Spent a month here and loved it. Tracy was the perfect host. Her main goal was to insure we were happy.
The place is literally on the beach. Very few people there during the week and not many more on the weekends. Everybody we encountered there was super friendly. The road out front can be noisy sometimes with loud motors or sirens but the sound of the waves is all I heard in the bedroom. You sleep around 100 feet from the ocean.
We would stay here again.
Tracy is so kind and accommodating! The property is cute and you cannot beat the sunset views! I would absolutely stay again and cannot recommend it enough. The location is a bit far from everything, but that means you avoid the beach crowds!
Tracy was very accommodating, the condo had everything you needed, the views were spectacular.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at this Condo. It was equipped with everything you could need or want. Snorkel equipment, beach chairs, binoculars.
The patio faces west for enjoying spectacular sunsets over your private beach.
What a find! We totally loved Tracy's condo - outfitted with everything we could ever need and in a setting that was perfect. The kitchen was fully equipped, including shopping bags, drinks in the fridge and a pound of local coffee. We cooked fewer meals than we'd expected given the access to great local takeout that we enjoyed in the best ocean front dining available anywhere - the condo lanai. The lanai has plenty of sitting and dining space. The beach was sparsely used, making it an ideal and quiet place to spend our days watching whales, turtles, dolphins and a wayward monk seal who used it as a rest stop one day. Easy access to hiking at Ka'ena and Lahilahi points and, timed appropriately, really didn't have problems with the traffic in getting up to North Shore and over to Diamond and Koko Head hiking. The layout of the condo is perfect, with the bedroom on the ocean side, where the waves drown out the street noise you get in the living room. The condo was super clean and recently updated with beautiful flooring throughout and a large tile shower. It's clear Tracy takes great care with the condo and attention to her guests. As noted in other reviews, we too saw homeless but absolutely no problems and we saw alot of work being done by County workers and a group of neighbors to cleanup a nearby encampment and restore beach access and hiking area. We loved the low-key vibe of the west side, perfect weather and a local-feel (not resort-style) vacation which fit us perfectly. Thanks, Tracy - we can't wait to return!
First an overview of the area and property. If you have done some research you have read about the area not being safe. Well yes there is homeless living in tents, but that is all over Oahu. Really they keep to themselves. And yes the traffic is crazy all over the island. Condo very safe, you need a key fob to get into the gated parking area, you need a key fob to get into the gated condo and also in the elevator and a key or pass code to your room..Security on duty at night. Bradley does a great job keeping everything neat and clean around the condo. Laundry facility very nice and very clean. Beach so...beautiful, waves can be a little rough at times. Tracy provides everything you need to enjoy your time at the beach. Sunsets on the balcony superb and morning coffee the best. Kitchen very well stocked, bed very comfy, apt furnishing very nice and great wi-fi. We spent our days on the beach, going out to eat. A luau at Paradise Cove (great). Driving to Haleiwa a fun day of shopping and the Food Trucks. Farmers Market every Saturday morning to buy fresh fruit, fish and veggies or Malasada (doughnuts) so good. Attended a most welcoming church Scared Heart Catholic Church. We met so many nice people at the condo. All in all a great experience. Mahalo Tracy for making sure all was good. Looking forward to coming back..Ken and Sheila
If you want to be just steps away from beautiful beach and enjoy sunset from your balcony with a glass of wine it is a beautiful place to stay. On one side of appartment you see and hear ocean and on another you see spectacular mountains and hear roosters . The apartment has everything you would need on vacation from cooking equipment to umbrelas, tour guides, maps, books for reading, beach chairs and much more . Place was clean, quiet and safe. Tracy was very friendly and easy to work with and she made sure that we had all that we needed to enjoy our stay in the apartment. We enjoyed local food and locals. The appartment was just right in size for two of us. Definitely we will consider coming back. As they say location... location. The condominium is not a new but location is worth a million dollars. Hope you will have a great time if you decide to stay there as we did.
Exceeded our expectations. Loved the condo with ocean view. Thank you Tracy for your hospitality.
I am reluctant to say how amazing this location is and how great
Tracy is because this is the best kept secret...... I never want to leave..... Clean Friendly and accommodating...... you can go wrong...... Mahalo Tracy..... you are the BEST...... I will be back!!!
I was stationed in Kaneohe during my time in the Navy 11 or so years ago, i learned of the Makaha beach cabanas when my parents lucked upon them when searching for a place to stay to come visit me, so when my opportunity to return to Oahu for my 5th anniversary/ really late honeymoon came i knew where i wanted to be. Tracy's condo is perfect in every respect i can think of, it's well appointed and furnished and a perfect location, the price per night is fantastic, she has provided nearly every amenity you could need at least for the wife and me. The beach is amazing, it's perfectly situated to watch the sunset straight in front of you from the comfy balcony or sitting in the sand, the sound of waves crashing all night is wonderful and swimming with the turtles and gorgeous fish of the shallow reef is awesome, I didn't take the opportunity but apparently the hike up Turtle rock is definitely worth the walk for the view of the valley and reef, I was too busy lounging in the surf. Tracy, the staff, and other tenants are very welcoming and accommodating, I literally cannot praise our choice of vacation rental enough. From Makaha it's a bit of a drive to Waikiki but who wants to hang out there when Oahu offers so much more than the crowds of tourists and souvenir shops. I cannot wait till i have another opportunity to visit Oahu and I will be looking for Tracy's condo again, mahalo from South Carolina, and enjoy your stay as much as we did. Also try any of the nearby restaurants in Wainae and Kapolei there are many and all i tried didn't disappoint.
