We chose Margaret's place as home base for our Kauai explorations as Kapaa is conveniently located somewhat in the middle between what the south and the north have to offer. The check in etc. was great, including a warm welcome from the local, wild pigs. Margaret's place was also fantastic and considering Kauai has a lot of rain and mud in the winter the on site laundry was extra icing on the cake. Our only regret is that we didn't discover the mexican place (Verde, I believe) that's in the strip mall just next to the place sooner.