It is obvious that the owner of Au Lani Estate has put alot of time and money into this vacation home. It was a lovely place to stay. We do have a few suggestions re: our stay and feel that the website should be updated to reflect a littel more accuracy about this home. We arrived Saturday evening, 8/6. The fountain at the front of the home was not running and had apparently been drained the week bvefore we arrived. It was not filled up when we came, so we never got the chance to see how lovely this might look if it had been operating. The indoor fountain at the top level of the house which runs down to the bottom level had to be turned off as soon as we arrived, because it leaked into the lower bathroom. The ice maker in the refroigerator had notbeen tiurned on, so there was no ice. When we did figure out how to turn it on, it still did not operate. A service man was sent out at the first part of the week - it still did not work after that. On Thursday of our week stay, some ice finally came down, but not much. More of an inconvenience than anything. The Air Conditioner on the top floor did not work. Although there were nights when you do not have to run it, there were a few that we wanted to turn it on specifically for the few older guests we had travelling with us, becasue it was very warm upstairs. When we contacted the propert mgr., he had to send a service man out I believe the next day or so, and we were told one of the generators was blown (apparently before we had arrived). It was never fixed unfortunately. The sound system that is described in the details of the house on the website is no longer accurate. It had to be disabled according to the property manager due to misuse perhaps by previous renters (turning it up too loud, I assume?). Nevertheless, there are not 57 speakers that can be used to hear music when you are in different parts of the home. The only way to play any music is to turn the upstairs TV on, or to use IPod docking stations, which do not go up very loudly. We are not the type to blare music anyways, but it would have been nice to turn something on and be able to enjoy it if you were either up or downstairs. In addition, the house is not longer lit up brightly in the back as depicted in the picture on the website. The lighting had to be changed apparently due to complaints by homeowners, and is illumination is much less than what we thought it would be. These above things were a few of our concerns and thought that some of the things should be fixed (where possible) or at least checked out prior to new guests checking in. The property manager was very, very nice and tried to accomodate whenever possible. We appreciated that immensely. The estate is in a lovely community - peaceful and serene.

Jill S., Seal Beach, Ca, 8.15.11

Our stay at Au Lani was amazing. I can not pick out one thing in specific that I loved the most about this unit because I loved everything. All the decor and detailing gave the house a very Hawaiian feel, but at the same time was very modern. The kitchen was fully stocked with everything you could think of, which made it easy to cook meals at home. The house had a very open feel to it and was in a great location. Close to the beach, and just a 5 minute drive away from Front Street where there were lots of shops and restaurants.

Christina A., Toronto, Ontario, 3.7.11

Comment by Owner/Manager:

Mahalo Nui Loa ( Thank you very much) We put our heart and soul into creating this property and it is great when we here how much our guest enjoy their experience here. We look forward to seeing you again soon

The house was perfect, we had great weather. I would suggest not to use the bedroom downstairs which is by the pool and also I would suggest to change the timing for running the jacuzzi for at least 9AM not 6. First night it woke us up at 6. next night we closed the doors, but than we did not have fresh air Inside. So finally we moved to the bedroom which was opposite the cellar downstairs. Our friends stayed int he bedroom upstairs and that is the best bedroom in the house. I missed towel hangers in the bathroom downstairs. We did nor get any information about where to put the garbage so we did in the garage, and after a week, it was a little bit smelly:( However we could ask,but we were too lazy to care:( But it would be helpful for next clients to have this guidance. however, we had a great stay in this house:)

Tatiana K., Bratislava, Slovakia, 1.10.11

Comment by Owner/Manager:

Aloha & Mahalo for the comment. We have adjusted the jaccuzzi timer, put towel racks downstairs and given directions for the trash storage as suggested. We appreciate the feedback as it helps us improve. We are glad your experience was excellent and hope to see you again in the near future. Mahalo nui loa!