Here’s a winded pros and cons list! For those who want to know: the good outweighed the bad and Brooke was helpful and courteous through it all.
Cons:
—Coming in to the Airbnb there was a notice by the door stating that the water would be turned off the following day for about 4 hours for some maintenance. This was fine, we just planned to not be there around that time but unfortunately the times the notice gave were off and the water was turned off in the morning. We came with our two little kids and it was inconvenient for us. Then there was another notice for more water maintenance for the following day which meant water being turned off again. Not a big deal, it needs to get done, just little annoyances while you’re on vacation—especially with littles. Toilet had a gross smell during those two days which I suspect was from the maintenance being done.
—When we first came in it was more humid than it was outside; the portable AC was not connected to the outdoor tube as it is meant to be. Again, we were traveling with our young kids and it had already been a long day from traveling so this was just another added inconvenience and a really uncomfortable first night of sleep for the 4 of us. We put it back together again but because it had probably been like that all day then it took most of the night to cool the place back down.
—The next day the AC completely stopped working. Thankfully my husband has used those Portable AC’s before and was able to figure out that the water needed to be drained as it runs. This part was just gross because the water at that point gets so dirty and having to figure out what was wrong then do it ourselves just seemed like a cherry on top. We don’t have AC ourselves so are used to the heat, but it was just unexpected. I’m sure that if we had called they would have been super helpful but since my husband already knew how to do it he just did it himself.
—The living area has a big step to the dining area that is equivalent to two steps down. Having this with a toddler was very stressful because we constantly had to keep an eye on him. For this reason alone I’d advise families with babies to toddlers not stay here.
Pros:
—Location is so great. North shore is the best part of Kauai in our opinion and the Princeville location is pretty central!
—AC is always a bonus in Kauai as well! We’d turn it off when we left for the day and it would cool the place back down pretty quickly!
—The swimming pool is so refreshing, minimally chlorinated and well kept with a bbq that is open for guests to use!
—Super clean place
—Had all of the kitchen necessities: even a can opener! And ice packs in the freezer to take along with you in case you bring food that needs to stay cool :) —super thoughtful!
—Linens and mattress were suuuper comfy and the couch was already made into a bed for us when we got there which was helpful!
—Snorkeling gear, flippers, boogie board, and sand toys were provided!! We also left a beach umbrella there to add to such an awesome collection of beach stuff available! It was so nice not having to pack the extra stuff and just use what was there.
—Washer and dryer in unit is always so nice!
—The Kauai guidebook is fun to look through and get ideas.
—Brooke was responsive and helpful when I contacted her.
Don’t miss out on the games hidden in the drawer of the coffee table like we did! We only saw it when we were packing to leave and would’ve totally used them!
Thanks Brooke! We absolutely adore Kauai!!