We are a family of five who have traveled a great deal. We love AirBNB’s and especially love our visits to Kauai. We have been to Kauai 5 times and stay in a new location each time so I will explain what I liked about this listing. Location is perfect to reach all the great beaches. We we’re able to walk to the Queen’s bath and walk to the shopping center for Lapperts ice cream. Our favorite beaches are Hannalei, Tunnels, Kalihawali, public access at the old St. Regis and Castaway beach. All these beaches are close to the condo. The condo has a driveway and a garage that you are able to use. All the beach amenities were great and well organized. Those amenities are beach chairs x5, umbrellas x2, snorkel gear x4, sand pail's, pool noodles x3, boogie boards x2, cooler x2 and beach towels x6. We really appreciate all of these. In the unit they have a dishwasher and washer/ dryer which is helpful with children. My kids enjoyed seating at the kitchen bar but they also have a dining table. The master bedroom is enormous and my kids loved the big bath tub. Beds felt comfortable and I was pleased I could sleep on them. There is also a patio table outside but there Is only the view of your other neighbors. Plenty of pillows and throw blankets as well.
I’m going to list two things that was a challenge for our family. Although the unit has air conditioning the second room does not have any vents. So my kids roasted. The owner did provide fans but it was still a struggle and I often found my kids sleeping in the living room to try to cool off. But in the master bedroom that air conditioning is freezing and we struggled trying to find a the right setting to keep our kids cooler without us freezing. There were plenty of nights where we kept our bedroom door opened so that the air conditioning could reach the children. And our second issue which is at NO fault of the owners. But since we stayed for 10 days the rental unit above us kept turning over and we could hear everything! It sounded like they were dragging furniture across the floor constantly. It was very annoying and I found myself wanting to ask the neighbors to quiet down but I chose to not too. But if you have young children on sleep schedules you may want to play white noice in hopes it will help your kids sleep.
The neighbor/Owners who live in this building were very kind and we enjoyed speaking with them in the pool. There are a ton of pool rules and each one comes with a listed fine. So for parents you may want to read those rules that the HOA has posted everywhere.
I hope my honest review will help families with their decisions. We enjoyed this unit and for the price point and location I felt it was with worth the stay.