'Hale Nalu Palekaiko' Pool, Walk to Kailua Beach

PROS:

We really had a blast in this house!. We enjoyed the (1) layout of this home, (2) the amenities, (3) tastefully decorated, (4) proximity to the beach (about 3 block walk along a paved sidewalk) and (5) the safe family atmosphere of the Kailua beach community.

A nice surprise was the owners had provided some chocolate candy, cookies, Hawaii potato chips, etc which made us feel welcomed. Very nice touch.

Our family spent most of our time at Kailua Beach, the swimming pool or playing cards and board games in the house. There is also an outside storage shed with masks, snorkels, flippers, wave boards, pool toys and much more. There is also a collapsible wagon in which we piled 3 little kids and pulled them to the beach. The owner also provides 10 large beach towels for you to use at the beach.

We ate all of our meals in the house which has a large kitchen and table that sits 10 comfortably. There are also high chairs available to use.

Our family consisted of 6 adults and 4 children (ages 16 months to 7 years age). We (the grandparents) stayed in the detached cottage near the pool. The rest of the family used the main house. This allowed us to retreat whenever to chill or just rest.

All the bedrooms had ceiling fans and air conditioning making it comfortable for sleeping. The rest of the rooms in the house had ceiling fans. Opening the windows in the living room and lanai room created a welcome breeze.

Cooking was fun because the large kitchen was so well equipped with spices, rice cooker, crock pots, pans, blender and lots other cooking utensils. Also there was a well equipped spice rack next to the stove. They also had a very large refrigerator.

CONS:

There is only 1... which was too much chlorine in the pool.

We have rented homes in many places and I would give this house a 4.5 star rating out of 5 stars (being the best possible rating). A very comfortable and enjoyable home.

This house was the perfect home base for adventures all around Oahu. Very well apportioned and a great layout for our group of 10, including parking for two vehicles. Easy walk to the beach and shops. Between the pool and the ocean, our kiddos lived in the water! Kittie was an excellent host and we look forward to coming back to visit again in the future!

My family and I recently stayed in this house and have nothing but positive things to say about our experience. The property is well taken care of and seemingly much larger than we had expected based on pictures. We utilized the house and guest house for my family, my parents, and my mother in law and her husband and we never felt like we were lacking space at all. The large kitchen area made it easy for us to have room for large meal prep and the amenities were fantastic. This place has everything you need from all necessary kitchen appliances for meals to a great number of pool accessories that make it easy to jump right into vacation immediately upon arrival.

Kittie is a fantastic host and was quick to respond to any questions we had regarding the property. Having a great host made it all the better as we never were left guessing regarding anything with the property.

Along with this, the pool was a big hit. The beach is also less than a 10 minute walk down the road and was absolutely beautiful.

Thank you for the hospitality and well taken care of home that helped make our large family vacation so great!

The hale was well appointed with all we needed in the kitchen and for the pool and beach. Kailua Beach was beautiful and just a short walk from the hale. Kailua is a nice community with friendly people. The downtown was close by with restaurants, groceries, and specialty shops. The Sunday morning farmers' market was interesting, as was our tour of Manoa, the local crafted chocolate shop. We were happy to make Hale Nalu Palekaiko our home base on Ohau. Aloha and mahalo!

Our entire family of 7 really enjoyed the property. It was VERY well equipped with everything you can imagine you might need. The location so close to Kailua Beach made it an easy walk with the kids and having a cart to pull with all the beach toys was SUPER convenient so we didn't have to drive to the beach. The kids also really enjoyed the pool, great for when you just wanted to stay at the house. I would highly recommend this property to anyone travelling with a group.

Mahalo Kittie for allowing us to enjoy your property!!!!