The location is enchanting. The beach walks in both directions, the spacious lawns, the pools and hot tub, are welcoming and allow you to walk in your bare feet from your room to the beach if you want. They were fully booked when I stayed there and ran out of parking space on the hotel grounds, but the free parking on the street was safe and suited my needs better than getting stuck in a full parking lot. My room was on the grass level which I liked better than a balcony and I lucked out by having eastern morning light gently light up my outdoor patio, so I could have breakfast in the sun. Some of the rooms lacked privacy because they looked out directly at a pool or across to other rooms. If I stayed there again I would try to see my room in advance to make sure it felt private and, if I were lucky (as I was), it was on a quieter part of the compound. There is a public walkway to the public beach adjacent to the hotel which is beautiful. The public beach even has an outdoor fresh water shower. Kap'aa is a very busy town with chronic traffic this time of year; Kauai Shores Hotel is a little sanctuary from the busyness of the town and tourist traffic.