This was my first AirBnb stay and this place was absolutely the best! The apartment was perfect. It has everything you need and more! It’s centrally located, making it easy to travel to all parts of the island. The town has the best of everything; food, beaches, excursions and shops. The apartment has a full kitchen with every appliance you could need. We enjoyed breakfast in the lani almost every morning. We loved all the information that Margaret sent us after booking. We used lots of the local recommendations in Kapa’a. We loved Ali’i Kayaks; great hike to a secret waterfall and an enjoyable kayak up and down the Wailua River. We loved breakfast at Art Cafe Hemingway and the shaved ices from Wailua Food Truck and the Hee Fat General Store; both right in town. Surprisingly, Foodland had some of the best poké and sushi I’ve ever had! There are a few roosters on the property but we never heard them with the doors and windows closed. The property has beach cruisers which we used on the local bike path. It’s a great ride along the beaches! We spotted a Monk Seal from the path. We loved the free laundry facility. It was nice to go home with clean clothes especially after all the hiking we did. The apartment was incredibly clean! And we loved the small touches! We loved the fresh fruit, Hawaiian trail mix and nuts that were provided. The coconut water was delicious! It was also great having beach towels provided. Ida and Arnold were always around the property. They were both incredibly friendly and helpful. They made sure our stay was absolutely perfect! We’d like to thank them and Margaret for the best vacation! We plan to come back to Kauai and would absolutely book the same place to stay.
Additional things we’d like to recommend are:
- Chicken in a Barrel in Kapa’a: amazing BBQ!
- Olympic Cafe: great Hawaiian Chicken Fajitas and Pork Quesadillas
- Kauai Coffee Co: loved the short self guided tour and all the free coffee samples. Delicious Mac Nut ice cream. They also do guided tours at 10am, 12pm, 2pm and 4pm.
- Hiking: Waimea Canyon Trail to the top of the ‘Jurassic Park’ waterfall 4 miles round trip. Awaawapuhi Trail takes you to the top of one of the ridges of the Na Pali coast. It’s 6 miles round trip. We also hiked down to Wailua Falls. It’s not a marked trail but we found the path that leads down. We were able to hike behind the falls as well. We highly recommend bug spray and water shoes! It’s about a 15 minute hike in a steep, muddy trail but definitely worth it. Queen’s Bath on the north shore was also a quick, muddy hike but well worth the views and enjoyable time in the ‘bath’.
- Anini Beach was great for snorkeling. We encounter giant sea turtles that came right up to us!
- Captain Andy’s Catamaran Tour was also great for snorkeling, seeing turtles and Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins and seeing the Na Pali Coast. Breakfast and lunch was provided and was delicious.
-Polihale State Park Beach was beautiful located to the Northwest of the Na Pali Coast. Be careful not to drive in the sand if you don’t have 4 wheel drive.
- Spouting Horn on the south shore is worth the detour!
- Smith’s Family Luau is worth it! Great food and beautiful dances!