The Golden Hibiscus - Lanikai 222

The Golden Hibiscus Well, first of all, Lanikai is a spectacular location meaning, oceanfront, gorgeous well maintained grounds, views, pool, walking distance to shops and restaurants, beaches, a heiau, etc. It was very convenient for us, to go down the hill and be with our grandson, as we live about 15 minutes away in Wailua Homesteads. Also we got a very good rate and my wife knows people who know the owners. Mahalo! But truthfully, I made a big mistake when making this booking - I did not verify there was air conditioning. There is not. My grandson was okay with it but my grand daughter who was also scheduled to stay - unfortunately could not make it - and would have found it unbearable. Sight ocean breeze and fans are okay but she would have suffered. Also I was a bit disappointed in the appearance - it was clean and nice but the pictures in my view are either outdated, photoshopped, or from a different condo. Obviously I should have inspected it in person before booking. The pictures made it look nicer than it felt in person, to me. My wife disagrees - she thought it was lovely inside and that the pictures were accurate. We had trouble with the TVs. In one bedroom it did not work at all. In the other one it worked fine, but in the living room we struggled to get the cable feed working because on HDMI3 (2?) it brought up a screen saying "are you enjoying the guide" and would not let us exit that screen. The remote has a scroll wheel like a trac mouse that displays and moves a mouse cursor and we put the cursor over exit and pressed select but it would not exit. The 2nd day this same method did work. I called VACASA support but was not able to get any immediate satisfaction from them. My wife felt it was lacking in some supplies. Fortunately we live close by and she brought down about 3 Walmart large sized cloth bags of various "stuff" - such as, salt and pepper, cleaning tools, and condiments.

She said the supplied salt and pepper shakers were not working or empty. Upon arrival it was definitely clean and ready. There was no welcome basket (some owners supply those) but there was 3 pods of coffee. All in all I would recommend it for price and location but I would add - let the buyer beware. No A/C.

Great location and view. Lots of room. Nice layout. Great facilities - pool and beach access are very convenient. Shopping and restaurants are a quick walk around the corner or down the block. Close to attractions and near a great beach park.

One tiny thing - higher quality bed sheets would have been a plus.

Lots of space

I liked everything