LOCATION: This condo has a wonderful westward view. Fantastic sunsets overlooking the golf course and the ocean. Excellent location in Princeville, which we found to be the nicest part of the island. Very laid-back, and super scenic.
TRAFFIC: Be prepared for traffic jams going through Kapa’a on the east side of the island. There is a detour you can take that goes inland around Kapa’a and it also gets jammed. Best to just chill out and not worry about the traffic too much.
CONDO: Very clean and modern-looking kitchen. Nice refrigerator. There is no separate dining table, this means you eat your meals at the kitchen counter. Note that there is no air-conditioning and the afternoon sun can heat up the condo. Opening the sliding door on the back and the front door as well as the upstairs sliding door helps breeze come through the condo. But it can still be pretty warm until after the sun sets. Note that the master bedroom is a loft. We found the condo to be very clean when we arrived. It can be a little challenging to initially locate the condo at night, as we did. But it is not that hard really and once you have found it you will be happy with the location. It is the last left immediately before you enter the Westin.
NEARBY: You can walk to the grocery store, restaurants, shops. Although we cooked most of our meals, we found The Spot serves nice breakfast food and there is good poke at Hanalei Poke. We found the path that leads to Anini beach is sort of steep but is a straight shot to the beach. We also really loved the Okolehao trail. Be prepared for relentless up and but then we were rewarded with fantastic views of Hanalei Bay. Of course Hanalei Bay and further west is simply gorgeous.
BEACH PREP: The condo has several folding beach chairs, a nice beach umbrella, a beach bag, and beach towels. This means you don’t have to worry about packing these if you don’t exceed four in your party.