated by text or waved in passing, as we were on the go a lot. Rick's responses were virtually immediate.
My favorite part of staying here was sitting on the deck in the morning and evening. There is a table overlooking the garden, with a bird feeder. I put food in the feeder each morning and took pictures of the various tropical birds who came to chow down. Then in the evenings, we sat out again with a glass of wine to relax before dinner. Pure magic!
A word about the pool. I only used it once and it was lovely. It's in a garden setting and I had it to myself. I was sorry I didn't get out there more!
The only issue we had was that our vehicle was a full sized SUV since the rental place was out of mid sized SUVs, and it was enormous! My husband had to park carefully so we could get out as the carport was not meant for super gigantic vehicles! So if you have one be prepared to park carefully. A tiny problem which was our fault and not the rental's! I would stay here again in a heartbeat.