Honestly we couldn’t recommend the place to our friends if asked.
Pro:
location, not much is walkable in this big condo/rental neighborhood in terms of food/nightlife but we didnt mind a 20-40 minute walk each way to explore nearby Queens Beach, Hideaways Beach and Puu Poa beach since parking at those is tricky anyway. Just a short drive away from the resort area is Princeville shopping with awesome pizza (Piazza) and ice cream, and then 10 more minutes down the road is busier and breathtaking Hanalei with great restaurants and swimming.
Cons:
Paper thin walls and bugs- neither controllable by the owner who was super nice and quick to communicate and call pest control. We have a lot of motel, hotel and airbnb experience and we could hear every conversation from the neighbors who share walls with us next door as well as the neighbors upstairs and the construction outside at 745am. There isnt a way to shut windows here- they are stuck open in the bathroom and bedroom. I could tell you what songs our neighbors liked to sing to as well as what time they all had sex. We tried to buy earplugs at the grocery store but they were sold out. I found and killed 5 small roaches which the owner was quick to apologize for, I get those suck to control but our airbnb on the beach in Kaapa for 7 days had zero issues, at the same price so we’d choose there.