Guestbook Comment
Review Submitted: October 3, 2008
Date of Stay: October 2008
Dear Becky,
Thank you so much for making your house available for holiday rentals. My husband and I stayed there for a week in August 2008, in the lead up to our wedding. We had all of my family plus my husband's two families all staying there (22 people!) and we had an absolute blast. There was plenty of space for everyone: the rooms were all big and spacious, with plenty of cupboard space for our suitcases. The kitchen in the main house was huge - we barely used the smaller one. We went straight to Costco from the airport and we had no problem finding space for all of our groceries - 5 Costco trollies' worth! There was plenty of seating at meal times - we particularly loved being able to sit outside and eat under cover while it was sprinkling rain. Actually, we all loved that the whole house was so open - it was wonderful being able to leave the doors and windows to the pool deck open all the time.
The baby equipment was brilliant - my sister's son was 5 months old at the time and she couldn't believe how well equipped the house was for little ones. Eric's 80+ year old grandmother was with us too and the fact that there were no steps at all on the ground level was wonderful - she was able to move around very easily. The pool and the pool fence were perfect! Our two nieces (6 and 10) spent most of the week in there and I'm pretty sure they tried out every piece of pool equipment you have! The pool chair things for babies were great for my 5-month-old nephew too.
The house really is only a five minute walk to the beach - almost everyone went to the beach at some point every day. We loved the beach chairs you have in the garage, though the beach tended to be a little windy for the umbrella. I have never enjoyed a morning jog so much as I did when I was running along Kailua Beach at 7am. Everyone we met in the area was so friendly and seemed so happy and relaxed.
The wifi setup was great - we had a bunch of laptops between us all and were very glad that we could all do whatever we needed to do from whatever room we were in (or by the pool!).
We used the bbq every night that we ate in the house and it was great that it was right between the pool and the house there, near one of the outside tables, so that whoever was on bbq duty was still right there with everyone and able to join in the conversation. We didn't watch a lot of TV, but we were there during the second week of the Olympics, and the tv was huge and the couches very comfy!
Your property manager was lovely and so flexible - it made such a huge difference that we were able to check in in the morning and check out after we'd got back from brunch.
Honestly, I can't say enough good things about your house and dealing with you and your property manager. We had such a wonderful time and have so many happy memories.
We're definitely hoping we can coordinate our families' schedules sometime in the next few years and come back to stay again.
Thanks again!
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