Great location! We loved staying on the south side of the island. It felt more “Kauai” and less commercialized than the north shore/princeville. The place is the perfect size for a couple. The view from the patio is perfect for sunrise. You barely have to get out of bed to catch it! Having a rental car was amazing and boy did we use it! We used a app called “Shaka guide” that was free to download. From there, you can choose any of 4 tours at $7.99 each. We spent 6 hours driving from the condo to the Napali Cost and sprinkled in hikes and cool historical sites, thanks to the app! I would definitely recommend it since you get a rental car!! The condo also comes with everything you need for the beach. Chairs, umbrellas, boogie boards, everything! The chairs even have built in cooler pouches so you can skip the big cooler and just throw the chair on your back like a backpack! We didn’t realize the unit had umbrellas until our checkout but we would have used them too.
One con was that the fridge didn’t work during our stay. This, of course, was a unique circumstance. We were bummed because we weren’t able to eat a lot of the groceries we bought ($$$) and had to keep everything else in the freezer which acted as a fridge. Lost the ice cream and popsicles which was hard for us. lol. We ended up spending a LOT more money eating out because of this. Just bummed that it wasn’t fixed during our stay. (Arrived Saturday night, called issue in Monday morning, left Friday night) and that there weren’t any other accommodations offered. A gift card to a local restaurant would have been very thoughtful since we had to throw away so much food.
All in all, it was a great stay and we had a blast exploring the island. It’s a beautiful place and the condo is in a great location. 5 min drive to markets and local vendors, but easily accessible to large stores if you need to go to them. (We bought cheap water shoes at Walmart for ATVing- it’s only 25 min away)
Would definitely recommend! GREAT VALUE (especially with car)