The location of this house cannot be beat, right on the beach on the Northshore. We enjoyed walking on the beach out front, hanging out in the sheltered bay to the right of the house, swimming at Wimea Bay (a 5 min drive), and exploring Haliewa.
This is an older house that is battling beach erosion, with older furnishings. However it is clean, some parts updated (kitchen, bathrooms), has a well stocked kitchen and other amenities (e.g. laundry, beach towels, boogie boards, snorkeling gear). When we arrived there was a very strong, nausea and headache inducing sweet, pungent smell as there were 9+ Air Wicks plugged in. Once unplugged and the smell dissipated, it much more pleasant. There is no AC, but the abundance of fans and fresh ocean air offset that. Not sure how it would be in the height of summer.
As other reviewers have indicated, it is a challenge to get in and out of the property when there is traffic on the road outside, however we quickly figured out how to manged that. Yes, there is a lot of traffic on the road that starts early and can choke the road. However, we balanced that between having the beach/ocean right there, hearing the waves, seeing the surfers and being able to get where we wanted to quickly.
This is not a resort. However, for the location, space and value it can't be beat!