THE LOCATION:
The house is in a gated community at the very end of the road in Lanikai, about a ten minute drive from Kailua where you'll find a farmer's market two days a week, as well as Target, Long's, Whole Foods, Foodland and lots of other stores.
You can kayak directly from the house to Mokulua, and the house is conveniently located for the pillbox hiking trail.
THE BEACH:
The house is as close to the beach as you can possibly get. It's a beautiful sandy beach, shared with a few other houses but usually unoccupied. We saw a turtle there a couple of times. The beach is good for general frolicking and boogie boarding, and if you go way out then there's some snorkeling. As with all the islands, keep an eye out for jellyfish.
THE HOUSE:
There are two units. The main house upstairs has 2 bedrooms, a bathroom with spa bath and mountainside shower, a generous sized living room with an awesome view and a dining corner, and a well appointed kitchen. The main lanai has a gas grill and copious seating, and there's an awning that you can deploy to protect you from the elements.
Downstairs there's a studio unit with shower, basic kitchen and a dining area.
THE WILDLIFE:
Keep the kitchen clean to deter the ants. We saw a couple of harmless cute geckos in the house. We also saw a centipede, which was neither harmless nor cute (but is now dead).
MANAGEMENT:
Gina was a pleasure to deal with and responded quickly.
CONCLUSION:
We stayed only a week but I'd happily have stayed much longer. Next time I'm on Oahu I will try to book this place again.