We had a terrific trip and were very happy to have booked this property. 2 adults traveling with our 12-yr-old daughter, stayed 11 nights in mid July. Hosts were prompt & thorough with pre-checkin info as well as with q&a of local area prior to trip. The house was very clean and ready for us upon arrival. We only had 1 minor maintenance issue during stay and the local on-call maintenance man had it fixed within the hour.
The location was perfect for a family trip (quiet local neighborhood with many permanent residents / non-touristy area) with literally 1 min 30 sec drive north to public beach w/ lifeguards, 15 -20 min drive south to Salt Pond Beach (snorkel / boogie board beach with lifeguards). Only 5 min drive to local restaurants/shops/grocery (no national / commercial chain restaurants/stores in town but those options avail 20 min+).
Kitchen is fully stocked pots/pans etc., and we made majority of our meals right at the house with local groceries, and enjoyed the front row ocean views during meals. Gas grill on the lanai was very handy as well to grill up fish & lobster tails. Some beach chairs/boogie boards/masks/fins provided by house!
We had the good fortune to meet many nice local residents, including Allen (older gentleman who does the lawn and grounds maintenance) who took his own time after work to introduce us to some of his local friends who have horses / goats / sheep after learning of our daughter’s interest in animals. Many great local shops and food stands to support the local economy. We did a boat / snorkel tour that was only 20-30 min from house.
FYI’s regarding house / location. For travelers desiring 24-7 low temp AC (maybe Hawaii in July not your best bet to begin with) but… main portion of this house (open layout Kitchen/dining/liv room/ and the main bathroom & queen bedroom) all get a warm (mid -high 70’s) in afternoon despite two ac units covering this section of house (queen bedroom and main bathroom have no AC units). Ceiling fans in all rooms kept air circulating nicely. The 2 back bedrooms (master and guest) stay very cool 24-7 with window ac units. Also, this location will require drive time to reach East or North parts of Island. You cannot drive the full perimeter of island so will backtrack south, which keeps this neighborhood quiet/less traffic, but will require time to reach east/north areas.
Overall excellent property and we hope to return to this property again! Highly recommend!!