We were so happy staying at the Hawaiian Princess on our family vacation. Away from the…read moreHonolulu/Waikiki chaos of tourism. Let me just get down to the knit and gritty. I'm not going to sugar coat this one. The Princess is a 16 story tall condo complex that is securely gated with a public beach access. There is security on the grounds 24/7. There are key fobs that access the main gate and the key fobs access the elevator, pool area and gates to the beach. We felt 10,000% safe here with our child during our 10 night stay in March during Spring Break. 50% are long term residents. 50% are vacation rentals. Lets talk about smoking - NO SMOKING on any of the lanais, pool area, BBQ area, ect. You'll get kicked off the property and they mean it. There is a designated smoking area behind the tennis courts. We never smelt any stank on the property. Which was great because cigarettes are gross! Lets talk about theft - We had zero issues with theft here in Waianae or on the island in general. Remain vigilant. Don't leave valuables in your vehicle. Don't leave your vehicle unlocked. We left absolutely nothing in our rental car. Not even a phone charger. Nothing! We even took down our dash info for the Princess when we went into public areas. We didn't want to be like, "look over here, this is a vacationer with a rental car" Be smart about it. Let's talk about the homeless - It's a thing here! There are indeed many. A huge population of displaced people. Some encampments along the 93 Farrington from Makaha south to Kapolei can be 100 - 200 sized encampments of tent city. It's a real thing here. The Princess had a few strays passing through since its a public beach. But not one person camping on the beach of the Princess. They have really cracked down on that and have no camping signs on the rocks. If the homeless make you uncomfortable, stay in Honolulu and Waikiki in a resort with the tourist craze. We are from the SF Bay area and homeless all over where we live and it's normal to us. But if your from Kansas or something, you might get a little freaked out. Lets talk about driving - There is one road in and one road out. It takes about 30 mins to get to Kapolei. And about 1hr to get to Honolulu. We loved staying far far far away from people. Honestly, when we return, we'd stay at the Princess. No questions asked. Let's talk about the neighborhood - It's a little rough. A lot of older run down homes. A lot of junk in front of people's homes. There is a huge feral cat population. There are wild roosters, chickens and peacocks running around. There are Island puppies. No one fixes their animals and are mostly in tact leading to a huge over population here. All of the homeless have dogs and puppies with them. The roosters start crowing at 5am. You'll hear them and you'll see them. Everyone has been very friendly though. Its definitely its own little community up here. If it all makes you feel uncomfortable, again, you might want to stay in Honolulu/Waikiki tourist chaos. Conclusion- We would 1,000% stay here again.

Just spent 4 wonderful weeks at the Hawaiian Princess. It's a great timeshare location! Rooms are…read morealways clean and well maintained. Staff are helpful. If you like remote Hawaii without masses of tourists, this is a great place to vacation. On the other hand, if high prices, small rooms, thousands of tourists, crowded beaches, and overpriced Waikiki restaurants are your liking, Hawaiian Princess ain't your place I love the peacefulness of Waianae. Glad it's got a bad rap so masses stay away

If I could rate this place 0 I would. Let's talk about my overall experience, you know it's tea…read more time . Moved in summer of 2025 and initially I thought this was a pleasant place to live but it quickly turned left. Renee moved me in and provided me with a quick overview of the house rules and told me to read them. I quickly read over them briefly and didn't think much about it. This property is a joke, one of the locals that live here told me you have to give up some stuff in order to live here because this is the low income side of the island . Well holy hockey sticks didn't think I would have to give up my sanity in exchange for a place to live . The level of micromanagement at this low income Taj Mahal is ridiculous. Rules, rules , rules , and more RULES. Living here feels like a nightmare. I have received more warnings and little notes on my door than anything here from these top flight security guards of the world , what a pest ‍. Anything you do expect a response from management immediately. Want to have family visit you ? Think again , want to have friends over think again. Every time someone comes over you'll be asked to request a visitor pass/ guest pass because the old hoot will call you out and say and I quote "I never seen you here before are you on the lease . If they are staying longer than 10 days go ahead and contact your property manager and be prepared to submit a request in writing guest name , dob, and ssn so that they can do a full background check before the person can stay at the property. This is not the Taj Mahal but they will treat it like it's the Taj. If your friends are coming over they better have proper documentation or else you can't park on the property. Doesn't matter if you rented a vehicle while you're in Hawaii and the rental agency doesn't have the updated documents, you will still not be able to park on the property. Get ready to wear a green wrist band around your wrist like you're entering the club (21) ; if you're a guest and staying here less than 10 days . If your parking decal isn't displayed properly in your car they will leave a written notice on your windshield, doesn't matter if you've been here for months and they know you , they will still document. If you want to have to ask permission for everything you do than go ahead and rent at the Taj Mahal. If you want privacy don't rent here cause they will be up in your business. Neighbors are nosy and will try to overstep their boundaries until you stop and put a on they ssa like Nike , just do it. Last but not least be prepared to have to do area beautification on the outside of the building. Never have I ever rented anywhere and was told to maintain the exterior of the property. ‍ here we go again. If you want to rent here expect to wash your exterior windows, fail to do so and you'll get a warning followed by 10 days to fix it or else $50 fine. I can't wait UNTIL I LEAVE THIS HOLE , because once the hits the fan it doesn't stop , just get ready to do the Macarena, bachata, twerk , or whatever you call dance in your culture cause this place is not for the WEAK. ONLY THE STRONG SURVIVE , better hope you have 9 lives like the influx of cats that roam the property. Don't get a neighbor like me who deliberately placed a bowl of cat food at her door to attract them. ‍ and I let management know but of course nothing was done and I definitely didn't see a violation/warning notice on her door. Be prepared for loud noise and a lot of early morning construction because something is always getting fixed on . If you work from home this is definitely a nuisance because you'll will hear loud banging and drills in the background. Save yourself the trouble and rent anywhere but here . Hawaii is supposed to be paradise but this is definitely not. This is micromanagement at its finest giving very much motel 6. But hey, they'll still leave the light on for you if you want stress and anxiety.

If you want to be away from the hustle and bustle of Waikiki this is the place for you. HOWEVER, be…read moreprepared to deal with an abundance of homeless, and just plain filth. You can find much better places for the same price, if not cheaper on nicer areas of the island. I'll break my review down by catagories. UNIT: The unit itself is family owned by my friend that I traveled with. It's beautifully decorated, well kept, and fully stocked (boogie boards, snorkel gear, beach towels, coolers, beach bags, toiletries, spices, sugar, coffee). I could go on and on. You literally just need to bring your clothes and groceries. But check the cupboards before you go shopping, you'd be surprised at what it's stocked with, we sure were. Unfortunately, this building/unit is directly adjacent to one of the many parks that contain homeless camps, which are viewable from the unit. SECURITY: * Friendly, but don't do much else. They sit in a booth at entrance, look up and wave. The only time we stopped at the security office was to check in. *Although the entire complex is surrounded by fencing, and keyed entries, we watched people come & go as they pleased. Some security gates were not locked, and at times people on the inside just opened the gates to people on the outside. DO NOT GET A FALSE SENSE OF SECURITY. *We had to move parking spots 3 times as they kept putting us in reserved spots. *We had an issue with our neighbor directly across the hall on our second night. Partying, loud music, loud voices from midnight to 3:30am. Called security at 2:30am but nothing was done. BUILDING: Its an older building, but overall it's decently maintained. It could use a good pressure washing. SWIMMING POOLS: Both pools are well taken care of. Plenty of chairs, and tables available. Never overly crowded. RESIDENTS: We encountered both extremely rude/racist comments towards "tourists", and some that were incredibly nice. Beyond the condos, out in the community everyone was pleasant. OFFICE: Hoku is the office manager, she was pleasant enough, but the office phone is rarely answered. If you need assistance, you'll have to walk down to the office. I saw zero enforcement of the MANY rules. LANDSCAPING: The front and back are beautifully landscaped with lots of plumeria trees. **The exception to this is the far West end of building A from about A-XX1 to A-X14 looks like a catchall for anything that has fallen off the buildings such as gutters, garbage, landscaping debris, etc. PETS: Regardless of what the rules say, there are numerous tenants that have dogs, and cats. I saw cats roaming the grounds. And tenants walking their dogs on the public beach area to do their business and NOT pick up after it. BEACH: Although the beach directly out back is convenient, it is NOT a private beach. It gets very crowded during the day with locals, and homeless who can get very loud until late into the evening. And typically leave their trash. One group even left their huge BBQ, never to return to pick it up. AREA/LOCATION: *Located on the most SW part of the island. It's approximately 45 min to an hour drive from Waikiki, depending on traffic. *Very congested. *Its the dirtiest, low income part of the island, and I've been over every inch of the island. *Lots of homeless camps at the parks/beaches even thought it posted "no overnight camping". No one is enforcing it. *Lots of trash everywhere. *The only positive thing I can say about the area is that there is a heavy police presence DURING THE WEEK, over the weekend we saw none. *There are loads of fast food restaurants, only a couple sit-down restaurants, and numerous grocery stores. *I'd recommend steering clear of the beaches due to the homeless population.

We own in Makakilo Cliffs and glad we bought here. Like the views from our front row condo. At…read morefirst we had problems with the renters below us, fortunately they moved on and it's so quiet place to live. The complex is at the very end of road which is nice cuts down on traffic. Managers have both been nice. The grounds are kept up by landscapers. Different improvements are in the budget for future improvements. There is a large grassy area in front of simplex and a couple of picnic areas. I wish there was some other amenities, dog park. Some earlier poster did not like tules, I like having rules that keep up the look of the area. We have two parking spots, which isn't the norm for some complex's.

The parking stalls are awful and small. They could've made them a little bigger. And the sidewalks…read moredon't have curb ramps. It's an accident waiting to happen for people with mobility problems.

Alana is amazing she willing to be there for your tenants.. I love you renting from her for the…read morelast 4 years

My Ohana and I wanted to give a quick and big shout out to Shellz...we been a tenant for long time…read moreand they been nothing but the best! Always available, professional and solid! Mahalo

Warning about this company, especially Sharon and their Makaha Towers unit…read more A dear friend of mine had a 12-month lease with them. He moved out at the 11-month mark and had the place professionally cleaned, yet Sharon refused to return his deposit. Instead of offering a fair solution -- like a small deduction or fine for leaving one month early -- she was completely unreasonable. We even heard a phone call recording where she was yelling at him. It was truly unprofessional. Throughout his stay, the unit had constant issues: workers coming in and out without proper notice, broken fixtures like a glass screen door that never opened, and a general appearance that made it look like a neglected or previously damaged space. It felt more like a rundown, patched-up unit than a proper rental. Do not rent from this company, and especially avoid their Makaha Towers listings. The experience was awful.

I've been meaning to write this review for awhile but just haven't had the time. I own a couple of…read morerentals throughout the country so I have different property managers that I work with and I have to say that Hatfield Realty is by far my favorite. I especially enjoy working with Sharon as she is super responsive, personable and a great person to work with from both the owner and tenant side. I rarely write reviews but I really think they deserve this one because it's really hard to find a good property manager so I am extremely grateful.

Great beach front views. You can hear the ocean which lulls you to sleep each nite. I found my…read morecondo to have great amenities which was like being at home without all the the hassles. The property is secluded but an easy ride to the north shore or a multitude of restaurants. It was definitely one of the nicest places I have ever stayed at. A great place at a reasonable price.

From the owner: WELCOME to the Makaha Beach Cabanas located on the northwest shores of Oahu! Our condo is on the…read moreMain Floor. No need to even use an elevator - step off our Lanai directly on the Beach! It really doesn't get better than this! Far from the hustle and bustle, we're in the countryside where you can still experience Hawaii the way it should be--unspoiled and uncrowded, but close enough to visit Chinatown, the North Shore or swing in Waikiki when the desire strikes! Watch spectacular sunsets, see the dolphins, sea turtles and even whales during the annual migration. We have an AWESOME beach, one of the best rated on Oahu--swim, snorkel, boogie board, surf, golf nearby at two top-quality courses & BBQ facilities on site. Who can resist the sound of the surf lulling you to sleep? Our beach is rated one of the Best in Oahu! This amazing first floor condo is literally on the virtually private Beach and sleeps 4, w/a Queen Bed, Convertible Sofabed & Fully Equipped Kitchen!

For over 20 years Foster Reality has been my go- to- company for buying and selling property. Their…read moreproperty management is great, with timely responses to both myself and our tenants. Very kind, caring folks, I highly recommend them.

I don't ordinarily take the time to give a bad review unless the situation really warrants being…read moretold. I have a 45-year career as a real estate broker and financial analyst. I recently contacted Foster Realty of Waianae, Oahu regarding a beach rental which they had listed. I dealt primarily with Aileen L. Acosta, V.P. principal broker for Foster Realty. After an excruciating 2-week fiasco, I found it impossible to overcome the bad communication, lack of focus and poor judgement at Foster Realty and finally disengaged & went elsewhere.

Teresa Abella is an absolute nightmare. She does not do repairs on time and if you communicate with…read moreher that something is not appreciated nor like she will try to hold you or your lease over your head and intimidate you into getting what she wants . She does not do timely repairs it took three months for our roof to get repaired and in the process so many of the things that were in my daughters room were damaged. she makes unnecessary charges to rent. Speak to people very disgusting. Will never ever deal with her again.

My 1st experience with Team Real Estate was with Teresa Abella & it was NOT a pleasant experience…read more She does not return calls or voice messages promptly. She wont return emails at all. When you want to schedule a viewing she says "we are not doing any showings due to Covid atm" yet she is never in the office or able to answer her work phone. If and when she finally got around to calling you back, she say she is not accepting any application even though the listing is still posted on company website and has not accepted any applicants for that rental yet. She should be accepting & reviewing ALL application not detouring applicants from sending in it, And choose best applicate from the bunch for that unit. Teresa Abella is not for community support with the little amount of care she shown to my ohana trying to find a home. She is not committed to her job, and blames her company of being the ONLY one doing everything. Teresa Abella lacks professionalism and integrity and takes the minimum work load possible. She is a disgrace to the people of Hawaii who are in need of a home and trying desperately to meet her beyond half way.