This is a specular location and and a wonderful condominium. We also had the pleasure of meeting Susanne, who was very helpful.
Location:
Lihue may not be one's favorite location on Kaua'i, but it is perfect for us, as one of us was attending a conference at the Marriott, which was just a five minute walk away. We could sit either on the lanai or inside and watch all of the activity on in Kalakapi bay from the comfort of this cottage. And it was nice to be able to just walk down the the beach there to take a dip in the gentle waters of that very protected bay, but with enough of swell to know you are in the ocean.
We don't golf, but this is also right by what looks like beautiful course. What we do like to do is explore nature, and walking along and under the cliffs among the tide pools and beaches out toward Ninini Point Lighthouse allows you to see the cliffs battered by a very powerful sea. (I agree with the guidebooks and signs along the way. The beaches along that trail are not for swimming.)
For just about everything else, you will need a car. There is plenty of parking in a parking lot across from the cottage.
As the listing says, this is not the place for people who will have trouble with steps. And the elevator from the Kalakapi beach up toward the top of the cliffs where the cottage is was not working when we were there. But we hardly noticed. It isn't much of a walk.
Grocery shopping
Grocery shopping requires a drive to the Safeway. Although there is an ABC in the little shopping village just past the Marriott, it's more of a gift shop than grocery. The Walmart does not have a good grocery section, but if you do head that way, you can pick up outstanding and will priced poke at Fish Express. (We'd never heard of poke before, but now have developed a love for it.)
Cottage Facilities
Everything was as described. Some of the windows are a bit tricky to open and shut. Washer and dryer meant that we didn't have to pack a lot of clothing for our 11 day stay. It did take us a while to notice the working microwave. (The one above the stove doesn't work, but there is another one sitting helpfully on the counter near by.) The WiFi worked remarkably well.
Note that there is a hose right outside the door to rinse sand off your feet before entering. (We didn't notice that for a couple of days, but did our best to not track in too much first. So Suzanne, we did get better about that.)
We didn't make use of the TVs or cable, although I did hook up my computer to one of the TVs for viewing our photos, so I can't comment on how that works. It's a bit tricky to figure out which light switch does what, but one learns.)
The kitchen was well stocked with everything we needed (once we found the working microwave for heating water for tea.)
Birds
There was a family of Northern Cardinals just outside the kitchen, and we would see those pretty much every day. Finches weren't uncommon, along other birds. And, of course, the parking lot was dominated by the island's feral chickens. (You will be awakened by roosters crowing. I believe that that is now true of every spot on Kauai.)
Anyway, we had a wonderful trip and Suzanne and the cottage were a part of making it so.