Hale Ohana, Private, Oceanview home w/pool

Our family of five stayed at Hawaii Kai for 10 nights in June 2019 and really enjoyed our stay. The property is at a great location and very handy to all the major attractions (1 minute drive from Hanauma Bay, 5 minutes to the southeast beaches, 15 minutes to Diamond Head and 20 minutes to Honolulu) yet offers peace and quiet in a upscale residential neighborhood.

The clean and well-appointed property is quite large with commanding view of Maunalua Bay from virtually every room in the house. A big swimming pool, two big screen TVs, a large collection of DVDs and books and a fast internet connection provide plenty of entertainment when we were "home". Eva, the friendly owner, was very responsive to our inquiries and requests throughout our stay.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Hawaii Kai and highly recommend it to anyone looking for a great vacation rental on Oahu.

Some of the fit-out and furnishings in this spacious house are very old, exemplified by the carpet that's so old the house has a permanent musty smell. Worse still the carpet on the external balconies is exposed to weather and accordingly reeks of mould. Also, don't expect AC thru the house as it only has one (loud!) AC unit in the main bedroom. Finally, one of the upstairs bedrooms is actually a small living room that occupants in the two adjoining bedrooms have to walk thru to reach the bathroom! For these reasons, our group felt that the house was poor value although with a small outlay by the owner the property could be a good stay option.

Family of 10 people were comfortable with plenty of space. Loved that ground floor had full bath and sleeper futon in extended living room area for grand parents to sleep.

Upstairs had master bedroom with plenty of space and crib for baby. Upstairs also has 2 other bedrooms (queen beds) with extended living room having couch, TV and 2 X single beds.

Downstairs kitchen and dining room with extended deck is where we spent most of our time chatting, viewing sunset and sunrise over koko crater and diamond head. Kids enjoyed the pool, boogie boards and beach toys.

Visited Hanauma bay for snorkeling almost every morning (~1 mile). Halona Koko crater, blow hole and Makapu'u light house trail were within 10 mins driving. Great beaches on on south east side for boogie boarding; Bellows Field, Waimanalo, Kalama & Kailua. At Sandy beach (huge waves and rough) ate at food trucks and watched expert boogie boarding. Made trip to North shores to see turtles and Waikki beach on Friday evening (luckily found parking at the end of road near Diamond head) to see Polynesian dances and street artists.

The house is located in a nice quite neighbourhood. Close to Hanauma Bay and stores.

Very convenient. Has a good view and the place gets lots of wind so you don't feel hot during the day and nice and cool at night. Eva and Julie were really good hosts.

This is our 1st time to Hawaii. Eva the owner of our house , we rented for 10 days, was extremely nice, informative, called us when we arrived at the airport and had everything ready for us @ her house. This house is 2 stories, 4 big balcony’s , large kitchen and dining room, had a welcome bowl of fruits,sweets,pineapple and more on the dining room table. Very large Family room with DVD’s and Netflix. Rooms are nice size, Master is very large. Only 1 a/c in the house, window unit in Master BR. Ceiling fans and stand up fans throughout the house. Trade Winds blowing cool breeze all day and night. Sliding doors from all 4 balconies, you can see the mountains and ocean, just beautiful. Neighborhood is quiet, good neighborhood too. Nice swimming pool with beach toys and lawn chairs. Boch washer and dryer. All together 4 Bedrooms and 3 Full size baths. Backyard is a mountain and private. I would definitely stay here again. Close to Honolulu and Waikiki, stores,shops, and surrounded by several beautiful breathtaking beaches!! We used the gas grill for steaks and hamburgers 🍔!! Thx to Eva, our trip was smooth sailing!! Aloha Eva!!

Vickie

Louisiana