Never rented a villa but stayed in a condo on Kawaii for a week, then onto the big island and Turtle Bay. Loved it...spent two nights right on the beach in Honolulu - breathtaking views but way too crowded for us. Everything is/was very expensive but so is SBH in many respects. It's been many years since we were there - it takes so long to get there from the East Coast that we probably won't get back there.