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So we book a trip to Hawaii (#1 on bucket list) and rent a second floor three bedroom condo at the ko Olina beach resort in Oahu ($4,000)My wife, her twin sister, my daughter and son. We arrive on the weekend and it is a peaceful little bit of heaven. This is a beautiful million dollar condo - extremely well appointed. But even million dollar condos require maintenance.
1) The vault like sliding doors locking pins are misaligned the doors are a struggle to lock and open (apply pressure with you knee here.)
2) the place needs painting
3) some of the cabinet doors don't work correctly
4) the main "lap pool" right outside is closed for repairs
Since there are other pools and we are not fussy I decide no biggie we will deal with it.
The Mrs and I sit outside at 6am and listen to the ocean, the birds and we read. It is awesome and just what we wanted.
Monday morning we are off early to Pearl Harbor (I am a history buff) very moving and thoughtfully done. We return to the condo to discover they are power washing the pool. It was an industrial PW and OMG loud. The noise makes our lovely balcony with the 6 chair table all but unusable (and you can hear it inside as well). Each morning we go to an activity (diamond head, manoa falls, etc.,)only to return to a construction zone. On Friday a new twist was added diamond saw cutting tiles. Saturday the construction ended only to be replaced with sealing the tiles (btw this is a huge area) the stink was bad.
Don't get me wrong I feel blessed to have taken this trip (the beauty of this place is impossible to put into words) but I feel I was taken advantage of. If they had disclosed the construction and pool closure I would have booked elsewhere. I sent an email to the owner that I felt I didn't get value for my money..
Your thoughts would be appreciated...
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