We had such a wonderful experience last year that we brought a friend with us this year. The condo is always clean when we arrive. Debra, the housekeeper is awesome, friendly, and very helpful. The location is spectacular... less than 10 minutes for shopping/groceries/dining/pharmacy... 3 miles or less to 2 more wonderful bays to snorkel. We went to Piliana Bay (public beach) one morning to check it out. It was beautiful. However, there were lots of people there that morning so we simply walked right back out and went back to Kuleana. There was never a need to go anywhere else. We spend most our time in the water snorkeling and exploring the reefs. We recognized a lot of the same turtles from the year before. The beach and grounds are lovely and clean. The gardens are beautiful and the birds are cuties. Another nice thing is that there are not a bunch or pesky gulls on the beach making noise/stealing food/leaving droppings. The birds are small (cardinals, wrens, etc.) in the gardens. They are not pests. Each day we were graced with a gorgeous white tern and a sandpiper coming in for a brief time to feed. There is even a tour guide to take you through the gardens to learn about all the plants there if you're into that. The Lavender Garden is about 40 minutes away and is well worth the visit. On the way back down from the Lavender Garden is a place to stop with your kids to meet some very friendly dairy goats, feed them and milk them, at the Surfing Goat Dairy. The reefs are shallow enough for even a novice snorkeler like me to explore. The other guests are friendly and polite. The locals that visit the beach are lovely people, full of information and happy to share what they know about the islands. There's free Wi-fi, laundry, pool, BBQ grills, benches for sitting without having to actually go down to the beach. The oven is awesome (stove, convection oven and microwave all in one). Wish I had one of those. The dishwasher is so quiet we couldn't even tell it was running until we noticed the light indicator. The frig isn't a full-size frig yet holds a good amount of food... and with a bunch of grocery stores so close, it isn't an issue. It is truly a place for everyone to get what you want... wildlife, sunbathing, reading, fishing, boating, sight-seeing, even getting a great tattoo. Whatever flips you're switch, you can find it there. Other guests approached us and said they had stayed in this place and wish they had it again because no other unit was as nice. Thanks, Nina and Andres
--from Paula and Lori and Staci in Colorado