We stayed two weeks on Kauai with 5 days at a traditional resort, 2 days at a resort in Princeville, and a week at Joy’s place. The Banyan Harbor resort itself is older and the buildings are older. That being said, the updates in Joy’s place are nice and it feels homey right away. There are thoughtful touches throughout and made our week nice and smooth. The condo is walking distance to Kalapaki beach and quite a few restaurants, which was wonderful. There is a food truck park nearby that has really good waffles and coffee in the morning, and great burgers in the evening. The pool at the resort is fun for older kids or decent swimmers but it wasn’t great for my 1 year old— the shallowest part was 3ft. Not such a big deal as we spent most of our water time at the beach but it did come up.
Check in and communication was clear and easy and we would stay here again!