Lani and Sky are what I would call model hosts. They are very prompt and attentive in responding to your inquiries, making sure that all my questions were answered. Their responsiveness was my determining factor in choosing their place. I felt as if we're not strangers, and I am being welcomed to stay at their property as a visiting friend. I had some preliminary worries about security, but this then was addressed by their extra step to make sure I feel completely safe and secure during my stay. (Thank you so much!)

The property and amenities are as advertised and more! Kauai (or Hawaii in general) shuts down early, restaurants closes at 9 pm. So coming from 24-hour crazy Tokyo, I found myself idle a lot after 9:30 pm which was saved a lot by having the Netflix and wireless internet!

One thing that I was most grateful of was the House Manual book that Lani and Sky prepared for guests. As a person who believes in food, their restaurant recommendation is what saved me the trouble from making the wrong decisions when dining out. Disregarding my first day mistake dining at a very mediocre restaurant in Lihue, the recommendation from Lani and Sky then gave me solid 6 days of culinary satisfaction!

Some note on future visitors:
Princeville is actually rather far away from many of the activities that I wanted to do (hiking in Waimea, Catamaran sunset tour, some hiking around Kapaa area).

If you're not used to it, driving in the evenings on Kauai can be daunting because once you pass Kapaa the road is just pitch dark. So my advice is always to start your day early and head back equally earlier. You really don't want to get yourself caught in a heavy rain in the evening because you cannot see anything!

If you want to book any nature-related activity, make sure you do that on the earlier part of your holiday, because Kauai's weather is very chameleon like! You don't want to have all the grand plans to do something and have the weather-based cancellation happen upon you (like with me who foolishly booked something on my last day there).

Lastly, Foodland is a great source for picnic food and also for lazy dinner in.

Enjoy your stay at Lani and Sky's. I will definitely be back and stay there again!