This rental’s location is its virtue: across the street from one of the most gentle, beautiful, uncrowded beaches in Kauai. I was a little worried that the beach would be too rough for my little ones (7, 11) as we were traveling in Feb when winter waves are high on the North shore—but I shouldn’t have been as the waves were no more than half a foot high. Perfect beach for kids. And not really anyone in sight during weekdays.
The house (cottage, really) itself was OK. It had a quirky layout (you’re probably trying to figure it out from the photos). One thing that wasn’t obvious in the photos is that there are a few stairs separating the front half of the cottage from the back—not a problem really but they are really two separate spaces. The biggest downsides were the switches which are mind-boggling complex; in fact, some of the plugs weren’t working right (they had a maintenance guy fix one set, but another didn’t consistently work). And the master bathroom is charming but it really needs to be rehabbed—it’s been a rental too long and it’s showing its wear.
All-in-all, an OK rental but the location is stellar and the price is pretty reasonable even though the rental is starting to show its age. (We stayed in a “grand” hotel on the south shore afterward and it was literally double the price for just one room and overpriced restaurant food—this cottage is the way better deal.) The housekeepers do a good job but ultimately things are getting worn out…
Enjoy!