Carol's home in Kauai completely exceeded all expectations. First off, the home is not staged, it's a real home. It felt like close friends or family let us stay at their cool place while they were away. Tons of sunlight, cool and breezy, very quiet. We loved the beautiful bird songs. The sunsets from the back deck are incredible. The house is centrally located - you are equidistant between all the beaches, restaurants, markets, etc, on the north coast of Kauai - everything is close. All the people in the neighborhood were super friendly and nice. We cooked/grilled almost every night. All the fresh fish, fruit, and vegetables you could ever want are 15 minutes away at most. We cannot imagine coming back to Kauai and not staying at carol's house. We cannot wait to come back.