Prior to my arrival there was great communication. All of my questions were answered in a timely fashion. I felt very welcomed. I communicated with the host and his business partner about my arrival time. The host said that I should contact his business partner because he was off the island. I informed the business partner that I would arrive around 4:15 or 4:30 from the airport. She told me to text her when we arrived. I texted her at 4:20. She did not arrive until after 40 minutes. The last thing I want to do after traveling all day with a infant and my wife to celebrate our anniversary is to wait and have to circle around downtown Waikiki to be able to check in. I informed the host about the situation. The host was very gracious and reimbursing the taxes that were charged upon my arrival. I was very satisfied and impressed by his timely response and offer to help remedy the situation. We discussed him sending the money via PayPal. However, I have not heard from him since that day. It has been nine days. I have emailed the host numerous times without any response. His business partner would only accept cash as a form of payment for the taxes. This was frustrating because we did not have enough to pay the $77 in cash. We had to find a place to get cash. Again, not something that I wanted to spend my time doing after a long day of traveling and a screaming baby.
The host later told me that we could have paid by check or PayPal as well. This part was frustrating, but not that big of a deal as compared to the check-in process.