This was our first time in Ko'Olina - the location, unit, and the resort did not disappoint and exceeded our expectations. The onsite amenities for this resort are adequate and above average for a condo complex that had multiple hot tubs and two good size pools with a special wading pool for kids. There was also a small bar with live music in the evenings and is exclusive to the beach villas/not open to the public (happens to be below this unit, which was cool to listen to the music, but not great smelling cigar smoke in the evening). Obviously, this is not a hotel so no onsite restaurant, but that is what we were wanting. It's a short walk to the nearby hotel resorts with restaurants - you can see the vibe at those resorts is very BUSY compared to the beach villas. The lagoon in front of the beach villas is public (as all beaches in Ko'Olina are), but it is the smallest and the least busy of all of them from what we saw. The koi pond is huge and a great attraction for children.
This unit has the unique advantage of being as close to the ocean as you can get in all of Ko'Olina, which comes with breathtaking views of the ocean, beach, and sunsets. The minor disadvantages may be less privacy from the lanai since the unit fronts the beach side and is on the third floor (vs an upper floor unit) and being on the west side of the building, the breathtaking sunsets bring the sun directly into the unit for several hours in the late afternoon and it can get uncomfortably hot (even with doors closed, shade down, and A/C running). We didn't enjoy as many sunset dinners on the lanai as we had hoped for this reason.
We were traveling with small children and felt the unit was decorated in a way that is family friendly. Staying in a VRBO condo with small children can be stressful when units are cluttered with expensive and/or fragile decor, which was not an issue in this unit. A prior review indicated there was a portable crib and booster/high chair - when we reached out prior to our stay to confirm, we were told the unit did not have that equipment so we brought our own. It turns out that the unit had several portable cribs and a booster/high chair in the closet. Would have been great to have accurate information to avoid having to bring them from home, but it worked out fine for us as we are used to traveling with those items.
Overall, we enjoyed our stay and look forward to visiting this complex again in the future.