Nathan's place was a perfect setup for us. I was looking for a condo with the following criteria: full kitchen, A/C, view of the beach from the lanai, short walk to the beach, walking distance to multiple restaurants/shops/grocery, fast internet and preferably a TV with cable for watching post-season baseball in the morning before heading out for the day's adventures.
This condo exceeded on all those fronts. A/C worked great (once I figured out how to get it set). We probably didn't need it at night because Kauai cools off nicely in the evenings but it was a nice background noise with the bedroom unit set to low fan on continuously rather than Auto. The kitchen was well stocked and the maids even left some key items from previous occupants, like sandwich baggies, mustard, sugar and coffee filters. The view was better than I expected from the pictures online. Those pics are not taken with a long lens. The pool is that close. And the beach and mountains behind it are not far away.
The TV is positioned so that you can sit on the couch facing the TV and look at that view just to your left. And the wall to your right is all mirrors so you end up seeing the view from many angles as you move around the condo. And every time you come from the bedroom toward the kitchen and living room, the hall is lined up perfectly with the view.
I saw a review of this condo that advertised internet speeds of 90+ Mbps downstream. That's old info. I got 300+ from servers in California. 500+ from Honolulu. The internet works just fine.
However, the highlight of the unit is the Lava Lava Beach Club next door. Great drinks and great food on the beach overlooking the ocean, just a 3 minute walk away. We ended up going for at least cocktails 5 of our 7 nights. The Coconut Marketplace is an outdoor mall sort of behind Lava Lava, also a short walk out the front of the condo complex. It has lots of neat shops and several restaurants, including a perfectly acceptable take-out Thai place. (It wasn't spicy enough but better than I expected.) There is also a great grocery store with acceptable prices for most things. Their take-out poke bowls are top-notch.
The only downside is the traffic coming south every day except Sunday. There is a good Safeway only a mile north of the unit, but don't go there in the afternoon if you can avoid it. It can take 20+ minutes to make the mile back south due to a long-term construction issue on the over-used two lane highway. We didn't explore north too often because of that congestion. Coming back from Hanalei on a late Sunday afternoon was no problem, however. The southbound traffic issue ends at the condo so going south and coming back north was never an issue, even at 5p.
Nathan was very responsive right as we arrived, answering several questions within minutes. All around a great seven days. Recommended.