This place is magic (even for Kauai which is full of magical beauty).
There's the obvious: literally on the beach, thoughtfully renovated, private, comfortable, laid back, clean, fun -- likely the best 1 bdrm on the north shore -- a good value for what it is. A deeply romantic place to be by the water, make dinner, and deepen a connection with place, self, and other.
And there's the more subtle magic: the sun sets behind the house (rare for Kauai) so you get to see the play of light on tropical clouds -- don't miss the 90 minutes leading up to sunset which is when the light is right for rainbows (while there we saw a couple mind blowing crazily vivid double rainbows so close we were almost inside them). Or walk to Tunnels beach for that incomparable sunset.
And the energy of this part of the island, the mountains -- it feels close to Kalalau and the spirit of the place.
It took a moment but little by little my gaze relaxed, my heart opened, and I was stunned by the wild rugged beauty of this slice of coast.
It's hard not to feel that *this* is Kauai.
We will be back -------