Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

[desperado]

After almost two years of preparing, researching etc we are finally making the move. We arrive Oct 20th but we need to find a rental property before we get there. We are looking on the Humane Society site and craigs list. If anyone knows of other suggestions for finding a rental let us know. We are flexible about location on the island.

As you might know from prior posts we have two Maltese. (Who unfortunately have to travel in cargo.)

Thanks for all the great help from this site!

Aloha and looking forward to seeing you all at the next outing.

[desperado]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

Anyone ? We really could use some advice on finding an apartment from the mainland. Never had to rent a place I couldn't look at first.

[turtlegirl]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

Never had to rent a place I couldn't look at first.

Nor should you. I can't offer you any advice besides that.

Perhaps you should try to find a pet friendly hotel to stay in while you look around at apartments. The apartments here vary widely, and trying to rent something based on some photos online may not work out the way you hope for.

[leashlaws]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

Pet friendly hotel? The only one is the W at the far end of Waikiki with a weight limit on the dog. Oh, there is also the Kahala resort and some place on Paokalani. Here's a site I found that might help I just googled "pet friendly hotel oahu" and this came up:
http://www.dogfriendly.com/server/tr...tyHIOahu.shtml

Why don't you try to contact some dog clubs and see if anyone in that sort of organization might know or be of help?

[desperado]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

Thanks we have a hotel booked just in case but we are trying to find a month to month apartment so we can avoid the expense of a hotel. This way we can take our time selecting a nice place with a long term lease. So we are really looking for a VBO or rental which allows month to month.

I agree with Turtle Girl that you shouldn't rent sight unseen however it's impossible for us to do it any other way so we were just looking for friendly advice. We rented a VBO last time we visited in Kailua and even though we couldn't see it in advance it was lovely. Unfortunately they don't allow dogs so we can't use them this time.

Has anyone stayed in a VBO with your doggie that you can recommend ?

[tutusue]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

Ok, I'll bite! What does VBO stand for? I googled it but nothing applied to your request...
valence band offset
Vainu Bappu Observatory
Venezuelan Bolivar
Vertex Buffer Object
Vested Benefit Obligation
Virtual Back Office

[desperado]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

OOPS sorry about that "Vacation By Owner" Actually it should be VRBO Vacation RENTAL by Owner.

couple of nice guesses there

[surlygirly]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

Windward Estates are nice condo/apartments (my husband looked at them and he's pretty picky) and they allow pets. They're over in Kaneohe. There's also Iroquois Point Island Club in Ewa Beach. They have a mix of townhouses and houses and allow pets as well.

Wish I could offer you more, but those are the only places I know about.

Oh- but there is a website you can register for that tells you pet-friendly places in Hawaii. Petsok.com. You do have to pay for it, though. I don't know if it's worth it for you or not.

[kani-lehua]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

do check out the link that leashlaws provided. it's very helpful. i don't know what your budget is like, but have you thought about boarding your dogs until you can find a pet friendly rental?

[desperado]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

We found a few pet friendly hotels. Some not listed on the website provided by leashlaws, we called around until we found a few. So we have an emergency plan if we can't find a nice apartment in time. I also located a friend of a friend who is willing to check out an apartment or two on the islands. So we are making good progress.

Thanks Surlygirly, we found these apartment complexes by contacting a few real estate agents but it's nice to get feedback from someone other than an agent. That is assuming you are not an agent

Kani-lehua, thanks for the input, unfortunately our little girls would HATE boarding...they are way too spoiled.

Looking forward to our arrival !!!

[surlygirly]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

Nope not an agent! Scout's honor!

[kani-lehua]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

glad to hear you are making progress!

oh, i do know about spoiled fur babies as we have four dogs and 3 cats. they don't know it yet, but they're moving to the big island by year's end and will be getting there by air. they are going to freak out!

[alohacandy]

Re: Finally moving to Oahu and looking for pet friendly apartment

My sis found a cheap pet friendly hotel on the Ala Wai side of Waikiki, the Holiday Surf, a couple of months ago. She has a golden retriever and stayed there for a couple of weeks before leaving the island. She had a kitchenette and it suited her needs.