Loading...
Clear turquoise water off Lanikai Beach with the Mokulua Islands

Licensed vacation rentals · Lanikai & Kailua, Oʻahu

Licensed Lanikai & Kailua beach homes

Ten homes licensed for stays shorter than 30 nights, from a garden studio for two near Lanikai Beach to beachfront estates on Kailua Bay.

  • 10licensed homes
  • 2–16guests
  • $385from, per night
  • 4 + 6Lanikai + Kailua Beach

Licensed for short stays

Each home holds a Honolulu license that allows vacation stays under 30 nights. Most Oʻahu homes can’t offer that.

License on every listing

Every home shows its license number on its page and below, so you know your stay is legitimate.

Seasonal minimums

Minimum stays vary by home and season. Each calendar offers only dates that meet them.

Lanikai

Steps from Lanikai Beach

Quiet streets, soft sand and the Mokulua Islands offshore. Start with our two retreats for couples, about 100 yards from the beach.

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1738

Lanikai Tree House

A spacious upstairs one-bedroom tucked among island trees, across the street from Lanikai Beach and about 100 yards to the sand.

  • 1 bedroom, king
  • 1 bath
  • Sleeps 2
  • About 750 sq ft

From $385 / night

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1738

Lanikai Garden Studio

A private, air-conditioned studio with a king bed and its own tropical garden patio, about 100 yards from Lanikai Beach.

  • Studio, king
  • 1 bath
  • Sleeps 2
  • Air-conditioned

From $435 / night

Tree House and Garden Studio share one licensed Lanikai property. Traveling with another couple? Ask us about booking both.

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1743

Long’s at Lanikai

A four-bedroom Lanikai beach house for up to eight, with views of the turquoise Pacific and the Mokulua Islands.

  • 4 bedrooms
  • 2 baths
  • Sleeps 8
  • About 1,456 sq ft

From $1,500 / night

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1757

Walker’s Lanikai Beach House

A classic Lanikai beach house with a main house, guest cottage and private “boathouse,” a short walk from the beach.

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 4 baths
  • Sleeps 14
  • About 3,157 sq ft

From $2,000 / night

Kailua Beach

On the sand at Kailua Bay

Six homes on or just steps from one of Oʻahu’s most loved beaches, most with lawns that run to the sand and all with room for the whole family.

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1774 · 1775

Kailuana Beachfront Estate

A fully remodeled estate on nearly an acre at the center of Kailua Bay, with a main house, guest cottage and wide oceanfront lawn.

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 3 baths
  • Sleeps 12
  • About 2,338 sq ft

From $2,000 / night

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1777/1778

Hale Oahu Estate

A designer-renovated beachfront home and cottage on one of the best stretches of Kailua Beach, sleeping up to twelve.

  • 6 bedrooms
  • 4 baths
  • Sleeps 12
  • About 2,431 sq ft

From $2,200 / night

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1780

Kailua Kai

A casual beachfront home with sunrises over Kailua Bay, an oceanfront lawn and four en-suite bedrooms.

  • 4 bedrooms
  • 4.5 baths
  • Sleeps 10
  • About 1,631 sq ft

From $1,600 / night

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1802

Place in Paradise

A five-bedroom, 5.5-bath oceanfront home of more than 4,400 sq ft on Kailua Beach, with club pool and tennis steps away.

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 5.5 baths
  • Sleeps 14
  • 4,400+ sq ft

From $1,800 / night

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1783

Gigi’s Retreat

A refurbished three-bedroom beachfront estate on nearly an acre, with a swimming pool and covered lanai.

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 3 baths
  • Sleeps 9
  • About 2,000 sq ft

From $1,800 / night

Licensed · 1990/NUC-1787

Palione Papalani

A gated six-bedroom pool estate with a lagoon-style pool, hot tub and room for sixteen, about a minute’s walk from Kailua Beach.

  • 6 bedrooms
  • 5.5 baths
  • Sleeps 16
  • About 3,759 sq ft

From $2,500 / night

At a glance

Compare all ten

HomeAreaBedroomsBathsSleepsFrom / nightLicense
Lanikai Tree HouseLanikai112$3851990/NUC-1738
Lanikai Garden StudioLanikaiStudio12$4351990/NUC-1738
Long’s at LanikaiLanikai428$1,5001990/NUC-1743
Walker’s Lanikai Beach HouseLanikai5414$2,0001990/NUC-1757
Kailuana Beachfront EstateKailua Beach5312$2,0001990/NUC-1774 · 1775
Hale Oahu EstateKailua Beach6412$2,2001990/NUC-1777/1778
Kailua KaiKailua Beach44.510$1,6001990/NUC-1780
Place in ParadiseKailua Beach55.514$1,8001990/NUC-1802
Gigi’s RetreatKailua Beach339$1,8001990/NUC-1783
Palione PapalaniKailua Beach65.516$2,5001990/NUC-1787

Good to know

Questions about licensed stays

What does “licensed” mean?

Each of these homes holds a City and County of Honolulu license, most often a Nonconforming Use Certificate (NUC), that allows vacation stays shorter than 30 nights. The license number appears on every home’s page.

Is there a minimum stay?

Yes. Minimum stays vary by home and season, and each home’s calendar only offers dates that meet them. Pick a home and choose your dates to see what’s open.

How close are these homes to the beach?

The four Lanikai homes are a short walk from Lanikai Beach; Tree House and Garden Studio are about 100 yards from the sand. Five of the Kailua homes sit right on Kailua Beach, and Palione Papalani is about a minute’s walk from the sand.

Staying 30 nights or longer?

We also offer homes for monthly stays across Lanikai and Kailua. See the 30-night collection for those.

💬 ? SMS Us ?