We had a wonderful time at the Kauai Beach resort. The room is your basic hotel-like room with 2 beds and a mini-fridge. The lanai is great and offers views of the pool area and even a bit out to the ocean. The resort itself was wonderful. Beach access is easy although it doesn’t appear to be a popular swimming beach (it is beautiful and offers great sunrises, however). The pools are top notch and the water slide is a huge plus for the kids. We may have been fortunate too that since work was being done on some of the other buildings, the pool and resort weren’t crowded at all. Overall I would definitely return! Location is top notch as you can access all of the island from here. It’s also so close to the airport we saw a few pilots and flight crew staying here.