I was excited to take my 77 year old mother and my 16 year old daughter on their first trip to Hawaii. Unfortunately, we got a rental in a sketchy neighborhood with some shady characters walking around and screaming at all times of the day. I'm from Los Angeles so I wasn't worried for myself but more for my kid & mom. This is not what I expected on our tropical getaway from The Concrete Jungle of LA. The description of the building should have included this.
In addition, the building is old and its stairs & carpet are stained, ripped and smelly, which again, put it in the description.
On one hand, the inside of the place was really cute. My mom got her own room, my husband and I had our own room and our teenager bunked on the couch. Everyone was happy to have their own space. The kitchen is well stocked with enough dishes and utensils.
The first night, we ordered some groceries and food & watched TV (plenty of channels and options!). The thin windows don't keep out any noise from the street, the pool below, or pool area from the adjacent building. There is a hospital nearby so emergency vehicles/sirens go by like every other hour.
On the other hand, was the living nightmare!!! There were ROACHES in the bathroom and kitchen crawling over counters and spreading bacteria. I couldn't sleep a wink. We tried to tough it out but we were killing too many. That, for me, is a deal breaker. The owner let us know that they were aware of the problem, they spray every month and that's why the pests were coming out, but the building manager could set traps if we wanted (put it in the description).
We got a hotel room and left the property early.
The price for the rental should be invested in some double paned windows and sliding door to knock out the noise, fix the water leak damage in the bathroom, get new carpeting, power wash the outside and get rid of the roaches.