White Sands Village

This condo property was a perfect rental for our family vacation. The grounds are beautiful and buildings are well maintained. You can walk to the beach across the street. The location is away from the crowds but a quick drive to downtown Kailua-​Kona. Property manager and staff were nice and welcoming.

I recently stayed at the White Sands Village 223. The pictures online appeared nice and the two bedroom two bath condo appeared in great condition. I was wrong. Below are a list of the things I found wrong with this unit.
When we first arrived the place was so hot it was unbearable. I tried to turn on the AC unit and the thermostat stated the battery was low. I tried to take batteries out of the Blu ray player and switch it out, but the remote for the blu ray were corroded. We had to go to the store to buy our own batteries.
I couldn’t open the sliding doors to the Lanai without a lot of force. I found WD40 in the closet and sprayed the bottom of the doors so they would open.
Kitchen:
Cabinets are old and worn out. Some of the drawers would not close properly.
Dishwasher is old and rusted.
Stove is old and rusted.
The oven range hood is rusted and disgusting run off going down the wall.
There is an old rusted fluorescent light under the cabinets that is old.
The sink is old. The caulking around the sink has rust and is coming apart. The sink actually is raised above the counter top.
The majority of the silverware is rusted.
The vents in the kitchen have loose pieces of old paint flapping around.
The vents are rusted.
The microwave is rusted and disgusting.
Master Bathroom:
Shower tiles are old and dated.
Shower door is old and very hard to slide open on both sides.
The light in the shower is rusted and loose. It looks like it might actually fall on you.
There is an old rusted metal shower shelf that needs to be removed.
The sink is old and dated, so is the faucet. There is rust in and around the sink.
The big mirror is not glued to the wall, and is loose. This is a safety issue, because it can fall on top of someone.
The vanity drawers don’t close easy or not at all.
The lock on the bathroom door is backwards. You can’t lock the bathroom from the inside.
The tiles near the toilet are raised and sharp.
The medicine cabinets are old and rusted.
Master Bedroom:
Sliding glass door and screen to Lanai is rusted. It is very difficult to open.
The linen smelled fouled. It smelled musty and like no one had stayed in the unit in years.
The fan for the master is to small to circulate the air well. It felt old.
The mattress is very old and not comfortable.
Guest Bedroom:
The mattress is old. When we took off the foul smelling linen and we found all kinds of stains on the mattress. Some appeared to be blood and the others are unknown.
The mattress and box spring need to be replaced .
Guest Bathroom:
The medicine cabinets are both rusted.
The sink and tile is old and not very attractive.
Lanai:
The lighting is horrible on the Lanai.
You have two indoor lamps that are placed outside that need to be plugged in.
The stand up lamp was making crackling electrical sounds, so I unplugged it and never used it again.
The furniture is old and dated.
There are plastic cup holders that need to be thrown away. The cork that was inside them is either gone or broken in pieces.
There needs to be two ceiling fans placed outside like other units. We couldn’t enjoy the Lanai, because it was to hot
Misc:
There is an old TV in a box in the master closet that should be removed.
The closet in the main hallway into the unit is filled with clutter. There is used paint cans, WD40, Christmas supplies, tools, etc.
The pictures throughout the unit have no central theme. It feels like someone just put up pictures on the wall.
The lamp shade in the front room is literally falling apart. We never used it.
All vents need to be cleaned and painted or replaced. They have rust and lots of dust.
Lots of cockroaches running in the stairwell, garden area, and on the Lanai.
The fan in the living room is old and the light looks like it might fall on you. The chains in all fans feel rusted and difficult to work.
This unit needs a new kitchen, fans in all the rooms replaced, and counter tops replaced.
One last thing to be aware of is the stairs. If you stay on the second floor you literally have to climb the equivalent of three floors. The parking for the cars is the first level then the condos.

We rented in mid-​August a 2^nd story condo facing the ocean/​beach and busy road below. The beach is great, pool is great, the condo is a bit dumpy. Very noisy with boom-​boom cars, verbal voice bombs via local party scene, and whiffs of weed til 3:30am Monday-​Sunday. Highly recommend getting a condo at back of complex. Some condo units are very nice and quiet.

Great location and value. The condo was clean and well appointed. I highly recommend staying.

This is a decent enough place to stay when visiting Kona. The places and property may be a little dated but worked out perfectly for me and my family. It gets you away from the touristy downtown Kailua. No view for us though…

The location cannot be beat. The amenities are wonderful: tennis, pool, hot tub, BBQ, pool table and a nice lawn.
The property is right across the street from the best beach in a Kona Town.
The units are a bit old but that is easily overshadowed by the location, beach and nice occupants.

We recently rented this two bedroom condo for our trip to Kona, the Big Island. The condo is located very close, in fact across the street, from one of the few sandy beaches in Kailua-​Kona. It’s very convenient to get into town too. Even though the complex is older the condo is tastefully furnished and has been remodeled in the kitchen and baths. It was very pleasant dealing with the owner in making our accomodation arrangements, she is super responsive and very professional. You can tell that she really wants you to enjoy her vacation home as much as she does.