This would be a completely different review if the stay had cost 30% less.
The good:
- you're on Kauai!
- The condo complex provides bikes, camp chairs for the beach, and beach towels
The bad:
- The air conditioner was loud and screeching, so I had to turn it off at night to sleep. Even when it was turned on, the air conditioner didn't really dry the air. Everything was damp. When I talked to the front desk, they told me parts were on order and the best they could do was offer me some fans for when I turned the air conditioner off at night. By the end of the trip, I'm not even sure the air conditioner was doing more than blowing air around.
- The unit had a bit of a smell, I assume because it was never dry.
- The unit was dark.
- You have to drive to everything. The country club food window and a food truck (the food truck is _excellent_, by the way) are the only eateries within a half mile or so.
- You're not booking a specific unit, you're getting something at random from the condo complex's inventory, so these reviews are not necessarily a clear picture of the individual unit you'll be in.
- The spa in the pool was broken for most of my visit.
- The daily resort fee only covers two packets of coffee for the entire visit. If you want more coffee, you have to buy it at Food Land or pay two dollars per packet at the front desk (you should buy it from food land, the packets just make brown water).
- There were no cooking staples of any kind (spices, oils, etc) that you might expect to find in other Airbnbs.
I was able to work around most of these issues, but given the high price of the stay, they really detracted from the experience. Having now explored Princeville and Hanalei, if I wouldn't stay in Princeville again and I'd schedule future trips around finding a place in Hanalei.